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Low-intensity agriculture increases farmland bird abundances in France.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Doxa, A. & Bas, Y. & Paracchini, M. L. & Pointereau, P. & Terres, J. M. & Jiguet, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Farmland biodiversity continues to decline mainly because of agricultural intensification and land abandonment. Agri-environment schemes can be design...

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Application of genetic diversity-ecosystem function research to ecological restoration.

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Kettenring, K. M. & Mercer, K. L. & Adams, C. R. & Hines, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Three common goals for restoration are (i) rapid plant establishment, (ii) long-term plant persistence and (iii) restoration of functioning ecosystems...

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Site-level connectivity identified from multiple sources of movement data to inform conservation of a migratory bird.

Published online: 21 Feb 2025

Authors: Beal, M. & Nightingale, J. & Belo, J. R. & Batey, C. & Belting, H. & Bocher, P. & Burgess, M. & Craft, T. B. & Crockford, N. & Delaporte, P. & Donaldson, L. & Gélinaud, G. & Gill, J. A. & Gunnarsson, T. G. & Þórisson, B. & Gutiérrez, J. S. & Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W. & Howison, R. A. & Hunke, P. & Jomat, L. & Lemke, H. & Ludwig, J. & Majoor, F. A. & Marlow, C. & Masero, J. A. & Melter, J. & Nicholson, I. & Parejo, M. & O'Mahony, B. & Pasanen, E. & Pessa, J. & Piersma, T. & Rocha, A. D. & Robin, F. & Roodbergen, M. & Rousseau, P. & Salewski, V. & Schmidt, L. & Smart, J. & Staneva, A. & Tibbitts, T. L. & Timonen, S. & Alves, J. A. & Dias, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Migratory birds depend on a suite of sites across their annual cycles, making them vulnerable to a wide variety of anthropogenic pressures. Current ar...

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Native cover crops enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services in hazelnut orchards.

Published online: 03 Mar 2025

Authors: Brambila, A. & Haring, S. & Brown, A. & Lane-Massee, M. & Hallett, L. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agroecological restoration aims to restore biodiversity and ecosystem function in agricultural landscapes while sustaining crop production. Adopting n...

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Predicting spring migration of the damson-hop aphid Phorodon humuli (Homoptera: Aphididae) from historical records of host-plant flowering phenology and weather.

Published online: 13 Apr 1995

Authors: Worner, S. P. & Tatchell, G. M. & Woiwod, I. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Historical data of the spring migration of the aphid Phorodon humuli recorded at Wye, Kent and Rosemaund, Herefordshire, UK, and the phenology of over...

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Time budgets and foraging of breeding golden plover Pluvialis apricaria.

Published online: 22 Sep 2000

Authors: Whittingham, M. J. & Percival, S. M. & Brown, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The golden plover Pluvialis apricaria is of high conservation concern in Europe. Previous studies have concentrated on how birds utilize moorland. We ...

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Estimating lichen biomass and caribou grazing on the wintering grounds of northern Québec: an application of fire history and Landsat data.

Published online: 26 Jun 1997

Authors: Arseneault, D. & Villeneuve, N. & Boismenu, C. & Leblanc, Y. & Deshaye, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) remote sensing imagery, previously published fire history data, and field observations were used to examine the influence...

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Quantifying the effects of prey abundance on killer whale reproduction.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Ward, E. J. & Holmes, E. E. & Balcomb, K. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Management decisions for threatened and endangered species require risks to be identified and prioritized, based on the degree to which they influence...

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What explains property-level variation in avian diversity? An inter-disciplinary approach.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Dallimer, M. & Acs, S. & Hanley, N. & Wilson, P. & Gaston, K. J. & Armsworth, P. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Modern farmed landscapes have witnessed substantial losses in biodiversity principally driven by the ecological changes associated with agricultural i...

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Enhancing invertebrate food resources for skylarks in cereal ecosystems: how useful are in-crop agri-environment scheme management options?

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Smith, B. & Holland, J. & Jones, N. & Moreby, S. & Morris, A. J. & Southway, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

UK agri-environment schemes rarely address within-crop biodiversity yet this habitat is used almost exclusively by some taxa. With the removal of set-...

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