Search Results - "Le Duc, Mike G."

Biotic homogenization and changes in species diversity across human-modified ecosystems by Smart, Simon M, Thompson, Ken, Marrs, Robert H, Le Duc, Mike G, Maskell, Lindsay C, Firbank, Leslie G

“…Changing land use and the spread of ‘winning’ native or exotic plants are expected to lead to biotic homogenization (BH), in which previously distinct plant…”
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Habitat and conservation of the enigmatic damselfly Ischnura pumilio by Allen, Katherine A, Le Duc, Mike G, Thompson, David J

“…Ischnura pumilio is threatened in the UK and its habitat requirements are not well understood. This study tests previously held notions of the habitat…”
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Overcoming resistance and resilience of an invaded community is necessary for effective restoration: a multi-site bracken control study by Alday, Josu G., Cox, Emma S., Pakeman, Robin J., Harris, Mike P. K., Le Duc, Mike G., Marrs, Rob H.

“…1. The search for appropriate management strategies to control invasive plants is an important theme in environmental management. However, the recovery of the…”
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Factors affecting moorland plant communities and component species in relation to prescribed burning by Harris, Mike P. K., Allen, Katherine A., McAllister, Hugh A., Eyre, Geoff, Le Duc, Mike G., Marrs, Rob H.

“…1. The role of prescribed burning of vegetation to manage fire risk is controversial in a variety of situations worldwide. It is becoming more topical (i) as a…”
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Effectiveness of Calluna-heathland restoration methods after invasive plant control by Alday, Josu G., Cox, Emma S., Pakeman, Robin J., Harris, Mike P.K., Le Duc, Mike G., Marrs, Rob H.

“…► Effectiveness of Calluna-heathland vegetation restoration treatments were assessed. ► Sheep-grazing and prescribed litter-burning restored community…”
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Spatial Relationships between Intensive Land Cover and Residual Plant Species Diversity in Temperate Farmed Landscapes by Simon M. Smart, Marrs, Robert H., Le Duc, Mike G., Thompson, Ken, Robert G. H. Bunce, Firbank, Les G., Martin J. Rossall

“…1. In temperate farmed landscapes conservation policies increasingly emphasize large-scale reductions in land-use intensity. Yet despite a managed reversion to…”
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Recovery of Moorland Vegetation after Aerial Spraying of Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn) with Asulam by Pakeman, Robin J., Small, Jim L., Le Duc, Mike G., Marrs, Rob H.

“…Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) is a major weed of seminatural vegetation in Great Britain, as in many other countries. As a consequence, large areas have been…”
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Bracken Distribution in Great Britain: Strategies for its Control and the Sustainable Management of Marginal Land by Pakeman, Robin J., Le Duc, Mike G., Marrs, Rob H.

“…Bracken is often perceived as a widespread and increasing land management problem. The pollen record of a wide range of sites in Great Britain suggests that…”
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Vegetation re-establishment on land previously subject to control of Pteridium aquilinum by herbicide by Pakeman, Robin J., Thwaites, Rachael H., Le Duc, Mike G., Marrs, Rob H.

“…Vegetation development after conventional bracken control with herbicide in the uplands is often slow and rarely results in the development of the target…”
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A review of current bracken control and associated vegetation strategies in Great Britain by Pakeman, R. J, Le Duc, M. G, Marrs, R

“…Bracken is a major problem for livestock-based, extensive agriculture in many parts of the world. It also causes problems for conservation, recreation, game…”
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