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Wasteland management and restoration in Western Europe.

Published online: 01 Sep 1990

Authors: Bradshaw, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Because of early industrialization, Western Europe has a large legacy of wasteland produced by mining and industry. Most of this is close to centres o...

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Air pollution and its effects on plants in China.

Published online: 01 Sep 1990

Authors: Cao, H. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Atmospheric pollution in China is mainly caused by human activities such as urbanization and industrialization. Such activities have increased in the ...

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Ecological aspects of water management in Britain.

Published online: 01 Sep 1990

Authors: Eaton, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Britain, man's alteration to river habitats began with forest clearances and continued with developments for water power and navigation. Industrial...

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Drivers of forests and tree-based systems for food security and nutrition.

Published online: 27 May 2015

Authors: Basnett, B. S. & Martin, A. & Rai, N. D. & Smith-Hall, C.

Content type: Bulletin article

In the context of this chapter, drivers are considered to be natural or anthropogenic developments affecting forests and tree-based systems for food s...

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Nutrient stripping: the global disparity between food security and soil nutrient stocks.

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: Jones, D. L. & Cross, P. & Withers, P. J. A. & DeLuca, T. H. & Robinson, D. A. & Quilliam, R. S. & Harris, I. M. & Chadwick, D. R. & Edwards-Jones, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Green Revolution successfully increased food production but in doing so created a legacy of inherently leaky and unsustainable agricultural system...

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The rise and fall of biodiversity in literature: a comprehensive quantification of historical changes in the use of vernacular labels for biological taxa in Western creative literature.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Langer, L. & Burghardt, M. & Borgards, R. & Böhning-Gaese, K. & Seppelt, R. & Wirth, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Nature's non-material contributions to people are difficult to quantify and one aspect in particular, nature's contributions to communication (NCC), h...

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Experience and trust to handle uncertainty of biodiversity responses to innovative agricultural practices: lessons from citizen science on farms.

Published online: 10 Mar 2025

Authors: Billaud, O. & Porcher, E. & Maclouf, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

As for any innovation, integrating farmland biodiversity into agricultural practices is a complex process, leading to decisions made under uncertainty...

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Macroalgal blooms caused by marine nutrient changes resulting from human activities.

Published online: 26 Dec 2020

Authors: Wang Hui & Wang GuangCe & Gu WenHui

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Macroalgal blooms (green tides) are occurring more frequently in many regions of the world, leading to significant impacts on marine ecology and econo...

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