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Grassland birds demonstrate delayed response to large-scale tree removal in central North America.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Thompson, S. J. & Arnold, T. W. & Fieberg, J. & Granfors, D. A. & Vacek, S. & Palaia, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Maintenance of early successional and open habitats often requires active removal of encroaching vegetation. In many cases, fire or other historically...

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Using selective food plants to maximize biological control of vineyard pests.

Published online: 12 Jul 2006

Authors: Begum, M. & Gurr, G. M. & Wratten, S. D. & Hedberg, P. R. & Nicol, H. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat manipulation is important for enhancing biological control of arthropod pests, but identification of selective food plants that benefit only n...

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Regulation of shrub dynamics by native browsing ungulates on East African rangeland.

Published online: 24 Mar 2004

Authors: Augustine, D. J. & McNaughton, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Herbivores, edaphic features and fire are primary factors regulating the balance between woody and herbaceous vegetation in savannas. Many observation...

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The growth of white clover (Trifolium repens) in five sown hill swards grazed by sheep.

Published online: 01 Nov 1988

Authors: Wilman, D. & Simpson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Growth of Trifolium repens was studied in 5 hill swards in Wales, sown 10-39 years before with seed mixtures containing T. repens and Lolium perenne a...

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An ecological survey of land use and soil erosion in the West Pakistan and Azad Kashmir catchment of the river Jhelum.

Published online: 12 Jan 1969

Authors: Mcvean, D. N. & Robertson, V. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Information is given on climate, soil types, vegetation, rural sociology, agriculture and land capability in the above survey area. The subtropical sc...

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Desertification alters the response of vegetation to changes in precipitation.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Verón, S. R. & Paruelo, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Desertification is of critical concern because it may affect 40% of the global land area inhabited by more than 1 billion people. During the process o...

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Experimental trampling of vegetation. II. Predictors of resistance and resilience.

Published online: 24 Mar 1995

Authors: Cole, D. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experimental trampling, to simulate recreational use, was conducted in 18 vegetation types (including coniferous and deciduous forests, dwarf scrub, m...

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Habitat heterogeneity reduces abundance of invasive mealybugs in subtropical fruit crops.

Published online: 20 May 2024

Authors: Plata, Á. & Tena, A. & Beitia, F. J. & Sousa, J. P. & Paredes, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionesThis link goes to a Spanish section The simplification of agricultural landscapes has been associated with an i...

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Disentangling direct and indirect effects of forest structure on biodiversity: bottom-up and top-down effects between forestry, bats and their insect prey.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Hendel, A. L. & Douma, J. C. & Klingenfuß, S. & Pereira, J. M. C. & Ruppert, L. & Spînu, A. P. & Frey, J. & Denter, M. & Liu, X. & Storch, I. & Klein, A. M. & Braunisch, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Timber-oriented forest management profoundly alters forest structure and composition, with complex effects on associated biodiversity. However, while ...

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Resolving a heated debate: the utility of prescribed burning as a management tool for biodiversity on lowland heath.

Published online: 15 Jan 2024

Authors: Smith, B. M. & Carpenter, D. & Holland, J. & Andruszko, F. & Gathorne-Hardy, A. & Eggleton, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lowland heath is a priority habitat for conservation, nowadays largely managed for biodiversity. Historically, prescribed burning has been the princip...

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