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Land classification for management planning in the Luangwa Valley of Zambia.

Published online: 12 Jan 1970

Authors: Astle, W. L. & Webster, R. & Lawrance, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Luangwa Valley is about 700 km long and up to 90 km wide, and contains about 15, 000 km2 of game reserves where local overgrazing and overbrowsing...

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A national-scale model of linear features improves predictions of farmland biodiversity.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Sullivan, M. J. P. & Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Newson, S. E. & Scholefield, P. & Brereton, T. & Oliver, T. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Modelling species distribution and abundance is important for many conservation applications, but it is typically performed using relatively coarse-sc...

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Moving towards a multidimensional dynamic approach to nature and health: a bioavailability perspective.

Published online: 07 Aug 2022

Authors: Sumner, R. C. & Cassarino, M. & Dockray, S. & Setti, A. & Crone, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The benefits of exposure to nature for health and well-being have been demonstrated across multiple disciplines. Recent work has sought to establish o...

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Can we predict cultural ecosystem services, and are we measuring the right things?

Published online: 20 Jan 2022

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Jones, L. & Boeri, M. & Christie, M. & Durance, I. & Evans, K. L. & Fletcher, D. & Harrison, L. & Jorgensen, A. & Masante, D. & McGinlay, J. & Paterson, D. & Schmucki, R. & Short, C. & Small, N. & Southon, G. & Stojanovic, T. & Waters, R.

Content type: Blog

This paper describes a framework that allows to create a model for predicting and mapping cultural services. The cultural ecosystem service model for ...

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Importance of regional species pools and functional traits in colonization processes: predicting re-colonization after large-scale destruction of ecosystems.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Kirmer, A. & Tischew, S. & Ozinga, W. A. & Lampe, M. von & Baasch, A. & Groenendael, J. M. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale destruction of ecosystems caused by surface mining provides an opportunity for the study of colonization processes starting with primary s...

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Citizen science versus professional data collection: comparison of approaches to mosquito monitoring in Germany.

Published online: 18 Apr 2022

Authors: Pernat, N. & Kampen, H. & Jeschke, J. M. & Werner, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

programme in Germany, mosquitoes have been monitored actively by systematically operated traps since 2011, and passively by the 'Mückenatlas' (mosquit...

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Analysis of desert plant community growth patterns with high temporal resolution satellite spectra.

Published online: 30 Jun 1997

Authors: Peters, A. J. & Eve, M. D. & Holt, E. H. & Whitford, W. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The study of a desert landscape consisting of C3 shrublands and C4 grasslands demonstrated the feasibility of mapping desertification processes on a r...

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Success from the ground up: participatory monitoring and forest restoration.

Published online: 26 Apr 2017

Authors: Evans, K. A. & Guariguata, M. R.

Content type: Bulletin

New global forest restoration initiatives present an unparalleled opportunity to reverse the trend of deforestation and forest degradation in the comi...

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Defining Favourable Conservation Status in England: Natural England's approach [2nd edition].

Published online: 05 Sep 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Mousley, S. & Vliet, W. van & Cork, C.

Content type: Reports

This document describes Natural England's approach and methods for defining favourable conservation status (FCS) in England, UK. The principles of def...

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The role of research for integrated management of invasive species, invaded landscapes and communities.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Buckley, Y. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invaded landscapes and ecosystems are composed of multiple interacting networks and feed-back loops, sometimes leading to unexpected effects of manage...

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