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Functional traits in cover crop mixtures: biological nitrogen fixation and multifunctionality.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Blesh, J. & Martin, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cover crop mixtures with complementary plant functional traits including biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) may supply nitrogen (N) to farm fields whi...

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An experiment to test key hypotheses of the drivers of reptile distribution in subalpine ski resorts.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Sato, C. F. & Wood, J. T. & Schroder, M. & Green, K. & Osborne, W. S. & Michael, D. R. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Alpine and subalpine ecosystems support many endemic species. These ecosystems are increasingly under threat from human-induced disturbances such as h...

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Effects of microplastics and drought on soil ecosystem functions and multifunctionality.

Published online: 31 May 2021

Authors: Lozano, Y. M. & Aguilar-Trigueros, C. A. & Onandia, G. & Maaß, S. & Zhao TingTing & Rillig, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Microplastics in soils have become an important threat for terrestrial systems as they may potentially alter the geochemical/biophysical soil environm...

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Contribution of wheat and maize to soil organic carbon in a wheat-maize cropping system: a field and laboratory study.

Published online: 19 Feb 2023

Authors: Kan ZhengRong & Chen Zhe & Wei YuXin & Virk, A. L. & Bohoussou, Y. N. & Lal, R. & Zhao Xin & Zhang HaiLin

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Retention of crop biomass is widely recommended to improve soil organic carbon (SOC). However, the magnitude of contribution of above-ground residues ...

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Impacts of organic farming on soil organic matter.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Ghabbour, E. A. & Davies, G. & Alami, R. A. & Askounis, E. M. & Cuozzo, N. P. & Filice, A. J. & Haskell, J. M. & Moy, A. K. & Roach, A. C. & Misiewicz, T. M. & Shade, J.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Soil health is a critical component for developing Organic 3.0, which strives to place organic as a model sustainable food systems. However, the exten...

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Developing extruded seed pellets to overcome soil hydrophobicity and seedling emergence barriers.

Published online: 24 Oct 2020

Authors: Ritchie, A. L. & Stevens, J. C. & Erickson, T. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Globally, soil water repellency is a major constraint to plant establishment, restricting water infiltration and moisture retention in the seed zone w...

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Predicting dispersal and conflict risk for wolf recolonization in Colorado.

Published online: 24 Feb 2024

Authors: Ditmer, M. A. & Wittemyer, G. & Zeller, K. A. & Breck, S. W. & Fletcher, R. J. & Crooks, K. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The colonization of suitable yet unoccupied habitat due to natural dispersal or human introduction can benefit recovery of threatened species. Predict...

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Local-scale tree and shrub diversity improves pollination services to shea trees in tropical west African parklands.

Published online: 22 Nov 2020

Authors: Delaney, A. & Dembele, A. & Nombré, I. & Lirasse, F. G. & Marshall, E. & Nana, A. & Vickery, J. & Tayleur, C. & Stout, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shea Vitellaria paradoxa trees bear fruit and seeds of considerable economic, nutritional and cultural value in the African Sudano-Sahelian zone. In m...

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Balancing sampling intensity against spatial coverage for a community science monitoring programme.

Published online: 23 Aug 2020

Authors: Weiser, E. L. & Diffendorfer, J. E. & Grundel, R. & López-Hoffman, L. & Pecoraro, S. & Semmens, D. & Thogmartin, W. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Community science is an increasingly integral part of biodiversity research and monitoring, often achieving broad spatial and temporal coverage but lo...

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Contrasting patterns in species and functional-trait diversity of bees in an agricultural landscape.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Forrest, J. R. K. & Thorp, R. W. & Kremen, C. & Williams, N. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land-use change frequently reduces local species diversity. Species losses will often result in loss of trait diversity, with likely consequences for ...

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