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Loss of spatial structure after temporary herbivore absence in a high-productivity reed marsh.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Reijers, V. C. & Cruijsen, P. M. J. M. & Hoetjes, S. C. S. & Akker, M. van den & Heusinkveld, J. H. T. & Koppel, J. van de & Lamers, L. P. M. & Olff, H. & Heide, T. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing can significantly impact spatial heterogeneity and conservation value of ecosystems. Earlier work revealed that overgrazing may stimulate pers...

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Factors influencing the rate of formation of tree-related microhabitats and implications for biodiversity conservation and forest management.

Published online: 15 Feb 2022

Authors: Courbaud, B. & Larrieu, L. & Kozak, D. & Kraus, D. & Lachat, T. & Ladet, S. & Müller, J. & Paillet, Y. & Sagheb-Talebi, K. & Schuck, A. & Stillhard, J. & Svoboda, M. & Zudin, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The retention of trees bearing tree-related microhabitats (TreMs) has become an important means of conserving biodiversity in production forests. Howe...

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Woody riparian buffers have indirect effects on macroinvertebrate assemblages of French rivers, but land use effects are much stronger.

Published online: 19 Feb 2022

Authors: Gall, M. le & Palt, M. & Kail, J. & Hering, D. & Piffady, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Woody riparian buffers (hereafter, 'woody buffers') are frequently considered as important to mitigate the effects of stressors on streams and rivers....

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Towards a risk register for natural capital.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Mace, G. M. & Hails, R. S. & Cryle, P. & Harlow, J. & Clarke, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Natural capital is essential for goods and services on which people depend. Yet pressures on the environment mean that natural capital assets are cont...

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Developing state and transition models of floodplain vegetation dynamics as a tool for conservation decision-making: a case study of the Macquarie Marshes Ramsar wetland.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Bino, G. & Sisson, S. A. & Kingsford, R. T. & Thomas, R. F. & Bowen, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Floodplain vegetation states (communities) exhibit spatiotemporal dynamics in vegetation structure and composition, which reflect unique hydrological ...

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Agricultural intensification and the functional capacity of soil microbes on smallholder African farms.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Wood, S. A. & Bradford, M. A. & Gilbert, J. A. & McGuire, K. L. & Palm, C. A. & Tully, K. L. & Zhou, J. Z. & Naeem, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fertilization may impact ecosystem processes that sustain agriculture, such as nutrient cycling, by altering the composition of soil microbial communi...

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Rapid collapse of a sub-Antarctic alpine ecosystem: the role of climate and pathogens.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Bergstrom, D. M. & Bricher, P. K. & Raymond, B. & Terauds, A. & Doley, D. & McGeoch, M. A. & Whinam, J. & Glen, M. & Yuan ZiQing & Kiefer, K. & Shaw, J. D. & Bramely-Alves, J. & Rudman, T. & Mohammed, C. & Lucieer, A. & Visoiu, M. & Vuuren, B. J. van & Ball, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecosystem change is predicted to become more prevalent with climate change. Widespread dieback of cushion plants and bryophytes in alpine fellfield on...

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Water relations: a new dimension for niche separation between Bouteloua gracilis and Agropyron smithii in North American semi-arid grasslands.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Sala, O. E. & Lauenroth, W. K. & Reid, C. P. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In studies on the dynamics of leaf water status and stomatal behaviour, B. gracilis and A. smithii [Elymus smithii] showed remarkably different stomat...

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Seed dispersal and recruitment limitation are barriers to native recolonization of old-fields in western Australia.

Published online: 02 May 2007

Authors: Standish, R. J. & Cramer, V. A. & Wild, S. L. & Hobbs, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Native recolonization of abandoned farmland in the wheat-growing region of western Australia is slow to non-existent, even 45 years after abandonment....

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An interdisciplinary framework for navigating social-climatic tipping points.

Published online: 22 Oct 2023

Authors: Graham, S. & Wary, M. & Calcagni, F. & Cisneros, M. & Luca, C. de & Gorostiza, S. & Stedje Hanserud, O. & Kallis, G. & Kotsila, P. & Leipold, S. & Malumbres-Olarte, J. & Partridge, T. & Petit-Boix, A. & Schaffartzik, A. & Shokry, G. & Tirado-Herrero, S. & Bergh, J. van den & Ziveri, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

To effectively navigate out of the climate crisis, a new interdisciplinary approach is needed to guide and facilitate research that integrates diverse...

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