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Influence of herbivory, competition and soil fertility on the abundance of Cirsium arvense in acid grassland.

Published online: 16 Aug 2000

Authors: Edwards, G. R. & Bourdôt, G. W. & Crawley, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The extent to which the weed Cirsium arvense (creeping thistle) may be controlled by manipulating interspecific competition and herbivory was examined...

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Citizen science involving farmers as a means to document temporal trends in farmland biodiversity and relate them to agricultural practices.

Published online: 21 Apr 2022

Authors: Billaud, O. & Vermeersch, R. L. & Porcher, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification is often recognized as a major driver of the decline of wild biodiversity in farmland. However, few studies have managed ...

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Applying remote sensing for large-landscape problems: inventorying and tracking habitat recovery for a broadly distributed species at risk.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Dickie, M. & Hricko, B. & Hopkinson, C. & Tran, V. & Kohler, M. & Toni, S. & Serrouya, R. & Kariyeva, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Anthropogenic habitat alteration is leading to the reduction of global biodiversity. Consequently, there is an imminent need to understand the state a...

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Land use history and landscape forest cover determine tropical forest recovery.

Published online: 08 Dec 2024

Authors: Hordijk, I. & Poorter, L. & Meave, J. A. & Bongers, F. & Sande, M. T. van der & Mendoza, R. D. L. & Romero, P. J. & Jong, J. de & Martínez-Ramos, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To conserve biodiversity and combat climate change it is vital to restore forest ecosystems. Natural forest regrowth is a nature-based solution to res...

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Impacts of massive landscape change on a carnivorous marsupial in south-eastern Australia: inferences from landscape genetics analysis.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Lada, H. & Thomson, J. R. & Mac Nally, R. & Taylor, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In much of the world, fauna has been adversely affected by human actions, including conversion of forests to farmland, logging and regulation of river...

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A forgotten habitat? Granite inselbergs conserve reptile diversity in fragmented agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Michael, D. R. & Cunningham, R. B. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rocky outcrop ecosystems support unique biological communities, high levels of species endemism and are important in the conservation of biodiversity ...

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The effect of droughting on varieties and ecotypes of Lolium, Dactylis and Festuca.

Published online: 04 Jul 1984

Authors: Norris, I. B. & Thomas, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cultivars and populations of Lolium, Dactylis and Festuca species were grown under contrasting soil moisture regimes in the glasshouse. Dry matter pro...

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Radiation interception and growth of planted and coppice stands of four fast-growing tropical trees.

Published online: 01 Apr 1995

Authors: Harrington, R. A. & Fownes, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To test whether coppice regrowth of short-rotation tropical trees had a higher growth per unit of intercepted radiation than the original planted stan...

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Seasonal pattern of leaf growth and senescence of Nardus stricta and responses of tussocks to differing severity, timing and frequency of defoliation.

Published online: 25 Jan 1997

Authors: Grant, S. A. & Torvell, L. & Sim, E. M. & Small, J. L. & Elston, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A field study of the seasonal growth of Nardus stricta showed that leaf turnover was slow, averaging 2.5 leaves per tiller over the growing season. Pe...

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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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