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Sheep-grazing with different foraging efficiencies in a Dutch mixed grassland.

Published online: 01 Apr 1987

Authors: Leeuw, J. de & Bakker, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In 1972, 11 ha of woodland, heathland and previously manured pasture was fenced in for a sheep-grazing experiment and the different grazing intensitie...

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Strategic management of livestock to improve biodiversity conservation in African savannahs: a conceptual basis for wildlife-livestock coexistence.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Fynn, R. W. S. & Augustine, D. J. & Peel, M. J. S. & Garine-Wichatitsky, M. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

African savannas are complex socio-ecological systems with diverse wild and domestic herbivore assemblages, which adapt spatially to intra- and intera...

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Birds and wine grapes: foraging activity causes small-scale damage patterns in single vineyards.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Somers, C. M. & Morris, R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Crop damage caused by pest bird species is an economic problem in agricultural areas world-wide. Previous research in North America has focused on ...

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Linking agri-environment scheme habitat area, predation and the abundance of chick invertebrate prey to the nesting success of a declining farmland bird.

Published online: 28 Aug 2022

Authors: McHugh, N. M. & White, P. J. C. & Moreby, S. & Szczur, J. & Stoate, C. & Leather, S. R. & Holland, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Across Europe, farmland bird populations have continued to decline since the 1970s owing to the intensification of farming practices. Studies of su...

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Bat communities respond positively to large-scale thinning of forest regrowth.

Published online: 22 Feb 2017

Authors: Blakey, R. V. & Law, B. S. & Kingsford, R. T. & Stoklosa, J. & Tap, P. & Williamson, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over half of the world's forests are secondary regrowth and support considerable biodiversity. Thinning of these forests is a widespread management pr...

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Monitoring of honey bee floral resources with pollen DNA metabarcoding as a complementary tool to vegetation surveys.

Published online: 24 Jan 2022

Authors: Milla, L. & Schmidt-Lebuhn, A. & Bovill, J. & Encinas-Viso, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Monitoring biodiversity is a growing and pressing challenge, particularly as climate change threatens species with extinction and leads to widespread ...

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Seven ecological and technical attributes for biofilm-based recovery of shorebird populations in intertidal flat ecosystems.

Published online: 24 Jan 2022

Authors: Kuwae, T. & Elner, R. W. & Amano, T. & Drever, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Soft-bottomed intertidal flats are essential foraging areas for shorebirds but are severely impacted by threats such as coastal development and climat...

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Pollutants affect development in nestling starlings Sturnus vulgaris.

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Markman, S. & Müller, C. T. & Pascoe, D. & Dawson, A. & Buchanan, K. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollutants as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are of worldwide concern, due to their detrimental effects on the physiology and behaviour of wild...

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Winter habitat ecology of mountain caribou in relation to forest management.

Published online: 18 Oct 2000

Authors: Terry, E. L. & McLellan, B. N. & Watts, G. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

During winter, mountain caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou live in late successional and old growth coniferous forests, where they feed almost exclusiv...

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Functional traits of graminoids in semi-arid steppes: a test of grazing histories.

Published online: 15 Sep 2004

Authors: Adler, P. B. & Milchunas, D. G. & Lauenroth, W. K. & Sala, O. E. & Burke, I. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding variability in ecosystem response to grazing is essential for improving management. Recent efforts have focused on the role of plant fun...

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