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Exploring a natural baseline for large-herbivore biomass in ecological restoration.

Published online: 22 Feb 2022

Authors: Fløjgaard, C. & Pedersen, P. B. M. & Sandom, C. J. & Svenning, J. C. & Ejrnæs, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large herbivores provide key ecosystem processes, but have experienced massive historical losses and are under intense pressure, leaving current ecosy...

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Gender-differentiated impacts of climate variability in Ethiopia: a micro-simulation approach.

Published online: 22 Mar 2017

Authors: Wossen, T.

Content type: Bulletin

In this paper, we examine the gender-specific effects of climate variability using household level data from rural Ethiopia. In particular, this paper...

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Mapping the ecological resilience of Atlantic postglacial heathlands.

Published online: 10 Mar 2023

Authors: Løvschal, M. & Damgaard, C. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthropogenic heathlands are semi-natural ecosystems with a unique cultural and biodiversity value, considered worthy of preservation across most of t...

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Anthropogenic land-use change shapes bird diversity along the eastern Himalayan altitudinal gradient.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Penjor, U. & Jamtsho, R. & Sherub, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Globally, the conversion of natural forest into agricultural land and human settlement has altered avian diversity and structure often leading to func...

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Threat webs: reframing the co-occurrence and interactions of threats to biodiversity.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Geary, W. L. & Nimmo, D. G. & Doherty, T. S. & Ritchie, E. G. & Tulloch, A. I. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Interactions between threatening processes and their effects on biodiversity are a major focus of ecological research and management. Threat interacti...

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A policy note on agricultural cooperatives in Africa.

Published online: 24 Aug 2016

Authors: Francesconi, N. & Cook, M. & Livingston, K.

Content type: Bulletin

This note demonstrates the validity and applicability of the "Cooperative Life Cycle Framework," developed by the Graduate Institute of Cooperative Le...

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Links between natural environments, learning and health: evidence briefing.

Published online: 23 Oct 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Dillon, J. & Lovell, B.

Content type: Reports

This briefing note is one of a series that summarises evidence of the relationships between the natural environment and a range of outcomes. This brie...

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Abandoned pastures cannot spontaneously recover the attributes of old-growth savannas.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Cava, M. G. B. & Pilon, N. A. L. & Ribeiro, M. C. & Durigan, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Active restoration strategies have been recommended to recover Neotropical savannas in abandoned lands, but no studies have investigated the trajector...

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Identifying relationships between multi-scale social-ecological factors to explore ungulate health in a Western Kazakhstan rangeland.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Munib Khanyari & Robinson, S. & Morgan, E. R. & Salemgareyev, A. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Rangelands are multi-use landscapes which are socially and ecologically important in different ways. Among other interactions, shared use of rangeland...

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Nature-reliant, low-income households face the highest rates of woody-plant encroachment in South Africa.

Published online: 09 Aug 2022

Authors: White, J. D. M. & Stevens, N. & Fisher, J. T. & Archibald, S. & Reynolds, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Woody-plant encroachment is an under-recognized consequence of land degradation. This phenomenon is common in rangeland ecosystems, where woody plants...

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