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Woodland, cropland and hedgerows promote pollinator abundance in intensive grassland landscapes, with saturating benefits of flower cover.

Published online: 14 Feb 2022

Authors: Alison, J. & Botham, M. & Maskell, L. C. & Garbutt, A. & Seaton, F. M. & Skates, J. & Smart, S. M. & Thomas, A. R. C. & Tordoff, G. & Williams, B. L. & Wood, C. M. & Emmett, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollinating insects provide economic value by improving crop yield. They are also functionally and culturally important across ecosystems outside of c...

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Making adaptive management more user friendly to encourage manager buy-in.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Kuiper, T. & Ngwenya, N. & Kavhu, B. & Mandisodza-Chikerema, R. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Adaptive management, whereby monitoring is used to evaluate management interventions with uncertain outcomes, is theoretically well-developed but poor...

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Media portrayal of the illegal trade in wildlife: the case of turtles in the US and implications for conservation.

Published online: 04 Sep 2023

Authors: Easter, T. & Trautmann, J. & Gore, M. & Carter, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Illegal wildlife trade is a global threat to biodiversity, but its drivers and impacts and ways to combat it vary by taxa. News media framing of insta...

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Understanding the drivers of subsistence poaching in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area: what matters for community wildlife conservation?

Published online: 04 Dec 2019

Authors: Ntuli, H. & Sundström, A. & Sjöstedt, M. & Muchapondwa, E. & Jagers, S. C. & Linell, A.

Content type: Bulletin

While subsistence poaching is a large threat to wildlife conservation in Southern Africa, this behaviour is seldom researched. Individual and communit...

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The abundance and distribution of guilds of riparian woody plants change in response to land use and flow regulation.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Aguiar, F. C. & Segurado, P. & Martins, M. J. & Bejarano, M. D. & Nilsson, C. & Portela, M. M. & Merritt, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many riparian ecosystems in Mediterranean Europe are affected by land use and flow alteration by dams. We focused on understanding how these stressors...

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Is invasion success explained by enemy release?

Published online: 07 Nov 2020

Authors: Roznik, E.

Content type: Blog

Identifying the mechanisms underlying biological invasions can inform the management of invasive species. The enemy release hypothesis (ERH) suggests ...

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What evidence exists on the use of pollinator tools in agricultural landscapes: a systematic map protocol.

Published online: 30 Sep 2023

Authors: Dwyer, C. & Clough, Y. & Bartholomée, O. & Smith, H. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The widespread decline of insect pollinators poses a conservation concern and threatens both the pollination of wild plants and crops. Primary drivers...

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Drivers of the Australian native pet trade: the role of species traits, socioeconomic attributes and regulatory systems.

Published online: 29 Jun 2022

Authors: Toomes, A. & García-Díaz, P. & Stringham, O. C. & Ross, J. V. & Mitchell, L. & Cassey, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The pet trade is a major driver of both biodiversity loss and the introduction of invasive alien species. Building a comprehensive understanding of th...

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Willingness of rural and urban citizens to undertake pollinator conservation actions across three contrasting European countries.

Published online: 09 Nov 2024

Authors: Geppert, C. & Franceschinis, C. & Fijen, T. P. M. & Kleijn, D. & Scheper, J. & Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Thiene, M. & Marini, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Over the last two decades, ecological and conservation studies on pollinator insects have increased significantly. However, scientific evidence alone ...

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Restored saltmarshes have low beta diversity due to limited topographic variation, but this can be countered by management.

Published online: 21 Sep 2022

Authors: Lawrence, P. J. & Sullivan, M. J. P. & Mossman, H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Spatial heterogeneity of species (beta diversity) is an important attribute of ecological communities, but is less frequently considered when assessin...

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