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Regenerative arable agriculture in Scotland: How can farmers be supported through the transition?.

Published online: 02 Sep 2024

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Robinson, J.

Content type: Reports

This report aims to identify support needs for farmers in Scotland during the transition towards regenerative arable agriculture. As a case study, it ...

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Strategies for global rangeland stewardship: assessment through the lens of the equilibrium-non-equilibrium debate.

Published online: 29 Dec 2020

Authors: Briske, D. D. & Coppock, D. L. & Illius, A. W. & Fuhlendorf, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This Review assesses the adequacy of current stewardship strategies to address the accelerating challenges confronting global rangeland systems. The a...

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Diversity, complexity, stability and pest control.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Murdoch, W. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It should be possible to design agroecosystems to reduce the severity of insect pest problems. Ecological theory about stability should be relevant wh...

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Synergism between production and soil health through crop diversification, organic amendments and crop protection in wheat-based systems.

Published online: 19 Feb 2024

Authors: Walder, F. & Büchi, L. & Wagg, C. & Colombi, T. & Banerjee, S. & Hirte, J. & Mayer, J. & Six, J. & Keller, T. & Charles, R. & Heijden, M. G. A. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

One of the critical challenges in agriculture is enhancing yield without compromising its foundation, a healthy environment and, particularly, soils. ...

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Disturbances as opportunities: learning from disturbance-response parallels in social and ecological systems to better adapt to climate change.

Published online: 30 Dec 2020

Authors: Buma, B. & Schultz, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Disturbances (e.g. fires, floods, windstorms, landslides and tsunamis) are ubiquitous throughout the world. Many social and ecological systems have...

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How to make socio-environmental modelling more useful to support policy and management?

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Will, M. & Dressler, G. & Kreuer, D. & Thulke, H. H. & Grêt-Regamey, A. & Müller, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Dynamic process-based modelling is often proposed as a powerful tool to understand complex socio-environmental problems and to provide sustainable sol...

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Using an ecological understanding of farmland to reconcile nature conservation requirements, EU agriculture policy and world trade agreements.

Published online: 06 Apr 1999

Authors: Bignal, E. M.

Content type: Conference paper; Journal article

The reasons behind the recent trend in the EU for environmental objectives to be incorporated into agriculture policy are reviewed. Environmental paym...

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How can social-ecological system models simulate the emergence of social-ecological crises?

Published online: 27 Oct 2021

Authors: Brown, C. & Rounsevell, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The idea that human impacts on natural systems might trigger large-scale, social-ecological 'crises' or 'breakdowns' is attracting increasing scientif...

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ShadeTreeAdvice methodology: guiding tree-species selection using local knowledge.

Published online: 07 Dec 2022

Authors: Rigal, C. & Wagner, S. & Mai Phuong Nguyen & Jassogne, L. & Philippe Vaast

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Selection of shade tree species for agroforestry systems must take the complexity of these systems into account. Tree species selection should maximiz...

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How can computer models better help policymakers to solve problems in human-environment systems?

Published online: 19 Aug 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Will, M. & Dressler, G. & Kreuer, D. & Thulke, H. H. & Grêt-Regamey, A. & Müller, B.

Content type: Blog

This article investigates why the degree to which different models are used to support policy-making varies so much and synthesizes four key factors f...

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