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Impacts of polycultural cropping on crop yields and biodiversity: a systematic map protocol.

Published online: 26 Jul 2024

Authors: Martinez, D. A. & Gathorne-Hardy, A. & Smith, B. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Agriculture is currently the largest driver of biodiversity-loss worldwide. There is a critical need to develop agricultural systems that protect and ...

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The impact of downhill skiing on Galliformes and other birds.

Published online: 22 May 2025

Authors: Brambilla, M. & Roseo, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

This work provides a systematic review of the impact of downhill skiing on birds. A literature search with no spatial and temporal restriction identif...

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Systematic review of field research reveals critical shortfalls for restoration of tropical grassy biomes.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Medeiros, N. F. & Ordóñez-Parra, C. A. & Buisson, E. & Silveira, F. A. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Scientists and policymakers are becoming aware of the pressing need to restore tropical grassy biomes (TGB), which are home to unique biodiversity and...

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Metacommunities, metaecosystems and the environmental fate of chemical contaminants.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Schiesari, L. & Leibold, M. A. & Burton, G. A., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although pollution is a major driver of ecosystem change, models predicting the environmental fate of contaminants suffer from critical uncertainties ...

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Climate change refugia for the flora and fauna of England.

Published online: 20 Mar 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Suggitt, A. J. & Wilson, R. J. & August, T. A. & Beale, C. M. & Bennie, J. J. & Dordolo, A. & Fox, R. & Hopkins, J. J. & Isaac, N. J. B. & Jorieux, P. & Macgregor, N. A. & Marcetteau, J. & Massimino, D. & Morecroft, M. D. & Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Walker, K. & Maclean, I. M. D.

Content type: Reports

A variety of evidence suggests that species may be able to withstand the effects of climate change in localised environments known as refugia, where s...

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Comparing impacts of alien plants and animals in Europe using a standard scoring system.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Kumschick, S. & Bacher, S. & Evans, T. & Marková, Z. & Pergl, J. & Pyšek, P. & Vaes-Petignat, S. & Veer, G. van der & Vilà, M. & Nentwig, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Alien species can change the recipient environment in various ways, and some of them cause considerable damage. Understanding such impacts is crucial ...

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A mechanistic framework to improve understanding and applications of push-pull systems in pest management.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Eigenbrode, S. D. & Birch, A. N. E. & Lindzey, S. & Meadow, R. & Snyder, W. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Push-pull or stimulo-deterrent cropping systems combine a trap crop or other attractant or arrestant stimulus distant from the crop and a deterrent or...

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Genotypically diverse cultivar mixtures for insect pest management and increased crop yields.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Tooker, J. F. & Frank, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In modern crop production, each plant is often nearly genetically identical to its neighbours, allowing insect pests and pathogens to move easily from...

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Sustainability-ethical testing of methane-reducing technical measures: evaluation of technical measures with regard to the integrated sustainability of livestock farming.

Published online: 04 Sep 2019

Authors: Puente-Rodríguez, D. & Groenestein, C. M.

Content type: Bulletin

This research makes an inventory of technical measures which are able to reduce the methane emissions of the Dutch livestock production systems (i.e. ...

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Reducing global health risks through mitigation of short-lived climate pollutants: scoping report for policymakers.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Content type: Miscellaneous

This document synthesizes a now-considerable literature on short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) to summarize the state of evidence linking them to h...

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