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Re-evaluating the sensitivity of habitats to climate change.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Staddon, P. & Thompson, P. & Short, C.

Content type: Reports

This report presents the results of an expert led assessment that refines the understanding of the sensitivity of habitats to climate change. Using th...

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Enhancing insect diversity in agricultural grasslands: the roles of management and landscape structure.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Giulio, M. di & Edwards, P. J. & Meister, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

During the last few years a variety of methods have been applied in Switzerland to preserve and enhance biological diversity in agricultural systems. ...

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Ecosystem services management: an analysis of stakeholders' perceptions in Thiou, Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso.

Published online: 17 Jan 2018

Authors: Yameogo, V.

Content type: Miscellaneous

A qualitative assessment of stakeholders' preferences and perceptions of ecosystem services was carried out in Thiou, Yatenga province, Burkina Faso. ...

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The reproductive benefits of livestock farming in barn swallows Hirundo rustica: quality of nest site or foraging habitat?

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Grüebler, M. U. & Korner-Nievergelt, F. & Hirschheydt, J. von

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In many parts of the world, changes in agricultural land-use have led to significant declines of bird species, including aerial insectivores such as b...

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How effective are agri-environment schemes for protecting and improving herpetofaunal diversity in Australian endangered woodland ecosystems?

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Michael, D. R. & Wood, J. T. & Crane, M. & Montague-Drake, R. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification is a major cause of reptile and amphibian decline world-wide, prompting concern on how to best protect biodiversity in co...

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Using salt marshes for coastal protection: effective but hard to get where needed most.

Published online: 22 Dec 2023

Authors: Marin-Diaz, B. & Wal, D. van der & Kaptein, L. & Martinez-Garcia, P. & Lashley, C. H. & Jong, K. de & Nieuwenhuis, J. W. & Govers, L. L. & Olff, H. & Bouma, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Salt marshes fronting coastal structures, such as seawalls and dikes, may offer important ecosystem-based coastal defence by reducing the wave loading...

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Modelling integrated weed management of an invasive shrub in tropical Australia.

Published online: 14 Jul 2004

Authors: Buckley, Y. M. & Rees, M. & Paynter, Q. & Lonsdale, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Where biocontrol programmes for invasive plants are in place, only one-third are fully successful. Integrated weed management (IWM) emphasizes the use...

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Resolving large-scale pressures on species and ecosystems: propensity modelling identifies agricultural effects on streams.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Pearson, C. E. & Ormerod, S. J. & Symondson, W. O. C. & Vaughan, I. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although agriculture is amongst the world's most widespread land uses, studies of its effects on stream ecosystems are often limited in spatial extent...

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Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability.

Published online: 07 May 2020

Authors: Wolde Mekuria & Gebrehaweria Gebregziabher & Lefore, N.

Content type: Bulletin

Land degradation is a critical problem around the world. In many places, the practices associated with intensive rain-fed and irrigated crop and lives...

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Savanna resilience to droughts increases with the proportion of browsing wild herbivores and plant functional diversity.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Irob, K. & Blaum, N. & Weiss-Aparicio, A. & Hauptfleisch, M. & Hering, R. & Uiseb, K. & Tietjen, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Maintaining the resilience and functionality of savannas is key to sustaining the ecosystem services they provide. This maintenance is largely depende...

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