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UK Barcode of Life: 2023 project - DEFRA Centre of Excellence for DNA Methods.

Published online: 05 Sep 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Price, B. & Cristovao, J. & Sivell, O. & Hall, A. & Hall, D. W. & White, O. & Wilbraham, J. & Brodie, J. & Blagoderov, V. & Whiffin, A. & Cuber, P. & Davis, R. & Misra, R. & Leatherland, D. & Clark, K.

Content type: Reports

DNA-based methods offer a significant opportunity to monitor individual species and species assemblages where appropriate, for example those that may ...

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Tilbury Fort Marshes Terrestrial Invertebrate Survey Report 2022.

Published online: 05 Sep 2023

Published by: UK, Natural England & Colin Plant Associates (UK)

Content type: Reports

The Tilbury Fort Marshes are a network of brackish watercourses and dry grassland compartments surrounding Tilbury Fort in Tilbury, south Essex, UK. T...

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North Thames Estuary and Marshes Breeding Bird Survey.

Published online: 06 Sep 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gilmore, G.

Content type: Reports

A breeding bird survey was commissioned by Natural England to investigate the breeding bird interest in land adjacent to the Mucking Flats and Marshes...

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Forum theatre as a mechanism to explore representation of local people's values in environmental governance: a case of study from Chiapas, Mexico.

Published online: 09 Mar 2023

Authors: Olvera-Hernández, S. & Mesa-Jurado, M. A. & Novo, P. & Martin-Ortega, J. & Walsh, A. & Holmes, G. & Borchi, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Nature degradation, poverty and social discrimination are some of the consequences of unfair decision-making over environmental resources within rural...

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Importance of mowing and flood frequency in promoting species richness in restored floodplains.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Gerard, M. & El-Kahloun, M. & Rymen, J. & Beauchard, O. & Meire, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In recent years, European water management policies have promoted floodplain rehabilitation for flood mitigation purposes. This could provide opportun...

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Effects of human shoreline development on littoral macroinvertebrates in lowland lakes.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Brauns, M. & Garcia, X. F. & Walz, N. & Pusch, M. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The shores of many lakes have been substantially altered by human developments such as erosion control structures or recreational beaches. Such altera...

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The use of large wood in stream restoration: experiences from 50 projects in Germany and Austria.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Kail, J. & Hering, D. & Muhar, S. & Gerhard, M. & Preis, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wood is increasingly used in restoration projects to improve the hydromorphological and ecological status of streams and rivers. However, despite thei...

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Indirect effects of exotic grazers: livestock decreases the nutrient content of refuse dumps of leaf-cutting ants through vegetation impoverishment.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Tadey, M. & Farji-Brener, A. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We present evidence of how exotic grazers can indirectly change the nutrient availability on the soil surface by affecting the quality of refuse dumps...

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Native bacteria and Cyanobacteria can influence seedling emergence and growth of native plants used in dryland restoration.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Dadzie, F. A. & Moles, A. T. & Erickson, T. E. & Slavich, E. & Muñoz-Rojas, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seed-based ecosystem restoration has huge potential to restore degraded drylands. However, fewer than 10% of directly sown seeds transition to establi...

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Grasslands enhance ecosystem service multifunctionality above and below-ground in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Tamburini, G. & Aguilera, G. & Öckinger, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managing agricultural landscapes integrate production, biodiversity conservation and the flow of ecosystem services (ES) is of paramount importance to...

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