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Using ants as bioindicators in land management: simplifying assessment of ant community responses.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Andersen, A. N. & Hoffmann, B. D. & Müller, W. J. & Griffiths, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The indicator qualities of terrestrial invertebrates are widely recognized in the context of detecting ecological change associated with human land us...

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A technological biodiversity monitoring toolkit for biocredits.

Published online: 27 Nov 2024

Authors: Ford, H. V. & Schrodt, F. & Zieritz, A. & Exton, D. A. & Heijden, G. van der & Teague, J. & Coles, T. & Field, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity is in crisis globally, and we consistently fail to hit global targets to stem its loss. Inspired by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodivers...

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Grassland woody plant management rapidly changes woody vegetation persistence and abiotic habitat conditions but not herbaceous community composition.

Published online: 27 Nov 2024

Authors: Charton, K. T. & Damschen, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grasslands are among the most imperilled ecosystems worldwide, and many have experienced degradation due to the loss of historical disturbance regimes...

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Unveiling the role of forests in landslide occurrence, recurrence and recovery.

Published online: 27 Nov 2024

Authors: Law YingKi & Lee, C. K. F. & Chan, A. H. Y. & Mak, N. P. L. & Hau, B. C. H. & Wu Jin

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rain-triggered landslides cause significant socioeconomic loss and long-term ecological impact, disrupting topsoil and seed banks and creating unfavou...

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Close to the edge: spatial variation in plant diversity, biomass and floral resources in conventional and agri-environment cereal fields.

Published online: 27 Nov 2024

Authors: Sutcliffe, L. M. E. & Schellenberg, J. & Meyer, S. & Leuschner, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-crop (segetal) plants in arable systems are commonly perceived simply as 'weeds', that is, harmful at worst and undesirable at best. The increase ...

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Climate regulates the effect of land-use change on the diversity of soil microbial functional groups and soil multifunctionality.

Published online: 27 Nov 2024

Authors: Zhou Xuan & Cai JinShan & Xu JingWen & Liu ShengEn & Wang Bing & Zhang HuiLing & Yue LinYan & Wu LiJi & Wu Ying & Chen DiMa

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although studies have explored how soil microbial diversity and soil multifunctionality respond to land-use change at local scales, they have rarely b...

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Shared use of a mass-flowering crop drives dietary niche overlap between managed honeybees and bumblebees.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Bernhardsson, O. & Kendall, L. & Olsson, O. & Olsson, P. & Smith, H. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resource competition between wild pollinators and managed honeybees (Apis mellifera) has the potential to detrimentally impact insect biodiversity as ...

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Organic farming and annual flower strips reduce parasite prevalence in honeybees and boost colony growth in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Pluta, P. & Czechofsky, K. & Hass, A. & Frank, L. & Westerhoff, A. & Klingenberg, H. & Theodorou, P. & Westphal, C. & Paxton, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite the major role that insect pollinators play in crop production, agricultural intensification drives them into decline. Various conservation me...

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Harvest of transboundary grey wolves from Yellowstone National Park is largely additive.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Authors: Cassidy, B. & Smith, D. W. & Cassidy, K. & Stahler, D. & Hebblewhite, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large carnivores are globally threatened due to habitat fragmentation and loss, prey depletion and human exploitation. Human exploitation includes bot...

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Dominant species determine grazing effects on the stability of herbaceous community production at multiple scales in drylands.

Published online: 18 Jan 2024

Authors: Zuo XiaoAn & Gornish, E. S. & Koerner, S. E. & Plas, F. van der & Wang ShaoPeng & Liang MaoWei

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sustainable provision of critical ecosystem services in drylands is reliant on their stability under anthropogenic disturbances. Livestock grazing and...

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