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Control of the toxic plant Colchicum autumnale in semi-natural grasslands: effects of cutting treatments on demography and diversity.

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Winter, S. & Jung, L. S. & Eckstein, R. L. & Otte, A. & Donath, T. W. & Kriechbaum, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Semi-natural grasslands are important habitats for the conservation of biodiversity in Europe. High population densities of toxic Colchicum autumnale ...

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Predicting spatial variation in heather utilization by sheep and red deer within heather/grass mosaics.

Published online: 22 Sep 2000

Authors: Palmer, S. C. F. & Hester, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent work has shown that the dynamics of woody and herbaceous vegetation mosaics under grazing or browsing can be strongly affected by the spatial p...

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The contribution of alternative habitats for conservation of plant species associated with threatened semi-natural grasslands.

Published online: 25 Oct 2022

Authors: Johansen, L. & Henriksen, M. V. & Wehn, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Conservation of species associated with semi-natural grasslands, a threatened habitat, is dependent on their ability to disperse between the few an...

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Large-scale fire management restores grassland bird richness for a private lands ecoregion.

Published online: 24 Jan 2022

Authors: Roberts, C. P. & Scholtz, R. & Fogarty, D. T. & Twidwell, D. & Walker, T. L., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Of all terrestrial biomes, grasslands are losing the most biodiversity the most rapidly, so there is a critical need to document and learn from large-...

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Large predators can mitigate nutrient losses associated with off-site removal of animals from a wildlife reserve.

Published online: 18 Aug 2021

Authors: Abraham, A. J. & Webster, A. B. & Prys-Jones, T. O. & Roux, E. le & Smith, D. & McFayden, D. & Jager, P. C. de & Clauss, M. & Doughty, C. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Animals concentrate key nutrients in their bodies. In fenced wildlife reserves where nutrient input and/or retention is low, the off-site removal of a...

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Bright spots of carbon storage in temperate forests.

Published online: 14 Dec 2021

Authors: Crockett, E. T. H. & Vennin, S. & Botzas-Coluni, J. & Larocque, G. & Bennett, E. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mitigating climate change is an urgent challenge for society. Increasing carbon storage in forests, which cover more than 30% of the global land surfa...

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Deer density drives habitat use of establishing wolves in the Western European Alps.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Roder, S. & Biollaz, F. & Mettaz, S. & Zimmermann, F. & Manz, R. & Kéry, M. & Vignali, S. & Fumagalli, L. & Arlettaz, R. & Braunisch, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The return of top carnivores to their historical range triggers conflicts with the interests of different stakeholder groups. Anticipating such confli...

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Management of ecological thresholds to re-establish disturbance-maintained herbaceous wetlands of the south-eastern USA.

Published online: 05 Aug 2009

Authors: Martin, K. L. & Kirkman, L. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The restoration of disturbance-maintained ecosystems may require management to overcome ecological thresholds and re-establish feedbacks that perpetua...

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An alien lizard invasion that must be stopped or the more the merrier? That's a matter of opinion...

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Williams, R. J. & Dunn, A. M. & Quinn, C. H. & Hassall, C.

Content type: Blog

This study used a technique called Q-methodology (an interactive questionnaire of sorts) to explore social perceptions towards the presence of wall li...

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Rubber agroforestry in Thailand provides some biodiversity benefits without reducing yields.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Warren-Thomas, E. & Nelson, L. & Juthong, W. & Bumrungsri, S. & Brattström, O. & Stroesser, L. & Chambon, B. & Penot, É. & Tongkaemkaew, U. & Edwards, D. P. & Dolman, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Monocultural rubber plantations have replaced tropical forest, causing biodiversity loss. While protecting intact or semi-intact biodiverse forest ...

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