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Recent rise to dominance of Molinia caerulea in environmentally sensitive areas: new perspectives from palaeoecological data.

Published online: 19 Nov 1999

Authors: Chambers, F. M. & Mauquoy, D. & Todd, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A characteristic of some heath and moorland areas in maritime north-west Europe is the widespread dominance of Molinia caerulea (purple moor grass). T...

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Experimental comparison of the nature conservation value, productivity and ease of management of a conventional and a more species-rich grass ley.

Published online: 26 Jun 1997

Authors: Smith, H. & McCallum, K. & MacDonald, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A large-scale field experiment near Oxford, England, was used to evaluate two contrasting grass leys in terms of nature conservation value, productivi...

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The effects of environmental factors on components and attributes of a Mediterranean grassland.

Published online: 26 Jun 1997

Authors: Pagnotta, M. A. & Snaydon, R. W. & Cocks, P. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The associations of six environmental factors with vegetative attributes on a species-rich Syrian grassland were investigated during 2 years with cont...

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Non-target effects of broadleaf herbicide on a native perennial forb: a demographic framework for assessing and minimizing impacts.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Crone, E. E. & Marler, M. & Pearson, D. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive species are one of the leading threats to biodiversity worldwide. Therefore, chemical herbicides are increasingly used to control invasive pl...

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Strong mixture effects among four species in fertilized agricultural grassland led to persistent and consistent transgressive overyielding.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Nyfeler, D. & Huguenin-Elie, O. & Suter, M. & Frossard, E. & Connolly, J. & Lüscher, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing plant species richness often increases biomass production in nutrient-poor semi-natural grasslands. If such positive diversity-productivity...

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Intra-site sources of restoration variability in severely invaded rangeland: strong temporal effects of herbicide-weather interactions;weak spatial effects of plant community patch type and litter.

Published online: 24 Oct 2022

Authors: Donaldson, R. & Germino, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Invasions by exotic annual grasses (EAGs) are replacing native perennials in semiarid areas globally, including the vast sagebrush-steppe rangelands o...

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Patch size effects on avian foraging behaviour: implications for tropical forest restoration design.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Morrison, E. B. & Lindell, C. A. & Holl, K. D. & Zahawi, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Active restoration to rehabilitate degraded tropical lands often involves planting tree seedlings, an effective but expensive approach if large areas ...

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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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Landscape diversity moderates the effects of bee visitation frequency to flowers on crop production.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Petersen, J. D. & Nault, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reductions in natural habitat are implicated in declining honeybee Apis mellifera L. and wild bee populations, thereby threatening crop production. Th...

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Flower-visiting insects and their potential impact on transgene flow in rice.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Pu DeQiang & Shi Min & Wu Qiong & Gao MingQing & Liu JiaFu & Ren ShaoPeng & Yang Fan & Tang Pu & Ye GongYin & Shen ZhiCheng & He JunHua & Yang Ding & Bu WenJun & Zhang ChunTian & Song, Q. S. & Xue Dong & Strand, M. R. & Chen XueXin

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rice is one of the most important crops in the world. Several transgenic varieties of rice have been developed, and some have recently entered pre-pro...

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