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  2. In managed forests, leaving retention trees during final harvesting has globally become a common approach to reconciling the often conflicting goals of timber production and safeguarding biodiversity and deliv...

    Authors: Timo Kuuluvainen, Henrik Lindberg, Ilkka Vanha-Majamaa, Petri Keto-Tokoi and Pekka Punttila

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:47

    Content type: Review

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  3. In the northern hemisphere, the north face of the mountains has a high diversity of species which is attributed to the moist and shady conditions at the north face. Other environmental variables may also influ...

    Authors: Shevita Pandita, Vinod Kumar and Harish Chander Dutt

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:45

    Content type: Research

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  4. The ecological impacts of urbanization and eutrophication on zooplankton communities in urban waterbodies have recently gained wide interest. Study findings vary across species and urban waterbodies. How the d...

    Authors: Siti Balqis Abd. Razak and Zati Sharip

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:44

    Content type: Research

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  5. Despite the wide use of indigenous browse plant species, there is almost no information on the rehabilitation of indigenous browse species following area exclosure (AE) established on communal grazing lands (C...

    Authors: Tesfay Atsbha, Solomon Wayu, Nguse Gebretsadkan, Tesfay Gebremariam and Tsgehiwet Giday

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:43

    Content type: Research

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  6. Land use change plays a vital role in global carbon dynamics. Understanding land use change impact on soil carbon stock is crucial for implementing land use management to increase carbon stock and reducing car...

    Authors: Garima Sharma, L. K. Sharma and K. C. Sharma

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:42

    Content type: Research

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  7. Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have been an essential source for food, medicine, and handicraft products among the indigenous populations living in forested areas for millennia. Scientific research on the ...

    Authors: Puranjoy Mipun, Nazir Ahmad Bhat, Dipankar Borah and Yogendra Kumar

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:41

    Content type: Research

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  8. Conceptual clarity is important to attain precise communication of scientific knowledge and to implement appropriate technological and policy actions. Many concepts referring to forest management are widely us...

    Authors: Leonardo Galetto, Carolina Torres and Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:40

    Content type: Research

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  9. Agricultural runoff recycling systems are manmade aquatic ecosystems of growing significance to global water sustainability, crop health, and production. This study investigated the seasonal dynamics of microb...

    Authors: Ping Kong, Patricia Richardson and Chuanxue Hong

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:37

    Content type: Research

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  10. In the original publication of this article (Shorohova et al., 2019), the figure captions of Fig. 2, 3 and 4 are incorrect. They should be changed to:

    Authors: Ekaterina Shorohova, Sergey Sinkevich, Aleksandr Kryshen and Ilkka Vanha-Majamaa

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:39

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Ecological Processes 2019 8:34

  11. Dispersed trees such as Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A. Rich.) and Dalbergia melanoxylon (Guill. & Perr.) which are objectively maintained or planted on farmland provide a significant contribution to soil fertility ...

    Authors: Yikunoamlak Gebrewahid, Kassa Teka, Tewolde-Berhan Gebre-Egziabhier, Sara Tewolde-Berhan, Emiru Birhane, Gebru Eyasu and Esayas Meresa

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:38

    Content type: Research

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  12. Rice is a major cereal crop and staple food of eastern India, and most farmers depend solely on rice for their livelihood. Rice farming provides both tangible and non-tangible benefits to ecosystems which need...

    Authors: A. K. Nayak, Md Shahid, A. D. Nayak, B. Dhal, K. C. Moharana, B. Mondal, R. Tripathi, S. D. Mohapatra, P. Bhattacharyya, N. N. Jambhulkar, A. K. Shukla, Nuala Fitton, Pete Smith and H. Pathak

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:35

    Content type: Research

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  13. Soil erosion is among the foremost causes of declining soil resources in Ethiopia, which in turn affect agricultural productivity. To limit this problem, for the last two decades in Gumara watershed, soil and ...

    Authors: Mengie Belayneh, Teshome Yirgu and Dereje Tsegaye

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:36

    Content type: Research

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  16. Florida’s Everglades is a vast freshwater peatland that has been impacted by the alterations of hydrological pattern and water quality which led to changes in plant species composition and biodiversity. In thi...

