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Shifts in community-level traits and functional diversity in a mixed conifer forest: a legacy of land-use change.

Published online: 22 Feb 2017

Authors: Strahan, R. T. & Meador, A. J. S. & Huffman, D. W. & Laughlin, D. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Historical reference conditions have long been used to guide the restoration of degraded ecosystems. However, a rapidly changing climate and altered d...

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Modelling growth and optimal rotations of tropical multipurpose trees using unit leaf rate and leaf area index.

Published online: 21 Mar 1992

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

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Theoretical analysis of a simple model, in which tree growth in even-aged stands is calculated as the product of unit leaf rate (E, increase in plant ...

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Competition between domestic livestock and wild bharal Pseudois nayaur in the Indian Trans-Himalaya.

Published online: 16 Jun 2004

Authors: Charudutt Mishra & Wieren, S. E. van & Ketner, P. & Heitkönig, I. M. A. & Prins, H. H. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The issue of competition between livestock and wild herbivores has remained contentious. We studied the diets and population structures of the mountai...

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Effects of water regime and competition on the establishment of a native sedge in restored wetlands.

Published online: 26 Feb 2001

Authors: Budelsky, R. A. & Galatowitsch, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of depressional wetlands in mid-continental North America typically involves reflooding formerly drained basins. There have been several t...

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Quantifying ecological responses to amplified water level fluctuations in standing waters: an experimental approach.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Evtimova, V. V. & Donohue, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Global freshwater demand is increasing dramatically, with water withdrawal rates more than tripling in the last five decades. Consequently, alteration...

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Principles and practices for the restoration of ponderosa pine and dry mixed-conifer forests of the Colorado Front Range.

Published online: 31 Jul 2019

Authors: Addington, R. N. & Aplet, G. H. & Battaglia, M. A. & Briggs, J. S. & Brown, P. M. & Cheng, A. S. & Dickinson, Y. & Feinstein, J. A. & Pelz, K. A. & Regan, C. M. & Thinnes, J. & Truex, R. & Fornwalt, P. J. & Gannon, B. & Julian, C. W. & Underhill, J. L. & Wolk, B.

Content type: Bulletin

Wildfires have become larger and more severe over the past several decades on Colorado's Front Range, catalyzing greater investments in forest managem...

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The influence of canopy architecture on stemwood production and growth efficiency of Pinus contorta var. latifolia.

Published online: 12 Jan 1990

Authors: Smith, F. W. & Long, J. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data are presented from plots in pure stands of naturally regenerated P. contorta in SE Wyoming, USA, varying in age (25-117 yr), site index (10.8-22....

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The influence of environmental factors and management on stands of Phragmites australis. I. Effects of burning, frost and insect damage on shoot density and shoot size.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Toorn, J. van der & Mook, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The viability of a common reed, Phragmites australis, was determined in an experimental field in the Netherlands over a period of 5 years, the aim bei...

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal propagule densities respond rapidly to ponderosa pine restoration treatments.

Published online: 14 May 2003

Authors: Korb, J. E. & Johnson, N. C. & Covington, W. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mycorrhizas form a critical link between above-ground plants and the soil system by influencing plant nutrition, nutrient cycling and soil structure. ...

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Density dependence only affects increase rates in baleen whale populations at high abundance levels.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Authors: Kanaji, Y. & Williams, R. & Zerbini, A. N. & Branch, T. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most baleen whale populations are increasing after the end of industrial whaling, but their recovery patterns challenge long-standing assumptions abou...

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