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Organic farming supports lower pest infestation, but fewer natural enemies than flower strips.

Published online: 01 Nov 2021

Authors: Török, E. & Zieger, S. & Rosenthal, J. & Földesi, R. & Gallé, R. & Tscharntke, T. & Batáry, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification has led to dramatic losses of species and associated ecosystem services. In the European Union, agri-environment schemes ...

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Experimental evidence that novel land management interventions inspired by history enhance biodiversity.

Published online: 02 Jun 2021

Authors: Hawkes, R. W. & Smart, J. & Brown, A. & Jones, H. & Lane, S. A. & Lucas, C. & McGill, J. & Owens, N. & Backes, A. R. & Webb, J. R. & Wells, D. & Dolman, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To address biodiversity declines within semi-natural habitats, land management must cater for diverse taxonomic groups. Integrating our understanding ...

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Field-based ecological studies to assess prospective biological control agents for invasive alien plants: an example from giant rat's tail grass.

Published online: 25 May 2021

Authors: Sutton, G. F. & Canavan, K. & Day, M. D. & Paterson, I. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological control (biocontrol) of invasive alien plants is a widely utilised weed management tool. Prospective biocontrol agents are typically assess...

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Liability of saplings to browsing on a red deer range in the Scottish Highlands.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Miller, G. R. & Kinnaird, J. W. & Cummins, R. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The amount and seasonality of browsing on experimentally planted saplings (<30 cm tall) of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), silver birch (Betula pend...

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Nitrogen saturation in UK moorlands: the critical role of bryophytes and lichens in determining retention of atmospheric N deposition.

Published online: 23 Nov 2005

Authors: Curtis, C. J. & Emmett, B. A. & Grant, H. & Kernan, M. & Reynolds, B. & Shilland, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition may have several impacts on upland moorland ecosystems, including changes in vegetation composition, eutrophicat...

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Litterfall and nitrogen cycling following invasion by Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata in coastal Australia.

Published online: 23 Nov 2005

Authors: Lindsay, E. A. & French, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

On the south-east coast of Australia there are extensive infestations of the environmental weed bitou bush Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata....

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Contact rates between possums revealed by proximity data loggers.

Published online: 23 Nov 2005

Authors: Ji WeiHong & White, P. C. L. & Clout, M. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Information on close interactions between wild animals is difficult to obtain for cryptic species, but is important for understanding their social and...

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Population spatial structure and migration of three butterfly species within the same habitat network: consequences for conservation.

Published online: 20 Apr 2000

Authors: Baguette, M. & Petit, S. & Quéva, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In this study the question of the generalization of population viability analysis by comparing migration of different butterfly species in the same ha...

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Earthworm abundance and availability does not influence the reproductive decisions of black-tailed godwits in an agricultural grassland.

Published online: 13 Jun 2022

Authors: Verhoeven, M. A. & McBride, A. D. & Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W. & Piersma, T. & Senner, N. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Maintaining the biodiversity of agricultural ecosystems has become a global imperative. Across Europe, species that occupy agricultural grasslands, su...

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What makes a good bat box? How box occupancy depends on box characteristics and landscape-level variables.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Pschonny, S. & Leidinger, J. & Leitl, R. & Weisser, W. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Bat populations are in steep decline and presently, 16% of all species are classified as 'threatened'. One main driver identified for this decline is ...

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