    Authors: Ziye Zheng, Yahong Xu, Jianzhu Wang, Yuncong Li and Binhe Gu

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:31

    Content type: Research

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  17. Although soil erosion plays a key role in the carbon cycle, a holistic and mechanistic understanding of the soil erosion process within the cycle is still lacking. The aim of this study was therefore to improv...

    Authors: Tong Li, Haicheng Zhang, Xiaoyuan Wang, Shulan Cheng, Huajun Fang, Gang Liu and Wenping Yuan

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:28

    Content type: Research

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  18. We explored whether, and to what extent, variable retention (VR) forestry has been applied in European boreal forests in northwestern Russia. Our survey revealed VR since 1910. Between 1910 and the 1960s, the ...

    Authors: Ekaterina Shorohova, Sergey Sinkevich, Aleksandr Kryshen and Ilkka Vanha-Majamaa

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:34

    Content type: Review

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    The Correction to this article has been published in Ecological Processes 2019 8:39

  19. Stand-level retention is an important component of sustainable forest management which aims to balance ecological, social and economic objectives. Long-term retention of mature forest structures at the time of...

    Authors: William J. Beese, John Deal, B. Glen Dunsworth, Stephen J. Mitchell and Timothy J. Philpott

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:33

    Content type: Review

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  20. In the original publication of this article (Nila & Hossain, 2019), co-authors ‘Carl Beierkuhnlein, Anja Jaeschke and Samuel Hoffmann’ need to be added to the author list.

    Authors: Mst Umme Salma Nila, Carl Beierkuhnlein, Anja Jaeschke, Samuel Hoffmann and Md Lokman Hossain

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:29

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Ecological Processes 2019 8:13

  21. Forests are used for multiple purposes worldwide, which often include timber harvest, firewood extraction and livestock raising. An excessive pressure on multipurpose systems may decrease soil cover, promoting...

    Authors: Laura Cavallero, Marcela Ledesma, Dardo R. López and Carlos A. Carranza

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:27

    Content type: Research

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  23. Nothofagus pumilio forests in Tierra del Fuego are the southernmost forests in the world, where extreme climate conditions represent a challenge to attain sustainable forest management. Retention forestry was pro...

    Authors: Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur, Yamina M. Rosas, Mónica Toro Manríquez, Alejandro Huertas Herrera, Juan A. Miller, Juan M. Cellini, Marcelo D. Barrera, Pablo L. Peri and María V. Lencinas

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:24

    Content type: Review

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  25. In the original publication of this article (Shirazi et al., 2016) the author figured out that in the Fig. 1, the upper left corner Map of Pakistan was inappropriate as per the national policy. In map of Pakis...

    Authors: Safdar Ali Shirazi and Jamil H. Kazmi

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:26

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Ecological Processes 2016 5:5

  26. Variable retention (aggregated and dispersed retention) harvesting proposed for Nothofagus pumilio was designed for timber purposes and biodiversity conservation. Harvesting by opening canopy generates different ...

    Authors: Mónica D.R. Toro Manríquez, Juan M. Cellini, María V. Lencinas, Pablo L. Peri, Karen A. Peña Rojas and Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:18

    Content type: Research

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  29. Evaluation of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) ratios in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems can advance our understanding of biological processes, nutrient cycling, and the fate of organic matter (...

    Authors: Paul Julian II, Stefan Gerber, Rupesh K. Bhomia, Jill King, Todd Z. Osborne, Alan L. Wright, Matthew Powers and Jacob Dombrowski

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:20

    Content type: Research

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  30. Even though increasing population pressure and associated increased demand for food and economic development have led to overexploitation and degradation of wetlands throughout the world, the drivers are most ...

    Authors: Mare Addis Desta, Gete Zeleke, William A. Payne, Teshome Shenkoru and Yihun Dile

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:19

    Content type: Research

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  32. Water such as precipitation is the most critical environment driver of ecosystem processes and functions in semi-arid regions. Frequency and intensity of drought and transient waterlogging are expected to incr...

