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The effectiveness of agri-environment schemes for the conservation of farmland moths: assessing the importance of a landscape-scale management approach.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Fuentes-Montemayor, E. & Goulson, D. & Park, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification and expansion are regarded as major causes of worldwide declines in biodiversity during the last century. Agri-environmen...

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On the use of agricultural system models for exploring technological innovations across scales in Africa: a critical review.

Published online: 17 Aug 2016

Authors: Rötter, R. & Sehomi, F. & Höhn, J. & Niemi, J. & Berg, M. van den

Content type: Bulletin

In this report we present results from three systematic reviews: one on the use of biophysical modelling, the second and third on the use of bio-econo...

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Current situation and plausible future scenarios for livestock management systems under climate change in Africa.

Published online: 08 Jun 2020

Authors: Simpkin, P. & Cramer, L. & Ericksen, P. & Thornton, P.

Content type: Bulletin

The aim of this study is to review the literature and provide a technical brief to the African Group of Negotiators Experts Support (AGNES) on the eff...

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An Operational Landscape Unit approach for identifying key landscape connections in wetland restoration.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Verhoeven, J. T. A. & Soons, M. B. & Janssen, R. & Omtzigt, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nature conservation and restoration traditionally focus on protecting individual sites. In parts of the world where the natural landscape has been sev...

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Is eutrophication really a major impairment for small waterbody biodiversity?

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Rosset, V. & Angélibert, S. & Arthaud, F. & Bornette, G. & Robin, J. & Wezel, A. & Vallod, D. & Oertli, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Eutrophication remains a major stress for freshwater biodiversity. Its deleterious consequences on biodiversity are well documented for large waterbod...

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Economic valuation of forest ecosystem services in Kenya: implication for design of PES schemes and participatory forest management.

Published online: 08 Nov 2017

Authors: Okumu, B. & Muchapondwa, E.

Content type: Bulletin

Forest ecosystem services are critical for human well-being as well as functioning and growth of economies. However, despite the growing demand for th...

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Direct measurement of ant predation of weed seeds in wheat cropping.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Evans, T. A. & Gleeson, P. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ecosystem service of predation of weed seeds by naturally occurring seed-eating animals, including ants, in agricultural fields has been suggested...

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A review of the legal and policy framework for payments for ecosystem services (PES) in Thailand.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Nabangchang, O.

Content type: Bulletin

Thailand is somewhat lagging behind other countries in Southeast Asia in adopting the concept of payment for environmental services (PES) as an instru...

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Thirty years of change in the vegetation communities of three valley mires in Suffolk, England.

Published online: 22 Sep 1995

Authors: Fojt, W. & Harding, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Detailed floristic records from 12 mires on 3 Suffolk fens were gathered in 1959 and 1991. The data were analysed using tabulation and ordination to e...

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An ecological perspective for analysing rural depopulation and abandonment.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Lloret, F. & Escudero, A. & Lloret, J. & Valladares, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Population loss in rural areas is rapidly increasing in high-income countries, raising concerns and debate, given its socio-economic consequences. Des...

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