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Plant biodiversity declines with increasing coffee yield in Ethiopia's coffee agroforests.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Zewdie, B. & Tack, A. J. M. & Ayalew, B. & Melaku Wondafrash & Sileshi Nemomissa & Hylander, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical agroforestry systems provide farmers with resources for their livelihoods, but are also well-recognized as refuges for biodiversity. However,...

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Can rolling composite wildflower blocks increase biodiversity in agricultural landscapes better than wildflowers strips?

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Eccard, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity and abundance of wildlife has dramatically declined in agricultural landscapes. Sown, short-lived wildflower (WF) strips along the margin...

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Low toxicity crop fungicide (fenbuconazole) impacts reproductive male quality signals leading to a reduction of mating success in a wild solitary bee.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Boff, S. & Conrad, T. & Raizer, J. & Wehrhahn, M. & Bayer, M. & Friedel, A. & Theodorou, P. & Schmitt, T. & Lupi, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent reports on bee health suggest that sublethal doses of pesticides have negative effects on wild bee reproduction and ultimately on their populat...

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City climate and landscape structure shape pollinators, nectar and transported pollen along a gradient of urbanization.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Biella, P. & Tommasi, N. & Guzzetti, L. & Pioltelli, E. & Labra, M. & Galimberti, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Urbanization gradients influence both landscape and climate and provide opportunity for understanding how plants and pollinators respond to artific...

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Strip intercropping of wheat and oilseed rape enhances biodiversity and biological pest control in a conventionally managed farm scenario.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Alarcón-Segura, V. & Grass, I. & Breustedt, G. & Rohlfs, M. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conventional agriculture in the global north is typically characterized by large monocultures, commonly managed with high levels of pesticide or ferti...

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Seasonal progression and differences in major floral resource use by bees and hoverflies in a diverse horticultural and agricultural landscape revealed by DNA metabarcoding.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Lowe, A. & Jones, L. & Brennan, G. & Creer, S. & Vere, N. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Gardens are important habitats for pollinators, providing floral resources and nesting sites. There are high levels of public support for growing 'pol...

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Cacao flower visitation: lowpollen deposition, low fruit set and dominance of herbivores.

Published online: 16 Jun 2022

Authors: Vansynghel, J. & Ocampo-Ariza, C. & Maas, B. & Martin, E. A. & Thomas, E. & Hanf-Dressler, T. & Schumacher, N. C. & Ulloque-Samatelo, C. & Tscharntke, T. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Pollination services of cacao are crucial for global chocolate production, yet remain critically understudied, particularly in regions of origin of...

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Analyses of national mountain lion harvest indices yield ambiguous interpretations.

Published online: 15 Jun 2022

Authors: Elbroch, L. M. & Petracca, L. S. & O'Malley, C. & Robinson, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Wildlife managers make difficult decisions about how best to ensure sustainable wildlife populations. This is especially contentious in the absence of...

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The impacts of management interventions on the sociality of African lions (Panthera leo): implications for lion conservation.

Published online: 15 Jun 2022

Authors: McEvoy, O. K. & Ferreira, S. M. & Parker, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

African lion (Panthera leo) populations normally consist of several neighbouring prides and multiple adult males or groups of males that interact comp...

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Gibase1.0: a database of green infrastructure plant species in England and Scotland.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Watkins, H. & McLinden, A. & O'Halloran, S. & Karlsdott, B. & Pollard, C. & Labib, E. & Marzano, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The contributions of constructed Green Infrastructure (GI) to biodiversity are often used to justify urban development projects, yet in many cases the...

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