    Authors: Jingyan Chen, Changliang Shao, Shicheng Jiang, Luping Qu, Fangyuan Zhao and Gang Dong

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:17

    Content type: Research

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  34. Protected areas (PAs) are aimed to hold the environmental conditions that facilitate species and ecosystems to persist. PAs can become climatically unsuitable and unable to sustain their current number of spec...

    Authors: Mst. Umme Salma Nila, Carl Beierkuhnlein, Anja Jaeschke, Samuel Hoffmann and Md Lokman Hossain

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:13

    Content type: Research

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    The Correction to this article has been published in Ecological Processes 2019 8:29

  35. Sustainable land management is considered as one of the useful approaches to combat the threat of various forms of land degradation in Ethiopia. Despite this, there is scant information regarding households’ d...

    Authors: Haftu Etsay, Teklay Negash and Metkel Aregay

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:14

    Content type: Research

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  37. Land use changes in urbanization, industrialization, and agricultural processes will continue to have negative impacts on water quality at all scales. The impact of land use changes on water quality is general...

    Authors: Moriken Camara, Nor Rohaizah Jamil and Ahmad Fikri Bin Abdullah

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:10

    Content type: Review

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  38. Assessment of carbon pools in semi-arid forests of India is crucial in order to develop a better action plan for management of such ecosystems under global climate change and rapid urbanization. This study, th...

    Authors: Archana Meena, Ankita Bidalia, M. Hanief, J. Dinakaran and K. S. Rao

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:8

    Content type: Research

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  39. Savanna grasslands are globally important ecosystems consisting of one of the most extensive grazing lands with unique biodiversity. The objectives of the study were to assess the effect of grazing intensity o...

    Authors: Yaregal Melak, Ayana Angassa and Aster Abebe

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:12

    Content type: Research

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  40. There is a substantial interest in the values that consumers place on drinking water quality and supply. Financial resources are crucial to improving the urban potable water supply in developing countries that...

    Authors: Yilikal Anteneh, Gete Zeleke and Ephrem Gebremariam

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:9

    Content type: Research

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  42. Ethiopia is frequently cited as a country that is highly vulnerable to climate variability and change. The country’s high vulnerability arises mostly from climate-sensitive agricultural sector that suffers a l...

    Authors: Israel Tessema and Belay Simane

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:5

    Content type: Research

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  43. Actual evapotranspiration (ET) is a major component of the water balance. While several international flux measurement programs have been executed in the tropical rain forest of the Amazon, those measurements ...

    Authors: Victor Hugo da Motta Paca, Gonzalo E. Espinoza-Dávalos, Tim M. Hessels, Daniel Medeiros Moreira, Georges F. Comair and Wim G. M. Bastiaanssen

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:6

    Content type: Research

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  44. Restoring the degraded sites with vegetation cover is an optimal solution to mitigate environmental disasters. Starting from the 1980s, donor-assisted land rehabilitation activities were taking place in Tehule...

    Authors: Birhan Ali Woldie and Solomon Ayele Tadesse

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:4

    Content type: Research

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  47. Variable retention harvesting is a silvicultural system that focuses on retaining key elements of stand structure at the time of logging and is increasingly being used worldwide. We describe the design and est...

    Authors: David Lindenmayer, David Blair and Lachlan McBurney

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2019 8:2

    Content type: Review

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  49. Trees on agricultural landscape play a vital role in ecosystem services including food security that supports human livelihood. They can further offer synergy between adaptation and mitigation in addressing cl...

    Authors: Yikunoamlak Gebrewahid, Tewolde-Berhan Gebre-Egziabhier, Kassa Teka and Emiru Birhane

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2018 7:40

    Content type: Research

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  50. The information available on the sensitivity of soil biotic and abiotic attributes, which can be used to track the impact of reforestation in riparian buffers, is often insufficient to refine management practi...

    Authors: Velu Rasiah and Singarayer K. Florentine

    Citation: Ecological Processes 2018 7:39

    Content type: Research

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