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Divergent fire management leads to multiple beneficial outcomes for butterfly conservation in a production mosaic.

Published online: 25 Aug 2020

Authors: Gaigher, R. & Samways, M. J. & Samways, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire is an intrinsic component of many natural ecosystems. In human-modified landscapes that occur in fire-driven ecosystems, it can be difficult to m...

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Spillover of terrestrial arthropod species and beta diversity in perennial crops relative to spatial scale of land-use intensity.

Published online: 11 Dec 2020

Authors: Schalkwyk, J. van & Pryke, J. S. & Samways, M. J. & Gaigher, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Arthropod diversity in agricultural areas is influenced by land-use intensity (LUI) at both local and landscape scales. In agricultural systems, non-c...

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Large African herbivore diversity is essential in transformed landscapes for conserving dung beetle diversity.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Pryke, J. S. & Roets, F. & Samways, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mammals are globally in decline, with habitat loss a primary driver. There are also human-wildlife conflicts, such as elephants destroying crops, whic...

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Community structure of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a series of habitats associated with citrus.

Published online: 30 Mar 1984

Authors: Samways, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A transect of 44 pitfall traps passing through 11 point habitats associated with citrus in South Africa captured 10 488 individuals comprising 23 gene...

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Dragonflies (Odonata) as indicators of biotope quality in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Published online: 23 Jul 1997

Authors: Clark, T. E. & Samways, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

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Community structure of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a series of habitats associated with citrus.

Published online: 04 Jul 1984

Authors: Samways, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A transect of forty-four pitfall traps passing through eleven point habitats associated with citrus in South Africa captured 10 488 individuals compri...

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Ecological networks act as extensions of protected areas for arthropod biodiversity conservation.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Pryke, J. S. & Samways, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape-scale ecological networks (ENs) are composed of linear corridors and are widely used to mitigate the adverse effects of intensive land use. ...

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Within-corridor heterogeneity is more important than corridor design for maintaining butterfly functional and taxonomic diversity.

Published online: 23 Dec 2021

Authors: Schalkwyk, J. van & Gaigher, R. & Pryke, J. S. & Samways, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Local and landscape features influence the spatial distribution of biodiversity. At the landscape scale, heterogeneity has compositional and configura...

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Exploring the mesofilter as a novel operational scale in conservation planning.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Crous, C. J. & Samways, M. J. & Pryke, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increased emphasis is being placed on developing effective biodiversity conservation tools for practical conservation planning. The mesofilter is such...

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Proximity to natural habitat and flower plantings increases insect populations and pollination services in South African apple orchards.

Published online: 15 Dec 2021

Authors: Ratto, F. & Steward, P. & Sait, S. M. & Pryke, J. S. & Gaigher, R. & Samways, M. J. & Kunin, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introducing areas of wildflower vegetation within crop fields has been shown to enhance pollinator activity and pollination services to crops, and fin...

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