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Direct and indirect effects of urbanization, pesticides and wild insect pollinators on mango yield.

Published online: 15 Feb 2024

Authors: Marcacci, G. & Soubadra Devy & Wenzel, A. & Rao, V. S. & Kumar, S. S. & Nölke, N. & Belavadi, V. V. & Tscharntke, T. & Grass, I. & Westphal, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Expanding cities increasingly encroach fertile farmlands, questioning the viability of maintaining agriculture within and around them. Yet, our knowle...

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Large positive ecological changes of small urban greening actions.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Mata, L. & Hahs, A. K. & Palma, E. & Backstrom, A. & Johnston, N. & King, T. & Olson, A. R. & Renowden, C. & Smith, T. R. & Vogel, B. & Ward, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The detrimental effects of environmental change on human and non-human diversity are acutely manifested in urban environments. While urban greenspaces...

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Cumulative propagule pressure exerted by escaped pet parrots.

Published online: 18 Sep 2023

Authors: Stanley, M. C. & McNaughton, E. J. & Fewster, R. M. & Galbraith, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The global pet trade provides a pathway for introduced species to invade new environments. Most studies use trade data as an indirect proxy for propag...

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Prioritizing terrestrial invasive alien plant species for management in urban ecosystems.

Published online: 29 Apr 2022

Authors: Potgieter, L. J. & Shrestha, N. & Cadotte, M. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive alien plant species (IAPs) in urban areas can have detrimental effects on biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. Urban areas ...

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Invasive plants and water resources in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: modelling the consequences of a lack of management.

Published online: 14 Jun 1996

Authors: Maitre, D. C. le & Wilgen, B. W. van & Chapman, R. A. & McKelly, D. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The invasion of fynbos shrublands by woody weed species can reduce the water yield from catchment areas dramatically. The consequences of uncontrolled...

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Hotspots of pest-induced US urban tree death, 2020-2050.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Hudgins, E. J. & Koch, F. H. & Ambrose, M. J. & Leung, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urban trees are important nature-based solutions for future well-being and liveability but are at high risk of mortality from insect pests. In the Uni...

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The selection of natural enemies for the biological control of the Australian bushfly.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Hughes, R. D. & Woolcock, L. T. & Ferrar, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Musca vetustissima Wlk., although native to Australia, currently breeds in the dung of exotic stock animals. Biological control could therefore be aim...

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Mapping the future: U.S. exposure to multiple landscape stressors.

Published online: 19 Jul 2017

Authors: Kerns, B. & Kim, J. & Kline, J.

Content type: Bulletin

Landscape exposure to multiple stressors can pose risks to human health, biodiversity, and ecosystem services. Attempts to study, control, or mitigate...

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Using citizen science data to define and track restoration targets in urban areas.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Callaghan, C. T. & Major, R. E. & Lyons, M. B. & Martin, J. M. & Wilshire, J. H. & Kingsford, R. T. & Cornwell, W. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat fragmentation and land degradation, directly and indirectly caused by urbanization, are drastically altering the world's ecosystems and are th...

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The influence of three populations of Aceria chondrillae on three forms of Chondrilla juncea.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Cullen, J. M. & Moore, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The performance of 3 populations of Phytoptus chondrillae G. Can. (Aceria chondrillae), a mite that had been introduced into Australia for the biologi...

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