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Urbanization and wetland communities: applying metacommunity theory to understand the local and landscape effects.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Johnson, P. T. J. & Hoverman, J. T. & McKenzie, V. J. & Blaustein, A. R. & Richgels, K. L. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urbanization is a growing threat to ecological communities and has become a leading cause of population extirpations in a wide range of taxa. Because ...

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Human-nature connectedness and sustainability across lifetimes: a comparative cross-sectional study in France and Colombia.

Published online: 30 Jan 2025

Authors: Barragan-Jason, G. & Cauchoix, M. & Diaz-Valencia, P. A. & Syssau-Vaccarella, A. & Hemet, S. & Cardozo, C. & Skevington, S. M. & Heeb, P. & Parmesan, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

To achieve sustainable targets, international panels call for a transformative change in human-nature interactions to foster human well-being and prom...

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Plant size and neighbourhood characteristics influence survival and growth in a restored ex-agricultural ecosystem.

Published online: 02 Jul 2022

Authors: Atkinson, J. & Freudenberger, D. & Dwyer, J. M. & Standish, R. J. & Moles, A. T. & Bonser, S. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Restoringwoody vegetation on degraded agricultural land is a widespread and common ecological restoration practice. However, highly variable plant sur...

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Mapping fire history and quantifying burned area through 35 years of prescribed fire history at an Illinois tallgrass prairie restoration site using GIS.

Published online: 02 Jul 2022

Authors: Rowland-Schaefer, E. G. & Bach, E. M. & Kleiman, B. P. & Jones, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Fire was important to pre-colonization prairies. In today's remnant and reconstructed prairies, managers frequently employ prescribed fire, a historic...

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The influence of environmental factors and management on stands of Phragmites australis. I. Effects of burning, frost and insect damage on shoot density and shoot size.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Toorn, J. van der & Mook, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The viability of a common reed, Phragmites australis, was determined in an experimental field in the Netherlands over a period of 5 years, the aim bei...

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The distribution of excreta on New Forest grassland used by cattle, ponies and deer.

Published online: 04 Jul 1984

Authors: Edwards, P. J. & Hollis, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The distribution of excreta on areas of reseeded grassland in the New Forest used by free-ranging cattle, ponies and fallow deer was shown to be non-r...

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The impact of human disturbance on the breeding success of nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus on heathlands in south Dorset, England.

Published online: 22 Jul 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Murison, G.

Content type: Reports

The effects on birds of human disturbance through recreation is an issue of conservation concern. With the passage of the Countryside and Rights of Wa...

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Hierarchical spatial models for predicting pygmy rabbit distribution and relative abundance.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Wilson, T. L. & Odei, J. B. & Hooten, M. B. & Edwards, T. C., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservationists routinely use species distribution models to plan conservation, restoration and development actions, while ecologists use them to inf...

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Biological responses to liming in boreal lakes: an assessment using plankton, macroinvertebrate and fish communities.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Angeler, D. G. & Goedkoop, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological responses to liming of acidified surface waters are equivocal and limit the overall assessment of food web responses. In this study, we ana...

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Dancing bees evaluate central urban forage resources as superior to agricultural land.

Published online: 15 Feb 2022

Authors: Samuelson, A. E. & Schürch, R. & Leadbeater, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent evidence suggests that flower-rich areas within cities could play an important role in pollinator conservation, but direct comparison of floral...

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