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Getting a virtual forester fit for the challenge of climatic change.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Rasche, L. & Fahse, L. & Zingg, A. & Bugmann, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The empirical study of forest ecosystem dynamics is difficult because of the longevity of trees. Many types of models were developed to assist with th...

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Landscape properties affect biodiversity response to retention approaches in forestry.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Mori, A. S. & Tatsumi, S. & Gustafsson, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Retention forestry, in which trees and tree patches are set aside at harvest to promote biodiversity, has been proven to have positive effects on biod...

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Sublethal effects of fenitrothion on forest passerines.

Published online: 21 Mar 1992

Authors: Millikan, R. L. & Smith, J. N. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Results are reported from a 5-yr study to examine sublethal and long-term consequences on forest songbirds of the application of fenitrothion (at 280 ...

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Edge creation and tree dieback influence the patch-tracking metapopulation dynamics of a red-listed epiphytic bryophyte.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Roberge, J. M. & Bengtsson, S. B. K. & Wulff, S. & Snäll, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Edges in landscapes have an effect on the abundance of many species but the underlying ecological mechanisms are poorly known for most taxonomic group...

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Changes in soil fungal communities following anthropogenic disturbance are linked to decreased lodgepole pine seedling performance.

Published online: 22 Nov 2020

Authors: Beck, J. L. & Cale, J. A. & Rodriguez-Ramos, J. C. & Kanekar, S. S. & Karst, J. & Cahill, J. F. & Simard, S. W. & Erbilgin, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disturbances are frequent events across the Canadian boreal forest and can affect both below- and above-ground ecosystem processes. How disturbances c...

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Ungulate occurrence in forest harvest blocks is influenced by forage availability, surrounding habitat and silviculture practices.

Published online: 21 Jun 2023

Authors: McKay, T. & Finnegan, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Forest harvesting causes habitat loss and alteration and can change predator-prey dynamics. In Canada, forest harvesting has shifted the distribution ...

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Multispecies modelling reveals potential for habitat restoration to re-establish boreal vertebrate community dynamics.

Published online: 24 Dec 2021

Authors: Beirne, C. & Sun, C. & Tattersall, E. R. & Burgar, J. M. & Fisher, J. T. & Burton, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The restoration of habitats degraded by industrial disturbance is essential for achieving conservation objectives in disturbed landscapes. In boreal e...

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Restoration of drained peatlands in southern Finland: initial effects on vegetation change and CO2 balance.

Published online: 02 Dec 1999

Authors: Komulainen, V. M. & Tuittila, E. S. & Vasander, H. & Laine, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Components of the CO2 balance for a drained minerotrophic fen and a drained ombrotrophic bog in Finland were measured for permanent plots using static...

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Screening for control of a forest weed: early competition between three replacement species and Calamagrostis canadensis or Picea glauca.

Published online: 09 Apr 1997

Authors: Landhäusser, S. M. & Stadt, K. J. & Lieffers, V. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a growth chamber experiment, an additive series design was used to test the ability of 3 replacement species (Trifolium pratense, T. repens and Epi...

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Adjustments in habitat selection to changing availability induce fitness costs for a threatened ungulate.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Losier, C. L. & Couturier, S. & St-Laurent, M. H. & Drapeau, P. & Dussault, C. & Rudolph, T. & Brodeur, V. & Merkle, J. A. & Fortin, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Functional responses in habitat selection occur when individuals adjust their selection of habitat features as a function of the availability of those...

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