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The effect of agricultural diversity and crop choice on functional capacity change in grassland conversions.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Lin, B. B. & Flynn, D. F. B. & Bunker, D. E. & Uriarte, M. & Naeem, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Given that approximately one-quarter of grasslands worldwide have been converted to agriculture, understanding the consequences of agricultural conver...

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Nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in grazed and ungrazed plots in a temperate subhumid grassland in Argentina.

Published online: 10 Aug 1996

Authors: Chaneton, E. J. & Lemcoff, J. H. & Lavado, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The distribution and dynamics of N and P were studied for two adjacent grazed and ungrazed areas of native grassland in the Flooding Pampa, Argentina,...

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Conservation in post-industrial cities: how does vacant land management and landscape configuration influence urban bees?

Published online: 16 Mar 2021

Authors: Turo, K. J. & Spring, M. R. & Sivakoff, F. S. & Flor, Y. A. D. de la & Gardiner, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rich pollinator assemblages are documented in some cities despite habitat fragmentation and degradation, suggesting that urban areas have potential as...

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Vulnerability assessment of the multi-sector North American bison Bison bison management system to climate change.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Martin, J. M. & Zarestky, J. & Briske, D. D. & Barboza, P. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Bison Bison bison are a keystone of a conservation system, but that system is vulnerable to the effects of a changing climate projected to alter land ...

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Spatially discrete disturbance processes enhance grassland floral resources.

Published online: 21 Sep 2022

Authors: Duquette, C. A. & Hovick, T. J. & Geaumont, B. A. & Harmon, J. P. & Limb, R. F. & Sedivec, K. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grasslands provide essential floral resources for both managed and wild pollinators. However, grassland flowers in remaining native landscapes are thr...

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Staged-scale restoration: refining adaptive management to improve restoration effectiveness.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Bakker, J. D. & Delvin, E. G. & Dunwiddie, P. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Adaptive management (AM) was proposed as a rigourous and structured approach to natural resource management that increases learning and reduces uncert...

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Soil resources mediate the strength of species but not trait convergence across grassland restorations.

Published online: 04 Apr 2022

Authors: Catano, C. P. & Bassett, T. J. & Bauer, J. T. & Grman, E. & Groves, A. M. & Zirbel, C. R. & Brudvig, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration is notoriously unpredictable because similar actions can result in different outcomes. Outcomes can also differ for species and...

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Feeding ecology and niche separation in some native and domestic ungulates on the Shortgrass Prairie.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Schwartz, C. C. & Ellis, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Diet selection studies of two wild species (Bison bison and Antilocapra americana) and domestic cattle and sheep were used to compare the ecological r...

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A plea for scale, and why it matters for invasive species management, biodiversity and conservation.

Published online: 23 Dec 2023

Authors: McMillan, N. A. & Fuhlendorf, S. D. & Davis, C. A. & Hamilton, R. G. & Neumann, L. K. & Cady, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive species are suspected to be major contributors to biodiversity declines worldwide. Counterintuitively, however, invasive species effects are ...

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Thresholds and gradients in a semi-arid grassland: long-term grazing treatments induce slow, continuous and reversible vegetation change.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Porensky, L. M. & Mueller, K. E. & Augustine, D. J. & Derner, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Temporal changes in semi-arid ecosystems can include transitions between alternative stable states, involving thresholds and multiple domains of attra...

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