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Long-term impact of changes in sheep Ovis aries densities on the breeding output of the hen harrier Circus cyaneus.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Amar, A. & Davies, J. & Meek, E. & Williams, J. & Knight, A. & Redpath, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Livestock grazing is an important form of land use across the globe and changes in grazing pressure can have profound effects on vertebrate population...

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Large unburnt areas, not small unburnt patches, are needed to conserve avian diversity in fire-prone landscapes.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Berry, L. E. & Lindenmayer, D. B. & Driscoll, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mitigating the impacts of large-scale fires on biodiversity is becoming increasingly important as their frequency increases. In response, fire manager...

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Spontaneous succession on opencast mining sites: implications for bird biodiversity.

Published online: 19 Dec 2012

Authors: Šálek, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Remediation of lands devastated by industry includes various forms of restoration, such as technical reclamation and spontaneous succession. These man...

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Variable shifts in bird and bat assemblages as a result of reduced-impact logging revealed after 10 years.

Published online: 27 Apr 2024

Authors: Harris, A. E. & Maharaj, G. & Hallett, M. & Thomas, R. & Roopsind, A. & O'Shea, B. J. & Bicknell, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Selective logging is the most widespread driver of land-use change in biodiverse and carbon-rich tropical forests. However, the effects of selective l...

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Plant diversity enhanced yield and mitigated drought impacts in intensively managed grassland communities.

Published online: 27 Oct 2021

Authors: Grange, G. & Finn, J. A. & Brophy, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is a global requirement to improve the environmental sustainability of intensively managed grassland monocultures that rely on high rates of nit...

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Shifting thresholds and changing degradation patterns: climate change effects on the simulated long-term response of a semi-arid savanna to grazing.

Published online: 01 Aug 2012

Authors: Lohmann, D. & Tietjen, B. & Blaum, N. & Joubert, D. F. & Jeltsch, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The complex, nonlinear response of dryland systems to grazing and climatic variations is a challenge to management of these lands. Predicted climatic ...

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Patterns of nesting and dung burial in Onitis dung beetles: implications for pasture productivity and fly control.

Published online: 15 Mar 1988

Authors: Edwards, P. B. & Aschenborn, H. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The nesting biology of Onitis viridulus, O. fulgidus, O. obscurus, O. alexis, O. perpunctatus, O. caffer, O. aygulus [a synonym of O. alexis], O. tort...

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Detecting flowers on imagery with computer vision to improve continental scale grassland biodiversity surveying.

Published online: 02 Jul 2024

Authors: Elvekjaer, N. & Martinez-Sanchez, L. & Bonnet, P. & Joly, A. & Paracchini, M. L. & Velde, M. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Large-scale biodiversity monitoring is essential for assessing biodiversity trends, yet traditional surveying methods are limited in the spatial/tempo...

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Bush control studies in the drier areas of Kenya. 5. Effects of controlled burning and grazing management on Tarchonanthus / Acacia thicket.

Published online: 07 Sep 1972

Authors: Pratt, D. J. & Knight, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The canopy of a Tarchonanthus/Acacia thicket on Kenya grazing land was opened up by a series of controlled burns. Two burns killed >50% of the orig...

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Supporting local diversity of habitats and species on farmland: a comparison of three wildlife-friendly schemes.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Hardman, C. J. & Harrison, D. P. G. & Shaw, P. J. & Nevard, T. D. & Hughes, B. & Potts, S. G. & Norris, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration and maintenance of habitat diversity have been suggested as conservation priorities in farmed landscapes, but how this should be achieved ...

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