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People-nature interactions through the Lens of local ecological knowledge: an illustration on agroforests in Madagascar.

Published online: 28 Sep 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Mariel, J. & Carrière, S. M. & Penot, E. & Danthu, P. & Rafidison, V. & Labeyrie, V.

Content type: Blog

This research deals with farmers' knowledge on plant diversity management in agroforests through the case study of the Betsimisaraka farmers on the No...

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'Social distancing' between plants may amplify coastal restoration at early stage.

Published online: 20 Apr 2022

Authors: Huang Hao & Xu Chi & Liu QuanXing

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration is crucial to counteract the degradation of coastal ecosystems. Recent studies increasingly suggest that coastal restoration su...

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Community-level responses of African carnivores to prescribed burning.

Published online: 14 Feb 2022

Authors: Gigliotti, L. C. & Curveira-Santos, G. & Slotow, R. & Sholto-Douglas, C. & Swanepoel, L. H. & Jachowski, D. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fires are common in many ecosystems world-wide, and are frequently used as a management tool. Although the responses of herbivores to fire have been w...

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Centenary shipwrecks reveal the limits of artificial habitats in protecting regional reef fish diversity.

Published online: 07 Mar 2022

Authors: Medeiros, A. P. M. & Ferreira, B. P. & Betancur-R, R. & Cardoso, A. P. L. R. & Matos, M. R. S. B. C. & Santos, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The sinking of artificial structures has become increasingly common around the world, but whether the artificial structures favour or disfavour fish d...

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Ecosystem functions and services in urban stormwater ponds: co-producing knowledge for better management.

Published online: 26 Jul 2024

Authors: Marques, P. & Illyes, E. & McCauley, S. & Jackson, D. A. & Michalakos, D. & Ferzoco, I. M. C. & Timms, L. & Murray, R. L. & MacFarlane, Z. S. & Duval, T. P. & Dolson, R. & Din, S. & Pebesma, D. & Kirkwood, A. E. & Turner, N. A. & Clayton, J. & Horton, K. & Boston, C. M. & Sapozhnikova, E. & Cadotte, M. W. & Mandrak, N. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Urban stormwater management ponds (SWMPs) are widely employed for stormwater control, but knowledge about their contributions to urban ecosystem funct...

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Creation of 'island' habitats in farmland to manipulate populations of beneficial arthropods: predator densities and emigration.

Published online: 04 Dec 1993

Authors: Thomas, M. B. & Wratten, S. D. & Sotherton, N. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grass-sown raised earth banks were created as islands in the centres of 2 winter wheat fields in the UK to provide improved overwintering conditions f...

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Peatland carbon finance scoping study.

Published online: 12 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Tribe, N. & Drake, D. & Isaac, D. & Scholz, E. M. & Worfolk, C.

Content type: Reports

Peat soils in England store a vast quantity of organic material that has the potential to emit greenhouse gases (GHG) (HMG. 2021c). Emissions from deg...

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Rewetting prolongs root growing season in minerotrophic peatlands and mitigates negative drought effects.

Published online: 07 Oct 2022

Authors: Schwieger, S. & Kreyling, J. & Peters, B. & Gillert, A. & Lukas, U. F. von & Jurasinski, G. & Köhn, D. & Blume-Werry, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Root phenology influences the timing of plant resource acquisition and carbon fluxes into the soil. This is particularly important in fen peatlands...

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West Penwith Habitat Surveys: Busvargus and Tregeseal Common (part) (survey area 11 (part) - 2022).

Published online: 20 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England Research Report NERR121

Authors: Beard, M.

Content type: Reports

This report presents a habitat survey conducted at Busvargus and Tregeseal Common (part) / Site 11 (part), Cornwall. The survey site supports lowland ...

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Drivers and consequences of archetypical shifting cultivation transitions.

Published online: 04 Sep 2023

Authors: Martin, D. A. & Llopis, J. C. & Raveloaritiana, E. & Coomes, O. T. & Andriamihaja, O. R. & Bruun, T. B. & Heinimann, A. & Mertz, O. & Rakotonarivo, O. S. & Zaehringer, J. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Shifting cultivation remains an important land system in many tropical landscapes, but transitions away from shifting cultivation are increasingly com...

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