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Scientific aspects of nature conservation in the United Kingdom.

Published online: 01 Sep 1990

Authors: Usher, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation in the United Kingdom is divided between government organizations, and non-government organizations. Four areas of achievement are descri...

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Species accumulation curves and the measure of sampling effort.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Willott, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This article discusses a recent paper [Moreno and Halffter, Journal of Applied Ecology (2000) 37, 149-158] that described the problems associated with...

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Maidenhair Fern Survey, Propagation and Reintroduction Methods.

Published online: 12 Feb 2024

Published by: UK, Back On Our Map

Authors: Marples, H.

Content type: Reports

The Back on our map (BOOM) project focused on the conservation of the maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) in south Cumbria, UK. Through collab...

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Alluring restoration strategies to attract seed-dispersing animals need more rigorous testing.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Holl, K. D. & Joyce, F. H. & Reid, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a recently published paper, Silva et al. conclude that placing fruit feeders (induced seed dispersal) in restored tropical forests serves to enrich...

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Line-intercept laboratory subsampling estimates periphyton biovolumes more efficiently than standard methods.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Frappier, B. & Ducey, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Algal assemblages have been included in biological monitoring in a number of national, large-scale and long-term biological monitoring and assessment ...

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A modified method of mapping hill vegetation in relation to animal distribution.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Colquhoun, I. R. & Watson, E. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A method is described of mapping hill vegetation and of relating the map produced to animal distributions by recording both sets of data on a 10-m gri...

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A global analysis of factors predicting conservationists' values.

Published online: 23 Nov 2022

Authors: Luque-Lora, R. & Keane, A. & Fisher, J. A. & Holmes, G. & Sandbrook, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

There exists a wealth of philosophical, sociological and anthropological literature on environmental values; yet, few studies have investigated the va...

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More bang for the land manager's buck: disturbance autocorrelation can be used to achieve management objectives at no additional cost.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Garrison, A. & Miller, A. & Roxburgh, S. H. & Shea, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecologists have long studied the effects of disturbance on species diversity. More recently, researchers have become interested in understanding how t...

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The ecological changes of Breckland grass heaths and the consequences of management.

Published online: 07 Nov 1992

Authors: Dolman, P. M. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Breckland grass heaths surveyed in 1981 were resurveyed (9 only) in 1989. Rabbit-grazed sites supported lichens, cushion-forming mosses, winter annual...

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Encouraging biodiversity at multiple scales in support of resilient woodlands.

Published online: 27 May 2020

Authors: Barsoum, N. & Cottrell, J. & Watts, K. & Bellamy, C.

Content type: Bulletin

Woodland ecosystems are integral to our health, well-being, security and economy, but they face a number of pressures including climate change, land-u...

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