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Facts and figures CAP greening.

Published online: 20 Sep 2017

Authors: Doorn, A. van & Smidt, R.

Content type: Bulletin

The adapted Common Agricultural Policy started in 2015 with changes to direct income support for farmers. Only if sufficient 'greening' activities are...

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Spatial assessment of benthic compensatory habitats for offshore wind farm impacts.

Published online: 27 Oct 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Ward, O. & Aberson, M. & Kirby, D. & Chaverra, A. & Roberts, A. & Cross, K. & Warner, I. & Reach, I.

Content type: Reports

This project aims to identify benthic habitats that, whilst not classified as the same, have a similar or identical ecological function and ecosystem ...

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Assessing the potential for offshore infrastructure as platforms for environmental monitoring.

Published online: 27 Oct 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Copley, V.

Content type: Reports

This project was established to investigate the feasibility of using offshore assets for hosting environmental monitoring sensors. The first phase of ...

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Agricultural intensification heightens food safety risks posed by wild birds.

Published online: 21 Nov 2020

Authors: Smith, O. M. & Edworthy, A. & Taylor, J. M. & Jones, M. S. & Tormanen, A. & Kennedy, C. M. & Fu Zhen & Latimer, C. E. & Cornell, K. A. & Michelotti, L. A. & Sato, C. & Northfield, T. & Snyder, W. E. & Owen, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification and simplification are key drivers of recent declines in wild bird populations, heightening the need to better balance co...

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Factors affecting the adoption of forage technologies in smallholder dairy production systems in Lushoto, Tanzania.

Published online: 05 Dec 2018

Authors: Ndah, H. T. & Schuler, J. & Nkwain, V. N. & Nzogela, B. & Mangesho, W. & Mollel, R. & Loina, R. & Paul, B. K.

Content type: Miscellaneous

Despite population pressure and the urgent need for dairy production to be doubled by 2050, there is still a significant deficit in milk production in...

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A nation-wide survey of neonicotinoid insecticides in agricultural land with implications for agri-environment schemes.

Published online: 23 Aug 2020

Authors: Humann-Guilleminot, S. & Binkowski, Ł. J. & Jenni, L. & Hilke, G. & Glauser, G. & Helfenstein, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Neonicotinoids are the most widely used class of insecticides globally. However, the link between farming practices and the extent of contamination of...

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Targeted policy proposals for managing spontaneous forest expansion in the Mediterranean.

Published online: 05 Jan 2021

Authors: Varela, E. & Pulido, F. & Moreno, G. & Zavala, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent forest expansion in Euro-Mediterranean countries predominantly results from secondary succession in abandoned farmland, rather than from artifi...

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Effects of the proportion and spatial arrangement of un-cropped land on breeding bird abundance in arable rotations.

Published online: 01 Aug 2012

Authors: Henderson, I. G. & Holland, J. M. & Storkey, J. & Lutman, P. & Orson, J. & Simper, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The response of bird abundance to the proportional availability of un-cropped land (i.e. land that could be cultivated, such as fallows, grass-flower ...

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Salmon louse infestation levels on sea trout can be predicted from a hydrodynamic lice dispersal model.

Published online: 29 Apr 2022

Authors: Bøhn, T. & Nilsen, R. & Gjelland, K. Ø. & Biuw, M. & Sandvik, A. D. & Primicerio, R. & Karlsen, Ø. & Serra-Llinares, R. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The abundance of the parasitic salmon louse has increased with the growth in aquaculture of salmonids in open net pens. This represents a threat to wi...

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Salmon on the lam: drivers of escaped farmed fish abundance in rivers.

Published online: 06 Mar 2021

Authors: Mahlum, S. & Vollset, K. W. & Barlaup, B. T. & Skoglund, H. & Velle, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The production of Atlantic salmon in aquaculture has grown substantially over the last 40 years. The unintentional release of domesticated salmon pose...

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