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Habitat heterogeneity influences connectivity in a spatially structured pest population.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Hamilton, G. S. & Mather, P. B. & Wilson, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Patterns of connectivity influence pest population system dynamics, and it is essential to consider connectivity when planning effective management st...

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Analysing the spatial heterogeneity of emergent groups to assess ecological restoration.

Published online: 06 Jan 2010

Authors: Pottier, J. & Bédécarrats, A. & Marrs, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effective restoration of ecosystem structure and function needs to be built on a strong conceptual basis. The evaluation of restoration is critical in...

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The role of topography and plant functional traits in determining tropical reforestation success.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Cheesman, A. W. & Preece, N. D. & Oosterzee, P. van & Erskine, P. D. & Cernusak, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Early establishment and sapling growth is a key phase in ensuring cost-effective reforestation success in relation to biodiversity outcomes. Therefore...

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Biodiversity along temperate forest succession.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Hilmers, T. & Friess, N. & Bässler, C. & Heurich, M. & Brandl, R. & Pretzsch, H. & Seidl, R. & Müller, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The successional dynamics of forests-from canopy openings to regeneration, maturation, and decay-influence the amount and heterogeneity of resources a...

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Synchrony - an emergent property of recreational fisheries.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Kaemingk, M. A. & Chizinski, C. J. & Hurley, K. L. & Pope, K. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recreational fisheries are traditionally managed at local scales, but more effective management could be achieved using a cross-scale approach. To do ...

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Using spatial heterogeneity to extrapolate species richness: a new method tested on Ecuadorian cloud forest birds.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: O'Dea, N. & Whittaker, R. J. & Ugland, K. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For most ecological assemblages, compiling complete inventories of species is difficult, if not impossible. Various methods have been developed to est...

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Fine-scale environmental heterogeneity and conservation management: beach-cast wrack creates microhabitats for thermoregulation in shorebirds.

Published online: 18 Jun 2021

Authors: Davis, T. J. & Keppel, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation management to protect coastal ecosystems sometimes overlooks site-specific fine-scale heterogeneity. For example, while habitat loss is a...

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Land abandonment and intensification diminish spatial and temporal β-diversity of grassland plants and herbivorous insects within paddy terraces.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Uchida, K. & Ushimaru, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although traditional land-use and management practices are known to enhance environmental heterogeneity in agricultural lands, loss of heterogeneity r...

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Effects of habitat cover, landscape structure and spatial variables on the abundance of birds in an agricultural-forest mosaic.

Published online: 17 Nov 2004

Authors: Heikkinen, R. K. & Luoto, M. & Virkkala, R. & Rainio, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Numerical studies of the relationship between birds and their habitat are important because they provide understanding of the impacts of natural and h...

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Effects of human shoreline development on littoral macroinvertebrates in lowland lakes.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Brauns, M. & Garcia, X. F. & Walz, N. & Pusch, M. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The shores of many lakes have been substantially altered by human developments such as erosion control structures or recreational beaches. Such altera...

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