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Use of road verges by butterfly and burnet populations, and the effect of roads on adult dispersal and mortality.

Published online: 03 Apr 1993

Authors: Munguira, M. L. & Thomas, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a survey of areas beside 12 main roads (with the road number prefix 'A') in the UK in June-September 1989, it was found that verges and central res...

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Polyphagy complicates conservation biological control that targets generalist predators.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Prasad, R. P. & Snyder, W. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The use of beetle banks to conserve predatory beetles for the control of pest Diptera was studied in Washington, USA. Locally, the community of predat...

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Optimizing carbon storage and biodiversity co-benefits in reforested riparian zones.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Dybala, K. E. & Steger, K. & Walsh, R. G. & Smart, D. R. & Gardali, T. & Seavy, N. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change and biodiversity loss are two global challenges that can be addressed simultaneously through reforestation of previously cleared land. ...

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The influence of crop tiller density on the breeding performance of a cereal-nesting specialist.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Setchfield, R. P. & Peach, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the pursuit of maximizing agricultural yields and profits, crop management under intensive agriculture has reduced the heterogeneity of crop sward ...

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Habitat use and diet of skylarks Alauda arvensis wintering on lowland farmland in southern Britain.

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: Donald, P. F. & Buckingham, D. L. & Moorcroft, D. & Muirhead, L. B. & Evans, A. D. & Kirby, W. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The habitat use and diet of skylarks (Alauda arvensis) wintering on lowland farms were studied to assess whether changes in agricultural practice coul...

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Soil nutrient losses in an altered ecosystem are associated with native ungulate grazing.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Gass, T. M. & Binkley, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected natural areas often inherit legacies of altered habitat and predator-prey dynamics. Extirpation of top predators and ecosystem engineers mod...

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Influence of feeding by Zeiraphera canadensis (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on growth of white spruce: larval density - damage and damage - shoot production relationships.

Published online: 29 Jun 1995

Authors: Carroll, A. L. & Quiring, D. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field studies were conducted in New Brunswick, Canada, to evaluate the relationship between larval density of Zeiraphera canadensis and damage to curr...

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Effects of elephant browsing on woodlands in a Tanzanian national park: measurements, models and management.

Published online: 23 Mar 1984

Authors: Barnes, R. F. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In selected woodlands in the Ruaha National Park, 40% of Acacia albida were dead, and 67% of Commiphora ugogensis had been killed in the previous 6 yr...

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Impacts of umbrella species management on non-target species.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Zarri, E. C. & Naugle, D. E. & Martin, T. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of anthropogenically altered habitats has often focused on management for umbrella species-vulnerable species whose conservation is though...

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Local tropical forest restoration strategies affect tree recruitment more strongly than does landscape forest cover.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Holl, K. D. & Reid, J. L. & Chaves-Fallas, J. M. & Oviedo-Brenes, F. & Zahawi, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Developing restoration strategies that accelerate natural successional processes and are resource-efficient is critical to facilitating tropical fores...

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