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Fuelwood sustainability revisited: integrating size structure and resprouting into a spatially realistic fuelshed model.

Published online: 22 Feb 2017

Authors: Twine, W. C. & Holdo, R. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Much concern has been expressed about the sustainability of fuelwood harvesting in Africa. Most models predict that demand will outstrip supply within...

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Can intercropping with the world's three major beverage plants help improve the water use of rubber trees?

Published online: 22 Feb 2017

Authors: Wu JuNen & Liu WenJie & Chen ChunFeng

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The dramatic expansion of rubber plantations in mainland South-East Asia and south-west China has caused many eco-environmental problems, especially n...

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Weed risk assessment: a way forward or a waste of time?

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Hulme, P. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many alien weeds pose significant environmental and/or economic threats across the globe, and methods to assess the potential risk of species introduc...

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Predicting species vulnerability with minimal data to support rapid risk assessment of fishing impacts on biodiversity.

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Quesne, W. J. F. le & Jennings, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-bodied species are especially vulnerable to fishing in mixed fisheries. Their effective conservation requires predictions of sensitivity and exp...

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Evidence review: how do woodland creation approaches give rise to differences in woodland structure?

Published online: 22 Jan 2022

Published by: Woodland Trust

Authors: Gilmartin, E.

Content type: Reports

1. There is increasing demand to expand the extent of native woodland in the UK, to tackle both climate change and biodiversity crises. In general, th...

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Seven ecological and technical attributes for biofilm-based recovery of shorebird populations in intertidal flat ecosystems.

Published online: 24 Jan 2022

Authors: Kuwae, T. & Elner, R. W. & Amano, T. & Drever, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Soft-bottomed intertidal flats are essential foraging areas for shorebirds but are severely impacted by threats such as coastal development and climat...

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Bat habitat use in logged jarrah eucalypt forests of south-western Australia.

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Webala, P. W. & Craig, M. D. & Law, B. S. & Armstrong, K. N. & Wayne, A. F. & Bradley, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecologically sustainable forest management is being implemented to address the competing demands of timber production and conservation, but its effect...

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Impacts of an aggressive riparian invader on community structure and ecosystem functioning in stream food webs.

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Hladyz, S. & Åbjörnsson, K. & Giller, P. S. & Woodward, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bioassessment in running waters has focused primarily on the impacts of organic pollution on community structure. Other stressors (e.g. invasive speci...

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From parachuting to partnership: fostering collaborative research in protected areas.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Smit, I. P. J. & Fernández, R. J. & Menvielle, M. F. & Roux, D. J. & Singh, N. & Mabuza, S. & Mthombeni, B. M. & Macgregor, N. A. & Fritz, H. & Gandiwa, E. & Foxcroft, L. C. & Cook, C. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Research in protected areas (PAs) is often dominated by scientists from outside the conservation agencies managing them. This can potentially lead to ...

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'I owe it to the animals': the bidirectionality of Swiss alpine farmers' relational values.

Published online: 09 Mar 2023

Authors: Chapman, M. & Deplazes-Zemp, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Relational values have recently been proposed as a concept to expand our understanding of environmental values from the categories previously dominati...

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