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Habitat invasions by alien plants: a quantitative comparison among Mediterranean, subcontinental and oceanic regions of Europe.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Chytrý, M. & Maskell, L. C. & Pino, J. & Pyšek, P. & Vilà, M. & Font, X. & Smart, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although invasions by alien plants are major threats to the biodiversity of natural habitats, individual habitats vary considerably in their susceptib...

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The contribution of semi-natural habitats to biological control is dependent on sentinel prey type.

Published online: 09 Dec 2020

Authors: McHugh, N. M. & Moreby, S. & Lof, M. E. & Werf, W. van der & Holland, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It is widely recognized that landscape factors affect the biological control of weed seeds and insect pests in arable crops, but landscape effects hav...

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Assessing the mechanisms and impacts of shrub invasion in forests: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 22 Feb 2024

Authors: Petri, L. & Ibañez, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The encroachment of invasive shrubs in forest understories can have detrimental effects on native plant recruitment. As a result, removal of invasive ...

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Distribution, drivers and restoration priorities of plant invasions in India.

Published online: 22 Feb 2024

Authors: Mungi, N. A. & Qamar Qureshi & Jhala, Y. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionhiThis link goes to a English section Biological invasions threaten biodiversity and human wellbeing, with develo...

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Impacts of restoration treatments on alien plant invasion in Pinus ponderosa forests, Montana, USA.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Dodson, E. K. & Fiedler, C. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasion by alien plant species represents a challenge to land managers throughout the world as they attempt to restore frequent fire-adapted ecosyste...

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A tale of two studies: detection and attribution of the impacts of invasive plants in observational surveys.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Mueller, K. E. & Lodge, A. G. & Roth, A. M. & Whitfeld, T. J. S. & Hobbie, S. E. & Reich, P. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Short-term experiments cannot characterize how long-lived, invasive shrubs influence ecological properties that can be slow to change, including nativ...

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Long-term effects of seeding after wildfire on vegetation in Great Basin shrubland ecosystems.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Knutson, K. C. & Pyke, D. A. & Wirth, T. A. & Arkle, R. S. & Pilliod, D. S. & Brooks, M. L. & Chambers, J. C. & Grace, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive annual grasses alter fire regimes in shrubland ecosystems of the western USA, threatening ecosystem function and fragmenting habitats necessa...

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Fire and non-native grass invasion interact to suppress tree regeneration in temperate deciduous forests.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Flory, S. L. & Clay, K. & Emery, S. M. & Robb, J. R. & Winters, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While many ecosystems depend on fire to maintain biodiversity, non-native plant invasions can enhance fire intensity, suppressing native species and g...

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Effects of mammalian herbivores and termites on the performance of native and exotic plantation tree seedlings.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Moe, S. R. & Loe, L. E. & Jessen, M. & Okullo, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasion of exotic species is a global challenge and the potential for adverse effects on local biodiversity is particularly high in protected areas. ...

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A study of succession on lowland heaths in Dorset, southern England: changes in vegetation and soil chemical properties.

Published online: 22 Apr 1998

Authors: Mitchell, R. J. & Marrs, R. H. & Duc, M. G. le & Auld, M. H. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lowland heaths are high-profile ecosystems for conservation action in The UK, but they are under threat from invasion by Betula spp., Pinus sylvestris...

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