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Classical biological control and apparent competition: evaluating a waterhyacinth invaded community module.

Published online: 26 Dec 2020

Authors: Tipping, P. W. & Smith, M. C. & Lake, E. C. & Minteer, C. R. & Goode, A. B. C. & Foley, J. R. & Gettys, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The scope and complexity of interactions within community food webs necessitates their simplification to a community module scale for conducting empir...

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Multi-species restoration accelerates recovery of extinguished oyster reefs.

Published online: 21 Apr 2022

Authors: McAfee, D. & Larkin, C. & Connell, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A multi-species approach to habitat restoration may boost the key processes (e.g. recruitment) that enable foundation species to overcome barriers to ...

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Which landscape size best predicts the influence of forest cover on restoration success? A global meta-analysis on the scale of effect.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Crouzeilles, R. & Curran, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape context is a strong predictor of species persistence, abundance and distribution, yet its influence on the success of ecological restoration...

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The influence of ants and ant manipulation on the cocoa farm fauna.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Majer, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Certain species of dominant ants were selectively eliminated from different subplots in order to elucidate the influence of ants and other factors on ...

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Determining the immigration potential of plants colonizing disturbed environments: the case of milled peatlands in Quebec.

Published online: 14 May 2003

Authors: Campbell, D. R. & Rochefort, L. & Lavoie, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As an aid for restoration projects, the relative potential for plants to immigrate to sites after severe disturbance was investigated and an index dev...

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Abundance and composition of plant species along grazing gradients in Australian rangelands.

Published online: 04 Feb 2004

Authors: Landsberg, J. & James, C. D. & Morton, S. R. & Müller, W. J. & Stol, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The widespread provision of livestock drinking water in previously dry Australian rangelands has supported concomitant increases in cumulative grazing...

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Combined effects of grazing management and climate on semi-arid steppes: hysteresis dynamics prevent recovery of degraded rangelands.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Cipriotti, P. A. & Aguiar, M. R. & Wiegand, T. & Paruelo, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Livestock grazing has degraded many arid and semi-arid rangelands around the world, and the drier climate predicted by climate change scenarios may am...

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Analysing shrub encroachment in the southern Kalahari: a grid-based modelling approach.

Published online: 22 Apr 1998

Authors: Jeltsch, F. & Milton, S. J. & Dean, W. R. J. & Rooyen, N. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shrub encroachment is reducing the carrying capacity of arid grasslands in southern Africa for cattle. Although shrub-encroachment is known to occur a...

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Cattle and nurse trees shape subtropical forest-grassland ecotones.

Published online: 08 Dec 2024

Authors: Holmgren, M. & Bargeman, E. & Bernardi, R. & Blok, A. & Buijs, J. & Hernández-Salmerón, I. R. & Martínez-Cillero, R. & Mazzeo, N. & Verdijck, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

South American subtropical landscapes are dominated by open grasslands and mosaics of forest-grassland formations. Forests are often restricted to riv...

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Multi-scale analysis of species introductions: combining landscape and demographic models to improve management decisions about non-native species.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Brown, K. A. & Spector, S. & Wu, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-native, invasive species can affect biological patterns and processes at multiple ecological scales. The multi-scalar effects of invasions can inf...

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