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Greenspaces of psychiatric clinics and patient perceptions: a mixed-methods exploration.

Published online: 30 Oct 2024

Authors: Schmid, H. L. & Nowak, A. & Oeljeklaus, L. & McCall, T. & Hornberg, C. & Caspers, B. A. & Zerbe, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Nature and natural elements have been proven to promote mental health and well-being but there is a research gap regarding psychiatric environments, d...

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A methodological guide to observe local-scale geodiversity for biodiversity research and management.

Published online: 20 Sep 2022

Authors: Hjort, J. & Tukiainen, H. & Salminen, H. & Kemppinen, J. & Kiilunen, P. & Snåre, H. & Alahuhta, J. & Maliniemi, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Current global environmental change calls for comprehensive and complementing approaches for biodiversity conservation. According to recent research, ...

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Towards developing scalable climate-smart village models: approach and lessons learnt from pilot research in West Africa.

Published online: 01 Aug 2018

Authors: Bayala, J. & Zougmoré, R. & Ky-Dembele, C. & Bationo, B. A. & Buah, S. & Sanogo, D. & Somda, J. & Tougiani, A. & Traoré, K. & Kalinganire, A.

Content type: Bulletin

This occasional paper presents a report from a project on "Developing community-based climate smart agriculture through participatory action research ...

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Plant diversity and land use under organic and conventional agriculture: a whole-farm approach.

Published online: 29 Aug 2007

Authors: Gibson, R. H. & Pearce, S. & Morris, R. J. & Symondson, W. O. C. & Memmott, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Organic farming is thought to lead to increased biodiversity and greater sustainability than higher-yielding conventional farming systems. It is usual...

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'I owe it to the animals': the bidirectionality of Swiss alpine farmers' relational values.

Published online: 09 Mar 2023

Authors: Chapman, M. & Deplazes-Zemp, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Relational values have recently been proposed as a concept to expand our understanding of environmental values from the categories previously dominati...

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National patterns of functional diversity and redundancy in predatory ground beetles and bees associated with key UK arable crops.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Woodcock, B. A. & Harrower, C. & Redhead, J. & Edwards, M. & Vanbergen, A. J. & Heard, M. S. & Roy, D. B. & Pywell, R. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invertebrates supporting natural pest control and pollination ecosystem services are crucial to world-wide crop production. Understanding national pat...

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Stakeholder perspectives on nature, people and sustainability at Mount Kilimanjaro.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Masao, C. A. & Prescott, G. W. & Snethlage, M. A. & Urbach, D. & Rando, A. T. M. & Molina-Venegas, R. & Mollel, N. P. & Hemp, C. & Hemp, A. & Fischer, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Effective approaches towards sustainability need to be informed by a diverse array of stakeholder perspectives. However, capturing these perspectives ...

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Long-term demographic fluctuations in an orchid species driven by weather: implications for conservation planning.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Pfeifer, M. & Wiegand, K. & Heinrich, W. & Jetschke, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Management decisions are increasingly based on matrix models intended to predict the long-term fate of endangered species. However, certain elements o...

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Simplification of shade tree diversity reduces nutrient cycling resilience in coffee agroforestry.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Nesper, M. & Kueffer, C. & Krishnan, S. & Kushalappa, C. G. & Ghazoul, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agroforestry systems are refuges for biodiversity and provide multiple ecosystem functions and services. Diverse multispecies shade tree canopies are ...

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In defence of urban community gardens.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Egerer, M. & Karlebowski, S. & Conitz, F. & Neumann, A. E. & Schmack, J. M. & Sturm, U.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

With the boom in urban living has come a boom in urban gardening. In particular, urban community gardening is an increasingly popular form of horticul...

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