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Development of an integrated ecosystem model to determine effectiveness of potential watershed management projects on improving Old Tampa Bay.

Published online: 10 Feb 2016

Authors: Sherwood, E. T. & Greening, H. & Garcia, L. & Kaufman, K. & Janicki, T. & Pribble, R. & Cunningham, B. & Peene, S. & Fitzpatrick, J. & Dixon, K. & Wessel, M.

Content type: Conference paper; Bulletin article

The Tampa Bay estuary has undergone a remarkable ecosystem recovery since the 1980s despite continued population growth within the region. However dur...

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Charcoal function and management in boreal ecosystems.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Hart, S. & Luckai, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Charcoal plays an important role in soil function and carbon storage in fire-prone ecosystems. Charcoal is present in most boreal forest soils as a re...

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Grazing alters ecosystem functioning and C:N:P stoichiometry of grasslands along a regional precipitation gradient.

Published online: 19 Dec 2012

Authors: Bai YongFei & Wu JianGuo & Clark, C. M. & Pan QingMin & Zhang LiXia & Chen ShiPing & Wang QiBing & Han XingGuo

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Eurasian steppe has long been subject to grazing by domestic ungulates at high levels, resulting in widespread deterioration of biodiversity and e...

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Ungulates mediate trade-offs between carbon storage and wildfire hazard in Mediterranean oak woodlands.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Lecomte, X. & Caldeira, M. C. & Catry, F. X. & Fernandes, P. M. & Jackson, R. B. & Bugalho, M. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ungulates influence ecosystem services in important ways, including by altering the amount of standing plant biomass and species composition. Browsing...

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Finer-scale habitat predicts nest survival in grassland birds more than management and landscape: a multi-scale perspective.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Shew, J. J. & Nielsen, C. K. & Sparling, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Birds may respond to habitat at multiple scales, ranging from microhabitat structure to landscape composition. North American grassland bird distribut...

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Functional diversity loss with increasing livestock grazing intensity in drylands: the mechanisms and their consequences depend on the taxa.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Chillo, V. & Ojeda, R. A. & Capmourteres, V. & Anand, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Overgrazing is one of the main drivers of desertification in drylands, and livestock production is expected to increase in the next decades. The analy...

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The effects of crop type, landscape composition and agroecological practices on biodiversity and ecosystem services in tropical smallholder farms.

Published online: 12 Nov 2023

Authors: Vogel, C. & Poveda, K. & Iverson, A. & Boetzl, F. A. & Mkandawire, T. & Chunga, T. L. & Küstner, G. & Keller, A. & Kerr, R. B. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the tropics, smallholder farming characterizes some of the world's most biodiverse landscapes. Agroecology as a pathway to sustainable agriculture ...

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Individual study: mechanical and manual control of prickly pear Opuntia dillenii in lakeside dunes at Laguna del Portil, southern Spain.

Published online: 12 Mar 2020

Authors: García-de-Lomas, J. & Martín, I. & Saavedra, C. & Fernández-Carrillo, L. & Martínez, E. & Rodríguez, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

We present the results of an intervention to control prickly pear Opuntia dillenii in an area of coastal dunes with Juniperus spp. and Pinus pinea at ...

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Quantifying restoration success and recovery in a metal-polluted stream: a 17-year assessment of physicochemical and biological responses.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Clements, W. H. & Vieira, N. K. M. & Church, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Evaluating the effectiveness of stream restoration is often challenging because of the lack of pre-treatment data, narrow focus on physicochemical mea...

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Seasonal variation in radiocaesium uptake by reseeded hill pasture grazed at different intensities by sheep.

Published online: 21 Mar 1992

Authors: Salt, C. A. & Mayes, R. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

On resown hill pasture in NE Scotland, two grass/clover swards were continuously grazed by sheep to maintain sward heights of 3 and 5 cm from May to S...

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