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The impact of cattle ranching on large-scale vegetation patterns in a coastal savanna in Tanzania.

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Tobler, M. W. & Cochard, R. & Edwards, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The success of large-scale cattle ranching in African savanna vegetation has often been limited by problems of bush encroachment and disease (in parti...

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Application of merged 1-m and 4-m resolution satellite data to research and management in tropical forests.

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Read, J. M. & Clark, D. B. & Venticinque, E. M. & Moreira, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Until very recently there have been no digital data from satellites for studying events that occur at scales of 10-1000 m2 over large areas (100-100 0...

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Remote sensing and GPS tracking reveal temporal shifts in habitat use in nonbreeding black-tailed godwits.

Published online: 16 Feb 2025

Authors: Craft, T. B. & Piersma, T. & Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W. & Zhu BingRun & D'Souza, M. & O'Reilly, E. & Fokkema, R. W. & Stessens, M. & Belting, H. & Marlow, C. & Ludwig, J. & Melter, J. & Alves, J. A. & Esteban-Pineda, A. & Gutiérrez, J. S. & Masero, J. A. & Rocha, A. D. & Dreef, C. & Howison, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Knowledge of the habitat requirements for migratory species throughout their full annual cycle is necessary for comprehensive species protection plans...

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Herbaceous production lost to tree encroachment in United States rangelands.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Morford, S. L. & Allred, B. W. & Twidwell, D. & Jones, M. O. & Maestas, J. D. & Roberts, C. P. & Naugle, D. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rangelands of the United States provide ecosystem services that benefit society and rural economies. Native tree encroachment is often overlooked as a...

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How persistent are the impacts of logging roads on Central African forest vegetation?

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Kleinschroth, F. & Healey, J. R. & Sist, P. & Mortier, F. & Gourlet-Fleury, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Logging roads can trigger tropical forest degradation by reducing the integrity of the ecosystem and providing access for encroachment. Therefore, roa...

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The comparison of remotely sensed and ground-based habitat area data using species-area models.

Published online: 16 Jan 1998

Authors: Mack, E. L. & Firbank, L. G. & Bellamy, P. E. & Hinsley, S. A. & Veitch, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As long as high resolution landscape data are more expensive than low resolution data, there needs to be some form of cost-benefit analysis to inform ...

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Fire traps in the wet subtropics: new perspectives from Hong Kong.

Published online: 13 Jul 2024

Authors: Chan, A. H. Y. & Coomes, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fires undermine efforts to restore degraded forests in the wet tropics and subtropics. Grasslands and shrublands established after fires are more fire...

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Wildlife as sentinels of compliance with law: an example with GPS-tagged scavengers and sanitary regulations.

Published online: 19 Feb 2024

Authors: Mateo-Tomás, P. & Rodríguez-Pérez, J. & Fernández-García, M. & García, E. J. & Valente e Santos, J. P. & Gutiérrez, I. & Olea, P. P. & Rodríguez-Moreno, B. & López-Bao, J. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

en Monitoring compliance with environmental laws is essential to overcoming possible implementation shortfalls jeopardizing their effectiveness. Besid...

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Supplementing human observation with artificial intelligence impacts demographic estimates for a critically endangered lizard.

Published online: 21 Apr 2025

Authors: Jordan, E. A. & Ewen, J. & Hitchmough, R. & Moran, L. R. & Murrell, D. J. & Rowcliffe, J. M. & Adams, L. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Species conservation relies heavily on population estimates derived from capture-recapture analyses, which are liable to produce biased results if ind...

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Scale dependence of landscape heterogeneity effects on plant invasions.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Kotowska, D. & Pärt, T. & Skórka, P. & Auffret, A. G. & Żmihorski, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive alien species are among the most concerning threats to native biodiversity world-wide, and the level of landscape heterogeneity is considered...

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