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Beyond taxonomy: a review of macroinvertebrate trait-based community descriptors as tools for freshwater biomonitoring.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Menezes, S. & Baird, D. J. & Soares, A. M. V. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species traits have been frequently used in ecological studies in an attempt to develop a general ecological framework linking biological communities ...

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The ecology of Morecambe Bay. 5. The salt marshes of Morecambe Bay.

Published online: 08 Jan 1972

Authors: Gray, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

These areas have a long history of grazing by sheep and are stocked at up to 6.45 sheep/ha, average 4.75/ha (counting 1 lamb as 0.5 ewe). Lambs, 1.25/...

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Disturbance ecology in human societies.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Pausas, J. G. & Leverkus, A. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

We define societal disturbances as discrete events that abruptly disrupt the functioning of human societies. There is a variety of such events, includ...

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Impacts of livestock grazing on lowland heathland.

Published online: 15 May 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Lake, S. & Bullock, J. M. & Hartley, S.

Content type: Reports

The objectives of this report are to: review and synthesise information on lowland heathland grazing history, methods and impacts; obtain this informa...

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The carry-over effects of pollen shortage decrease the survival of honeybee colonies in farmlands.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Requier, F. & Odoux, J. F. & Henry, M. & Bretagnolle, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many studies have reported honeybee colony losses in human-dominated landscapes. While bee floral food resources have been drastically reduced over pa...

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NatureScot Research Report 1259 - A risk-based approach to peatland restoration and peat instability.

Published online: 21 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Mills, A. J. & Rushton, D.

Content type: Reports

This report outlines a risk-based approach to assessing the potential impacts of peatland restoration activities on peat stability. It introduces an i...

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NatureScot Research Report 1280 - Inshore Wintering Waterfowl in Moray Firth Special Protection Area - 2019/20 digital aerial surveys and comparative analyses of aerial and shore-based surveys.

Published online: 17 Nov 2024

Published by: NatureScot

Authors: Scott, M. S. & Humphries, G. & Irvin, C. & Peters-Grundy, R. & Vilela, R. & Southward, B. & Thompson, K.

Content type: Reports

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Applying genomic approaches to identify historic population declines in European forest bats.

Published online: 18 Apr 2024

Authors: Razgour, O. & Montauban, C. & Festa, F. & Whitby, D. & Juste, J. & Ibáñez, C. & Rebelo, H. & Afonso, S. & Bekaert, M. & Jones, G. & Williams, C. & Boughey, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthropogenically driven environmental changes over recent centuries have led to severe declines of wildlife populations. Better tools are needed to a...

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A plant trait analysis of responses to grazing in a long-term experiment.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Bullock, J. M. & Franklin, J. & Stevenson, M. J. & Silvertown, J. & Coulson, S. J. & Gregory, S. J. & Tofts, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There are few long-term experimental studies of plant community responses to changes in grazing intensity. Here we report species' changes in a mesotr...

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Forgotten whales, fading codfish: perceptions of 'natural' ecosystems inform visions of future recovery.

Published online: 04 Sep 2023

Authors: McClenachan, L. & Neal, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Perceptions of past ecological change affect views of current ecosystem state, but how do baselines help to shape stakeholders' visions of an idealize...

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