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Methods of enhancing botanical diversity within field margins of intensively managed grassland: a 7-year field experiment.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Fritch, R. A. & Sheridan, H. & Finn, J. A. & Kirwan, L. & Huallacháin, D. Ó.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increased intensification in agricultural grasslands has led to well-documented declines in the associated flora. Manipulation of field margins for bi...

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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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Multifunctional shade-tree management in tropical agroforestry landscapes - a review.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Tscharntke, T. & Clough, Y. & Bhagwat, S. A. & Damayanti Buchori & Faust, H. & Hertel, D. & Hölscher, D. & Juhrbandt, J. & Kessler, M. & Perfecto, I. & Scherber, C. & Schroth, G. & Veldkamp, E. & Wanger, T. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification reduces ecological resilience of land-use systems, whereas paradoxically, environmental change and climate extremes requi...

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Age-dependent habitat relationships of a burned forest specialist emphasise the role of pyrodiversity in fire management.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Stillman, A. N. & Siegel, R. B. & Wilkerson, R. L. & Johnson, M. & Tingley, M. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Variation in fire characteristics, termed pyrodiversity, plays an important role in structuring post-fire communities, but little is known about the i...

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Targeted policy proposals for managing spontaneous forest expansion in the Mediterranean.

Published online: 05 Jan 2021

Authors: Varela, E. & Pulido, F. & Moreno, G. & Zavala, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent forest expansion in Euro-Mediterranean countries predominantly results from secondary succession in abandoned farmland, rather than from artifi...

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Best-practice forestry management delivers diminishing returns for coral reefs with increased land-clearing.

Published online: 05 Jan 2021

Authors: Wenger, A. S. & Harris, D. & Weber, S. & Vaghi, F. & Nand, Y. & Naisilisili, W. & Hughes, A. & Delevaux, J. & Klein, C. J. & Watson, J. & Mumby, P. J. & Jupiter, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protection of coastal ecosystems from deforestation may be the best way to protect coral reefs from sediment runoff. However, given the importance of ...

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How will predicted land-use change affect waterfowl spring stopover ecology? Inferences from an individual-based model.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Beatty, W. S. & Kesler, D. C. & Webb, E. B. & Naylor, L. W. & Raedeke, A. H. & Humburg, D. D. & Coluccy, J. M. & Soulliere, G. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, overexploitation and climate change pose familiar and new challenges to conserving natural populations throughout...

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Fire-induced negative nutritional outcomes for cattle when sharing habitat with native ungulates in an African savanna.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Odadi, W. O. & Kimuyu, D. M. & Sensenig, R. L. & Veblen, K. E. & Riginos, C. & Young, T. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Prescribed burning is used in tropical savannas to improve habitat conditions for domestic and wild herbivores, but its effects on the ecological inte...

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Attempts to control tuberculosis in cattle by removing infected badgers: constraints imposed by live test sensitivity.

Published online: 18 Nov 1999

Authors: Woodroffe, R. & Frost, S. D. W. & Clifton-Hadley, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

When tuberculosis outbreaks have occurred in cattle in the UK, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) has culled badgers (Meles meles)...

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Afforestation and abandonment of semi-natural grasslands lead to biodiversity loss and a decline in ecosystem services and functions.

Published online: 12 Nov 2023

Authors: Prangel, E. & Kasari-Toussaint, L. & Neuenkamp, L. & Noreika, N. & Karise, R. & Marja, R. & Ingerpuu, N. & Kupper, T. & Keerberg, L. & Oja, E. & Meriste, M. & Tiitsaar, A. & Ivask, M. & Helm, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

During the past century, semi-natural grasslands, once widespread throughout Europe, have largely been converted into intensively managed agricultural...

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