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Effects of selection cutting on the abundance and fertility of indicator lichens Lobaria pulmonaria and Lobaria quercizans.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Edman, M. & Eriksson, A. M. & Villard, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although selection cutting is probably less harmful to forest ecosystems than clear cutting, its effects on biodiversity remain largely unexplored. We...

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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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Tree growth is more sensitive than species distributions to recent changes in climate and acidic deposition in the northeastern United States.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Wason, J. W. & Dovciak, M. & Beier, C. M. & Battles, J. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tree-growth responses to environmental change could provide early detection of shifts in forest composition and help facilitate ecosystem management a...

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Reconciling timber extraction with biodiversity conservation in tropical forests using reduced-impact logging.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Bicknell, J. E. & Struebig, M. J. & Davies, Z. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over 20% of the world's tropical forests have been selectively logged, and large expanses are allocated for future timber extraction. Reduced-impact l...

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Can restoration of afforested peatland regulate pests and disease?

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Gilbert, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Government policies are driving landscape-scale changes in land use to provide ecosystem services; but there may be unconsidered cascading effects. A ...

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Reclamation strategies for mined forest soils and overstorey drive understorey vegetation.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Chen, H. Y. H. & Biswas, S. R. & Sobey, T. M. & Brassard, B. W. & Bartels, S. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understorey vegetation accounts for the majority of plant diversity in boreal forest ecosystems and contributes to ecosystem functioning. In restorati...

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Mixed policies give more options in multifunctional tropical forest landscapes.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Law, E. A. & Bryan, B. A. & Meijaard, E. & Mallawaarachchi, T. & Struebig, M. J. & Watts, M. E. & Wilson, K. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical forest landscapes face competing demands for conserving biodiversity, sustaining ecosystem services and accommodating production systems such...

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Increases in understory plant cover and richness persist following restoration treatments in Pinus ponderosa forests.

Published online: 18 Apr 2024

Authors: Springer, J. D. & Stoddard, M. T. & Rodman, K. C. & Huffman, D. W. & Fornwalt, P. J. & Pedersen, R. J. & Laughlin, D. C. & McGlone, C. M. & Daniels, M. L. & Fulé, P. Z. & Moore, M. M. & Kerns, B. K. & Stevens, J. T. & Korb, J. E. & Souther, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A combination of forest thinning followed by prescribed burning is widely applied in the western United States to increase ecosystem resistance and re...

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Variable shifts in bird and bat assemblages as a result of reduced-impact logging revealed after 10 years.

Published online: 27 Apr 2024

Authors: Harris, A. E. & Maharaj, G. & Hallett, M. & Thomas, R. & Roopsind, A. & O'Shea, B. J. & Bicknell, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Selective logging is the most widespread driver of land-use change in biodiverse and carbon-rich tropical forests. However, the effects of selective l...

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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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