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Floral resource diversity drives bee community diversity in prairie restorations along an agricultural landscape gradient.

Published online: 07 Dec 2020

Authors: Lane, I. G. & Herron-Sweet, C. R. & Portman, Z. M. & Cariveau, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grassland ecosystems are imperiled by agricultural activity world-wide. Restoring grassland habitat is important to conserving grassland fauna and pre...

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Biocrust morphogroups provide an effective and rapid assessment tool for drylands.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Read, C. F. & Duncan, D. H. & Vesk, P. A. & Elith, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) occur across most of the world's drylands and are sensitive indicators of dryland degradation. Accounting for shift...

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Genetic variation on the rocks - the impact of climbing on the population ecology of a typical cliff plant.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Vogler, F. & Reisch, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rock climbing enjoys enormous popularity world-wide. As a consequence, the anthropogenic pressure on the vegetation of formerly undisturbed cliff ecos...

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Creating desirable futures for nature: the Nature Futures Framework.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Authors: Pereira, L. & Davies, K. K. & Belder, E. den & Ferrier, S. & Karlsson-Vinkhuysen, S. & Kim, H. & Kuiper, J. J. & Okayasu, S. & Palomo, M. G. & Pereira, H. M. & Peterson, G. & Sathyapalan, J. & Schoolenberg, M. & Alkemade, R. & Ribeiro, S. C. & Greenaway, A. & Hauck, J. & King, N. & Lazarova, T. & Ravera, F. & Chettri, N. & Cheung, W. W. L. & Hendriks, R. J. J. & Kolomytsev, G. & Leadley, P. & Metzger, J. P. & Ninan, K. N. & Pichs, R. & Popp, A. & Rondinini, C. & Rosa, I. & Vuuren, D. van & Lundquist, C. J.

Content type: Blog

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services expert group on scenarios and models undertook work to co- create...

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How big animals and trees shaped our world and how we can restore them.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Schweiger, A. & Svenning, J. C.

Content type: Blog

This paper proposes an integrative restoration framework applicable across the whole range of human land use intensity including assisted recolonizati...

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Behaviour and attitude changes after using a turtle conservation citizen science app.

Published online: 26 Feb 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Santori, C. & Keith, R. J. & Whittington, C. M. & Thompson, M. B. & Dyke, J. U. van & Spencer, R. J.

Content type: Blog

An online questionnaire to investigate the consequences of using TurtleSAT, a citizen science app that was developed to collect locations of freshwate...

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Strategic framework: a new decade of impact and innovation.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Content type: Miscellaneous

This strategic framework brings the next 5 to 10 years of the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research station in focus. The PNW Research Station oversess for...

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Enabling regulatory frameworks for contract farming.

Published online: 31 Oct 2018

Authors: Viinikainen, T. & Caro, C. B.

Content type: Bulletin

FAO's previous contribution to the development of contract farming saw the publication in 2015 of the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Contract Farmin...

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Striking a balance: managing El Niño and La Niña in Lao PDR's agriculture.

Published online: 21 May 2020

Authors: Sutton, W. R. & Srivastava, J. P. & Rosegrant, M. & Koo JaWoo & Robertson, R.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This report's purpose is to help Lao policy makers and stakeholders prepare for future El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events. It does this by pro...

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Metal fence removal improved survival of a nocturnal seabird on Isla Natividad, Mexico.

Published online: 08 Nov 2017

Authors: Albores-Barajas, Y. V. & Soldatini, C. & Ramos-Rodriguez, A. & Dell'Omo, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

The black-vented shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas is endemic to Mexico and is currently listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List. Ninety-five pe...

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