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The effects of organic agriculture on biodiversity and abundance: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Bengtsson, J. & Ahnström, J. & Weibull, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The efficiency of agricultural subsidy programmes for preserving biodiversity and improving the environment has been questioned in recent years. Organ...

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Sustainable landscape, soil and crop management practices enhance biodiversity and yield in conventional cereal systems.

Published online: 27 Mar 2021

Authors: Redlich, S. & Martin, E. A. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Input-driven, modern agriculture is commonly associated with large-scale threats to biodiversity, the disruption of ecosystem services and long-term r...

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Carbon addition alters vegetation composition on ex-arable fields.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Eschen, R. & Mortimer, S. R. & Lawson, C. S. & Edwards, A. R. & Brook, A. J. & Igual, J. M. & Hedlund, K. & Schaffner, U.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent changes in European agricultural policy have led to measures to reverse the loss of species-rich grasslands through the creation of new areas o...

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The effects of irrigation, cultivation and some insecticides on the soil arthropods of an East African dry grassland.

Published online: 02 Jul 1969

Authors: Burnett, G. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based on the authors summary of this account of investigations on the changes in the soil arthropod fauna of an area of dry grassland...

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The mechanisms affecting seedling establishment in restored savanna understories are seasonally dependent.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Sorenson, Q. M. & Damschen, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural land is being increasingly abandoned on a global scale, with over 200 million hectares recovering from agricultural use. Plant community ...

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Top soil removal reduces water pollution from phosphorus and dissolved organic matter and lowers methane emissions from rewetted peatlands.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Zak, D. & Goldhammer, T. & Cabezas, A. & Gelbrecht, J. & Gurke, R. & Wagner, C. & Reuter, H. & Augustin, J. & Klimkowska, A. & McInnes, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A valid strategy to mitigate the eutrophication of water bodies due to non-point source phosphorus (P) pollution and to reduce the emissions of greenh...

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Herbaceous vegetation enhancement increases biodiversity in a wine-producing vineyard in Israel, promoting shifts in agricultural practices in other vineyards.

Published online: 12 Sep 2018

Authors: Shapira, I. & Rosenfeld, A. & Rothschild, A. & Ackerman, M. & Eshel, G. & Keasar, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

We tested the effects of herbaceous vegetation enhancement on the abundance and richness of plants and arthropods in a wine-producing vineyard in Isra...

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Soil microbial community, fertility, vegetation and diversity as targets in the restoration management of a meadow grassland.

Published online: 14 May 2003

Authors: Smith, R. S. & Shiel, R. S. & Bardgett, R. D. & Millward, D. & Corkhill, P. & Rolph, G. & Hobbs, P. J. & Peacock, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The enhancement of biodiversity in meadow grassland, an environmental aim of European agricultural policy, requires definition of appropriate manageme...

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Restoring ecological function in temperate grassy woodlands: manipulating soil nutrients, exotic annuals and native perennial grasses through carbon supplements and spring burns.

Published online: 04 Jan 2006

Authors: Prober, S. M. & Thiele, K. R. & Lunt, I. D. & Koen, T. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological invasions are often associated with persistent changes to underlying ecological processes. Restoration of invaded communities is dependent ...

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High ecosystem service delivery potential of small woodlands in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 20 Jul 2020

Authors: Valdés, A. & Lenoir, J. & Frenne, P. de & Andrieu, E. & Brunet, J. & Chabrerie, O. & Cousins, S. A. O. & Deconchat, M. & Smedt, P. de & Diekmann, M. & Ehrmann, S. & Gallet-Moron, E. & Gärtner, S. & Giffard, B. & Hansen, K. & Hermy, M. & Kolb, A. & Roux, V. le & Liira, J. & Lindgren, J. & Martin, L. & Naaf, T. & Paal, T. & Proesmans, W. & Scherer-Lorenzen, M. & Wulf, M. & Verheyen, K. & Decocq, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Global forest loss and fragmentation have strongly increased the frequency of forest patches smaller than a few hectares. Little is known about the...

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