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Analysing shrub encroachment in the southern Kalahari: a grid-based modelling approach.

Published online: 22 Apr 1998

Authors: Jeltsch, F. & Milton, S. J. & Dean, W. R. J. & Rooyen, N. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shrub encroachment is reducing the carrying capacity of arid grasslands in southern Africa for cattle. Although shrub-encroachment is known to occur a...

Protecting our streams by defining measurable targets for riparian management in a forestry context.

Published online: 21 May 2024

Authors: Kuglerová, L. & Muotka, T. & Chellaiah, D. & Jyväsjärvi, J. & Richardson, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Generally, governments and industry have implemented some degree of protection to reduce the impacts of forestry on aquatic ecosystems. Here, we consi...

Application of merged 1-m and 4-m resolution satellite data to research and management in tropical forests.

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Read, J. M. & Clark, D. B. & Venticinque, E. M. & Moreira, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Until very recently there have been no digital data from satellites for studying events that occur at scales of 10-1000 m² over large areas (100-100 0...

Determining appropriate goals for restoration of imperilled communities and species.

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Thorpe, A. S. & Stanley, A. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation and restoration practitioners often struggle to define appropriate targets for restoration. Frequently, 'pre-settlement conditions' (the ...

Towards a Science-Policy Dialogue for adapting agriculture to climate change in Senegal: Inventory of institutional and political actors.

Published online: 22 Apr 2015

Authors: Diouf, B. & Lo, H. M. & Dieye, B. & Sane, O. & Sarr, O. F.

Content type: Bulletin

Senegal benefited from the support of CCAFS West Africa program to implement National Dialogue Science Policy Platform on Adaptation of Agriculture an...

Directed connectivity among fish populations in a riverine network.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Schick, R. S. & Lindley, S. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The addition of large water storage dams to rivers in California's Central Valley blocked access to spawning habitat and has resulted in a dramatic de...

Restoring an ecosystem unique in Europe: private-sector leverage for a land-use plan based on the restoration of biodiversity: lessons from "Opération Cossure", the first trial of an offset supply scheme in France.

Published online: 25 Jan 2017

Authors: Rouvière, L. & Thiévent, P.

Content type: Bulletin article

Located between the Rhone and the Alpilles mountains in the south of France, the Crau Plain comprises the only semi-arid steppe in western Europe. Tho...

Slugs count: assessing citizen scientist engagement and development, and the accuracy of their identifications.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Cavadino, I. & Port, G. & Mill, A. & Clover, G. & Roy, H. E. & Jones, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

How accurately can citizen science participants identify species, and can the information they provide be used to calculate accurate estimates of spec...

Multiple ways to bend the curve of biodiversity loss: an analytical framework to support transformative change.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Mehring, M. & Brietzke, A. S. & Kleemann, J. & Knauß, S. & Poßer, C. & Schreiner, V. & Wittmer, H. & Albert, C. & Fürst, C. & Grunewald, K. & Kolkmann, M. & Lettenmaier, L. & Sanders, T. G. M. & Schleyer, C. & Settele, J. & Straka, T. M. & Hauck, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Humans are significantly impacting ecosystems worldwide. Scientists of the IPBES Global Assessment are therefore calling for a transformative change t...

Farmer-led badger vaccination in Cornwall: epidemiological patterns and social perspectives.

Published online: 12 Nov 2024

Authors: Woodroffe, R. & Astley, K. & Barnecut, R. & Brotherton, P. N. M. & Donnelly, C. A. & Grub, H. M. J. & Ham, C. & Howe, C. & Jones, C. & Marriott, C. & Miles, V. & Rowcliffe, M. & Shelley, T. & Truscott, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In the United Kingdom, the management of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) challenges the coexistence of people and wildlife. Control of this cattle disease i...

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