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Severely burned wood from wildfires has low functional potential in streams.

Published online: 16 Jun 2021

Authors: Vaz, P. G. & Merten, E. C. & Robinson, C. T. & Pinto, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

More frequent and more severe forest fires mean more severely burned wood in streams. Instream wood provides habitat complexity, alters geomorphology,...

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Bioindication using trap-nesting bees and wasps and their natural enemies: community structure and interactions.

Published online: 17 Mar 1999

Authors: Tscharntke, T. & Gathmann, A. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Results from four field studies conducted in Germany showed that communities of trap-nesting bees and wasps (Vespidae) and their natural enemies are p...

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Roosting behaviour and habitat selection of Pteropus giganteus reveal potential links to Nipah virus epidemiology.

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Hahn, M. B. & Epstein, J. H. & Gurley, E. S. & Islam, M. S. & Luby, S. P. & Daszak, P. & Patz, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Flying foxes Pteropus spp. play a key role in forest regeneration as seed dispersers and are also the reservoir of many viruses, including Nipah virus...

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The impact of waterfowl foraging on the decomposition of rice straw: mutual benefits for rice growers and waterfowl.

Published online: 05 Jan 2001

Authors: Bird, J. A. & Pettygrove, G. S. & Eadie, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent legislation in California, USA, has restricted traditional open-field burning of rice straw residues, leading farmers to adopt alternative meth...

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Fluctuating asymmetry of birch leaves increases under pollution impact.

Published online: 19 May 1997

Authors: Kozlov, M. V. & Wilsey, B. J. & Koricheva, J. & Haukioja, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of birch (Betula spp.) leaves collected along 4 pollution gradients in NW Russia and Finland was assessed by measuring the ...

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Tree regeneration in a subtropical humid forest: effect of cultural disturbance on seed production, dispersal and germination.

Published online: 19 May 1997

Authors: Barik, S. K. & Tripathi, R. S. & Pandey, H. N. & Rao, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The subtropical humid forest of Meghalaya (India) has been exposed to various kinds of disturbance of varying magnitude during recent years; felling o...

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birds and insects respond differently to combinations of semi-natural features in farm landscapes.

Published online: 05 Nov 2022

Authors: Hall, M. A. & Nimmo, D. G. & Bennett, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Semi-natural features among farmland have a key role in maintaining wildlife in rural landscapes. Practical conservation requires knowledge of which c...

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Management response to one insect pest may increase vulnerability to another.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Klingenberg, M. D. & Lindgren, B. S. & Gillingham, M. P. & Aukema, B. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale insect outbreaks provide an ideal system to examine the cascade of ecological effects of disturbance regimes across forested landscapes. A...

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Assembly dynamics of a forest bird community depend on disturbance intensity and foraging guild.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Kroll, A. J. & Verschuyl, J. & Giovanini, J. & Betts, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tree plantations occur globally and are often promoted as a strategy to supply wood products for an expanding human population while reducing pressure...

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Examining the potential of western larch, Siberian larch, and ponderosa pine as regeneration species in Cariboo Region ecosystems: 22-year results from EP904.02.

Published online: 31 Aug 2016

Authors: Newsome, T. A. & Heineman, J. L. & Nemec, A. F. L.

Content type: Bulletin

Experimental Project 904.02 (EP904.02) was established in 1987 to examine the performance of western larch (Larix occidentalis), Siberian larch (Larix...

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