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Evaluating CAP wildflower strips: high-quality seed mixtures significantly improve plant diversity and related pollen and nectar resources.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Schmidt, A. & Kirmer, A. & Hellwig, N. & Kiehl, K. & Tischew, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Flower strips are a fundamental part of agri-environment schemes (AESs) introduced by the European Union to counteract the loss of biodiversity and re...

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Priority threat management of non-native plants to maintain ecosystem integrity across heterogeneous landscapes.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Firn, J. & Martin, T. G. & Chadès, I. & Walters, B. & Hayes, J. & Nicol, S. & Carwardine, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive non-native plants have negatively impacted on biodiversity and ecosystem functions world-wide. Because of the large number of species, their ...

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The effects of landscape complexity on arable weed species diversity in organic and conventional farming.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: Roschewitz, I. & Gabriel, D. & Tscharntke, T. & Thies, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is growing concern about declining species diversity in agroecosystems caused by agricultural intensification at the field and landscape scales....

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Indigenous brigades change the spatial patterns of wildfires, and the influence of climate on fire regimes.

Published online: 04 Aug 2022

Authors: Oliveira, M. R. & Ferreira, B. H. S. & Souza, E. B. & Lopes, A. A. & Bolzan, F. P. & Roque, F. O. & Pott, A. & Pereira, A. M. M. & Garcia, L. C. & Damasceno Júnior, G. A. & Costa, A. & Rocha, M. & Xavier, S. & Ferraz, R. A. & Ribeiro, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Indigenous people have been managing fire-prone landscapes for millennia, especially in tropical savannas, thereby maintaining carbon stocks and pyrod...

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Undersowing oats with clovers supports pollinators and suppresses arable weeds without reducing yields.

Published online: 19 Aug 2023

Authors: Boetzl, F. A. & Sundahl, A. D. & Friberg, H. & Viketoft, M. & Bergkvist, G. & Lundin, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sustainable food production requires agriculture to conserve biodiversity and facilitate ecosystem services to maintain productivity levels while redu...

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Functional traits illuminate the selective impacts of different fishing gears on coral reefs.

Published online: 27 Jul 2020

Authors: Mbaru, E. K. & Graham, N. A. J. & McClanahan, T. R. & Cinner, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Unsustainable fishing is a major driver of change in marine ecosystems. The ways that fishing gears target fishes with different ecological functions ...

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Organic farming positively affects honeybee colonies in a flower-poor period in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 31 Aug 2020

Authors: Wintermantel, D. & Odoux, J. F. & Chadœuf, J. & Bretagnolle, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conventional farming has been implicated in global biodiversity and pollinator declines and organic farming is often regarded as a more ecological alt...

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Dung beetles reduce livestock gastrointestinal parasite availability on pasture.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Sands, B. & Wall, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthelmintics are widely used to control gastrointestinal parasites of livestock. However, the residues of these compounds, particularly the macrocycl...

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Crop-dominated landscapes have higher vector-borne plant virus prevalence.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Claflin, S. B. & Jones, L. E. & Thaler, J. S. & Power, A. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape composition affects local arthropod biodiversity, including herbivorous insects and their predators, yet to date landscape effects on insect...

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Reintroduced, but not accepted: stakeholder perceptions of beavers in Germany.

Published online: 07 Nov 2024

Authors: Hohm, M. & Moesch, S. S. & Bahm, J. & Haase, D. & Jeschke, J. M. & Balkenhol, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

While reintroductions of regionally extinct native species usually benefit ecosystems, reintroduced animals often struggle to locate appropriate habit...

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