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Mechanical management decreases arthropod biomass by changing vegetation structure in fallow fields of high conservation value.

Published online: 04 Apr 2025

Authors: Revilla-Martin, N. & Tarjuelo, R. & Sanz-Pérez, A. & Sardà-Palomera, F. & Bota, G. & Santhosh, V. & Giralt, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Arthropods play key roles in ecosystems as pollinators or as food resources for many birds. The decline in arthropods in farmland due to agricultural ...

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Intercropping generates trait plasticity, which corresponds with year-to-year stability in productivity.

Published online: 09 Jun 2025

Authors: Yang Hao & Xu HuaSen & Zhang WeiPing & Surigaoge, S. & Su Ye & Li YuChen & Li YiQi & Callaway, R. M. & Li Long

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Environmentally friendly approaches to increasing food production include using the positive effects of plant biodiversity, such as in intercroppin...

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Manipulation of light spectral quality disrupts host location and attachment by parasitic plants in the genus Cuscuta.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Johnson, B. I. & De Moraes, C. M. & Mescher, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Parasitic plants in the genus Cuscuta (dodders) make their living by extracting resources from other plants. While relatively few dodder species are a...

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Linking phylogenetic similarity and pollution sensitivity to develop ecological assessment methods: a test with river diatoms.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Keck, F. & Bouchez, A. & Franc, A. & Rimet, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Diatoms include a great diversity of taxa and are recognized as powerful bioindicators of freshwater quality. However, using diatoms for bioassessment...

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Modest enhancements to conventional grassland diversity improve the provision of pollination services.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Orford, K. A. & Murray, P. J. & Vaughan, I. P. & Memmott, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grassland for livestock production is a major form of land use throughout Europe and its intensive management threatens biodiversity and ecosystem fun...

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Nectar accessibility determines fitness, flower choice and abundance of hoverflies that provide natural pest control.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Rijn, P. C. J. van & Wäckers, F. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In modern agricultural landscapes, many organisms providing ecosystem services such as pollination and natural pest control are likely constrained by ...

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Fire management in Mediterranean-climate shrublands: a case study from the Cape fynbos, South Africa.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Wilgen, B. W. van & Forsyth, G. G. & Klerk, H. de & Sonali Das & Khuluse, S. & Schmitz, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire is an important process in Mediterranean-ecosystem shrublands, and prescribed burning is often used to manage these ecosystems. Analyses of past ...

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Cost distance modelling of landscape connectivity and gap-crossing ability using radio-tracking data.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Richard, Y. & Armstrong, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape connectivity, the ability of species to move between different elements of a landscape, has been evaluated mainly by expert opinion, proxy d...

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Management response to one insect pest may increase vulnerability to another.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Klingenberg, M. D. & Lindgren, B. S. & Gillingham, M. P. & Aukema, B. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale insect outbreaks provide an ideal system to examine the cascade of ecological effects of disturbance regimes across forested landscapes. A...

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Assessing the potential impact of invasive ring-necked parakeets Psittacula krameri on native nuthatches Sitta europeae in Belgium.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Strubbe, D. & Matthysen, E. & Graham, C. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions are a major threat to biodiversity. Given the large number of invasive species, we need to be able to identify invaders with larg...

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