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The management of lowland neutral grasslands in Britain: effects of agricultural practices on birds and their food resources.

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: Vickery, J. A. & Tallowin, J. R. & Feber, R. E. & Asteraki, E. J. & Atkinson, P. W. & Fuller, R. J. & Brown, V. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of agricultural intensification on biodiversity in arable systems of western Europe have received a great deal of attention. However, the ...

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Semi-natural habitat, but not aphid amount or continuity, predicts lady beetle abundance across agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 01 Nov 2024

Authors: Iuliano, B. & Gratton, C. & Kim, T. N. & Spiesman, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The amount of semi-natural habitat surrounding farm fields is a common but inconsistent predictor of natural enemy populations and predation services....

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Comparing the efficacy of agri-environment schemes to enhance bumble bee abundance and diversity on arable field margins.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Carvell, C. & Meek, W. R. & Pywell, R. F. & Goulson, D. & Nowakowski, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Declines in abundance and diversity of bumble bees (Bombus spp.) in Europe have been linked to agricultural intensification and the resulting loss of ...

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Using ecological restoration to constrain biological invasion.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Bakker, J. D. & Wilson, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasion can permanently alter ecosystem structure and function. Invasive species are difficult to eradicate, so methods for constraining i...

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Plant trait-digestibility relationships across management and climate gradients in permanent grasslands.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Gardarin, A. & Garnier, É. & Carrère, P. & Cruz, P. & Andueza, D. & Bonis, A. & Colace, M. P. & Dumont, B. & Duru, M. & Farruggia, A. & Gaucherand, S. & Grigulis, K. & Kernéïs, É. & Lavorel, S. & Louault, F. & Loucougaray, G. & Mesléard, F. & Yavercovski, N. & Kazakou, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Dry matter digestibility is a critical component of herbage nutritive value, a major service delivered by grasslands. The aim of this study was to tes...

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Agriculture modifies the seasonal decline of breeding success in a tropical wild bird population.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Cartwright, S. J. & Nicoll, M. A. C. & Jones, C. G. & Tatayah, V. & Norris, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat conversion for agriculture is a major driver of biodiversity loss, but our understanding of the demographic processes involved remains poor. W...

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The influence of thermal ecology on the distribution of three nymphalid butterflies.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Bryant, S. R. & Thomas, C. D. & Bale, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Studies have shown that many adult and immature insects are able to maintain body temperature well above, and often independently of, ambient temperat...

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The effect of provenance on the performance of Crataegus monogyna in hedges.

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Jones, A. T. & Hayes, M. J. & Hamilton, N. R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grants for wildlife enhancement in the British Isles, UK have supported the widespread planting of new hedges along field margins. However, much of th...

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A framework for mapping the distribution of seabirds by integrating tracking, demography and phenology.

Published online: 27 Jul 2020

Authors: Carneiro, A. P. B. & Pearmain, E. J. & Oppel, S. & Clay, T. A. & Phillips, R. A. & Bonnet-Lebrun, A. S. & Wanless, R. M. & Abraham, E. & Richard, Y. & Rice, J. & Handley, J. & Davies, T. E. & Dilley, B. J. & Ryan, P. G. & Small, C. & Arata, J. & Arnould, J. P. Y. & Bell, E. & Bugoni, L. & Campioni, L. & Catry, P. & Cleeland, J. & Deppe, L. & Elliott, G. & Freeman, A. & González-Solís, J. & Granadeiro, J. P. & Grémillet, D. & Landers, T. J. & Makhado, A. & Nel, D. & Nicholls, D. G. & Rexer-Huber, K. & Robertson, C. J. R. & Sagar, P. M. & Scofield, P. & Stahl, J. C. & Stanworth Andrew & Stevens, K. L. & Trathan, P. N. & Thompson, D. R. & Torres, L. & Walker, K. & Waugh, S. M. & Weimerskirch, H. & Dias, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The identification of geographic areas where the densities of animals are highest across their annual cycles is a crucial step in conservation plannin...

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Land abandonment and intensification diminish spatial and temporal β-diversity of grassland plants and herbivorous insects within paddy terraces.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Uchida, K. & Ushimaru, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although traditional land-use and management practices are known to enhance environmental heterogeneity in agricultural lands, loss of heterogeneity r...

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