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Describing the progression of almond bloom using accumulated heat units.

Published online: 02 May 1997

Authors: Degrandi-Hoffman, G. & Thorp, R. & Loper, G. & Eisikowitch, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The duration of the flowering period and the fraction of open flowers over time were defined as functions of growing degree-days for 5 almond cultivar...

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England Green Infrastructure Mapping Database. Version 1.2 Method Statement.

Published online: 31 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Moss, M. & Greenwell, D. & Hunt, D. & Petrovic, M. & Hockridge, B. & Holmes, G. & Wigley, S.

Content type: Reports

This method statement for version 1.2 of the "England Green Infrastructure Mapping Database" sets out the approaches and methods used for all the cont...

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Defining Favourable Conservation Status in England: Natural England's approach [2nd edition].

Published online: 05 Sep 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Mousley, S. & Vliet, W. van & Cork, C.

Content type: Reports

This document describes Natural England's approach and methods for defining favourable conservation status (FCS) in England, UK. The principles of def...

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Trade-offs in sustainable agricultural intensification: the farmers' perspective.

Published online: 09 Jul 2020

Authors: Adolph, B.

Content type: Bulletin

Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa face a constant challenge: to choose between many, often competing, social, economic and environmental objec...

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Conservation versus food production in Africa: better managing trade-offs.

Published online: 10 Jul 2020

Authors: Franks, P.

Content type: Bulletin

Agricultural expansion is the greatest driver of the loss of nature and its biodiversity and ecosystem services worldwide. In Africa, this is primaril...

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The problems of prediction and scale in applied ecology: the example of fire as a management tool.

Published online: 15 Sep 2004

Authors: Freckleton, R. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This paper serves as a brief introduction to a set of four papers on the large-scale effects of fires as management tools. Two papers in this profile ...

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A portable LIDAR system for rapid determination of forest canopy structure.

Published online: 15 Sep 2004

Authors: Parker, G. G. & Harding, D. J. & Berger, M. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The functional characteristics of forests are related to the organization of their canopies. However, understanding the relationship between canopy st...

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Growth and decline of honeybee colonies and inter-relationships of adult bees, brood, honey and pollen.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: McLellan, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mean adult bee populations were 18 000 in late May, 37 000 in early June and 13 000 in late September, while mean brood populations were 15 000 in lat...

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Initiation of UK Barcode of Life and filling priority gaps.

Published online: 17 Jul 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Price, B. & Misra, R. & Broad, G. & Clark, K.

Content type: Reports

This report describes the progress in the formation of the UK Barcode of Life (UKBOL) steering group and progress in barcoding priority eukaryote spec...

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Natural England's climate change risk assessment and adaptation plan (2021).

Published online: 19 Jul 2022

Published by: Natural England

Content type: Reports

This report is the third adaptation report Natural England has produced under the Climate Change Act. It outlines how key work areas of the organizati...

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