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Leveraging functional traits of cover crops to coordinate crop productivity and soil health.

Published online: 19 Nov 2022

Authors: Zhang ChongZhe & Xue WenFeng & Xue JingRong & Zhang Jing & Qiu LuJie & Chen XiaoYun & Hu Feng & Kardol, P. & Liu ManQiang

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plants act as ecosystem engineers playing fundamental roles in steering their surroundings, including soil abiotic and biotic conditions, soil organis...

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Caretaking, accomplishment and connection to nature: the 'gardening triad' and its role in new community gardeners' engagement, and social and emotional well-being.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Authors: Alaimo, K. & Coringrato, E. & Lacy, K. & Hébert, J. R. & Beavers, A. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Understanding how activities in natural settings, such as gardening, improve health and well-being is important for designing nature-based health inte...

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Management options for dealing with changing forest-water relations.

Published online: 28 Mar 2019

Authors: Bhaskar Vira & Ellison, D. & McNulty, S. G. & Archer, E. & Bishop, K. & Claassen, M. & Creed, I. F. & Gush, M. & Dipak Gyawali & Martin-Ortega, J. & Aditi Mukherji & Murdiyarso, D. & Pol, P. O. & Sullivan, C. A. & Noordwijk, M. van & Wei XiaoHua & Xu JianChu & Reed, M. G. & Wilson, S. J.

Content type: Bulletin article

This chapter addresses potential forest and water management strategies based on the understanding of the 'new normal', the challenges imposed, in par...

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Classification and ecological relevance of soundscapes in urban informal settlements.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Fleming, G. M. & Elqadi, M. M. & Taruc, R. R. & Tela, A. & Duffy, G. A. & Ramsay, E. E. & Faber, P. A. & Chown, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Sound exerts wide-ranging influence on humans. The quality of that influence depends on the sound source and context in which it is perceived, but nat...

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Negative effects of neonicotinoids on male honeybee survival, behaviour and physiology in the field.

Published online: 16 Dec 2021

Authors: Straub, L. & Villamar-Bouza, L. & Bruckner, S. & Chantawannakul, P. & Kolari, E. & Maitip, J. & Vidondo, B. & Neumann, P. & Williams, G. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural chemicals such as neonicotinoid insecticides are believed to be one important factor responsible for the recent reduction in health of po...

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The nature gaze: eye-tracking experiment reveals well-being benefits derived from directing visual attention towards elements of nature.

Published online: 07 Nov 2024

Authors: Fleming, W. & Rizowy, B. & Shwartz, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The urban lifestyle has a profound effect on mental health, contributing significantly to the challenges faced by people who reside in urban areas. Gr...

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Land health surveillance for identifying land constraints and targeting land management options in smallholder farming systems in Western Cameroon.

Published online: 22 Mar 2017

Authors: Takoutsing, B. & Ayenkulu, E. & Tchoundjeu, Z. & Coe, R. & Denis, N. & Shepherd, K.

Content type: Bulletin

Quantitative and up-to-date information on ecosystem characteristics and land health constraints are needed to understand land degradation trends and ...

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Monetary impacts should be considered in biological invasion risk assessments.

Published online: 05 Mar 2024

Authors: Soto, I. & Haubrock, P. J. & Cuthbert, R. N. & Renault, D. & Probert, A. F. & Tarkan, A. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions pose a significant threat to biodiversity, planetary health and socio-economies worldwide. Prioritizing invasive species for mana...

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Using healthy estuaries to provide a morphological characterisation of the Dee Estuary and the estuaries in and adjacent to Morecambe Bay.

Published online: 16 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Brew, D. & Dawks, S.

Content type: Reports

This study used existing data to characterize the functioning of the Dee Estuary and the estuaries within and immediately outside Morecambe Bay under ...

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Sensing, feeling, thinking: relating to nature with the body, heart and mind.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Pramova, E. & Locatelli, B. & Valdivia-Díaz, M. & Vallet, A. & Quispe Conde, Y. & Djoudi, H. & Colloff, M. J. & Bousquet, F. & Tassin, J. & Roldan, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The cultural ecosystem services (CES) construct has evolved to accommodate multiple worldviews, knowledge systems and conceptualizations of nature and...

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