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Untangling the threads of conservation: a closer look at restoration and preservation.

Published online: 21 May 2024

Authors: Mori, A. S. & Isbell, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Global goals and targets were recently set for biodiversity conservation in the coming decade. As action plans are now being developed, it is timely a...

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A degradation threshold for irreversible loss of soil productivity: a long-term case study in China.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Gao Yang & Zhong BingLin & Yue Hui & Wu Bin & Cao ShiXiong

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

During the past three decades, conservation and restoration biologists have increasingly recognized that ecological communities are likely to exhibit ...

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Refining thresholds in coupled fire-vegetation models to improve management of encroaching woody plants in grasslands.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Twidwell, D. & Fuhlendorf, S. D. & Taylor, C. A., Jr. & Rogers, W. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration priorities are typically established without quantitative information on how to overcome the thresholds that preclude successful restorati...

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Every restoration is unique: testing year effects and site effects as drivers of initial restoration trajectories.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Stuble, K. L. & Fick, S. E. & Young, T. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The outcomes of restoration efforts are contingent on the specifics of the restoration practices utilized, but also on uncontrolled contingencies such...

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Alluring restoration strategies to attract seed-dispersing animals need more rigorous testing.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Holl, K. D. & Joyce, F. H. & Reid, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a recently published paper, Silva et al. conclude that placing fruit feeders (induced seed dispersal) in restored tropical forests serves to enrich...

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Equivalent mating system parameters in post-mining and undisturbed native plant populations confirms restitution of bird-pollinator function.

Published online: 07 Oct 2024

Authors: Krauss, S. & Anthony, J. & Lapenzee, S. & Ritchie, A. & Elliott, C. & Dobrowolski, M. P. & Standish, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The restoration of diverse self-sustaining ecosystems requires re-establishment of functional interactions among species. For plant communities, polli...

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A new approach to map landscape variation in forest restoration success in tropical and temperate forest biomes.

Published online: 24 Jul 2020

Authors: Crouzeilles, R. & Barros, F. S. M. & Molin, P. G. & Ferreira, M. S. & Junqueira, A. B. & Chazdon, R. L. & Lindenmayer, D. B. & Tymus, J. R. C. & Strassburg, B. B. N. & Brancalion, P. H. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A high level of variation of biodiversity recovery within a landscape during forest restoration presents obstacles to ensure large-scale, cost-effecti...

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The role of management and landscape context in the restoration of grassland phytophagous beetles.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Woodcock, B. A. & Vogiatzakis, I. N. & Westbury, D. B. & Lawson, C. S. & Edwards, A. R. & Brook, A. J. & Harris, S. J. & Lock, K. A. & Maczey, N. & Masters, G. & Brown, V. K. & Mortimer, S. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Declines in area and quality of species-rich mesotrophic and calcareous grasslands have occurred all across Europe. While the European Union has promo...

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Climate change accelerates ecosystem restoration in the mountain forests of Central Europe.

Published online: 27 Jun 2024

Authors: Dollinger, C. & Rammer, W. & Seidl, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoring degraded forest ecosystems is an important element in the ongoing challenge to sustain the integrity and functioning of the biosphere. Howev...

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Soundscape enrichment enhances recruitment and habitat building on new oyster reef restorations.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: McAfee, D. & Williams, B. R. & McLeod, L. & Reuter, A. & Wheaton, Z. & Connell, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Marine soundscapes provide important navigational cues to dispersing larvae in search of suitable habitat. Yet, widespread habitat loss has degraded m...

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