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Agricultural intensification heightens food safety risks posed by wild birds.

Published online: 21 Nov 2020

Authors: Smith, O. M. & Edworthy, A. & Taylor, J. M. & Jones, M. S. & Tormanen, A. & Kennedy, C. M. & Fu Zhen & Latimer, C. E. & Cornell, K. A. & Michelotti, L. A. & Sato, C. & Northfield, T. & Snyder, W. E. & Owen, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification and simplification are key drivers of recent declines in wild bird populations, heightening the need to better balance co...

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Organic farming promotes biotic resistance to foodborne human pathogens.

Published online: 24 Aug 2020

Authors: Jones, M. S. & Fu Zhen & Reganold, J. P. & Karp, D. S. & Besser, T. E. & Tylianakis, J. M. & Snyder, W. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Farmland biodiversity benefits pollination, biological control and other key ecosystem services. Food safety has been seen as an exception to this bro...

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The impact of safety nets on technology adoption: a difference-in-differences analysis.

Published online: 29 Jun 2016

Authors: Alem, Y. & Broussard, N. H.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper contributes to a growing body of empirical literature relating credit constraints and incomplete insurance to investment decisions. We use ...

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Semi-natural habitat surrounding farms promotes multifunctionality in avian ecosystem services.

Published online: 13 Jun 2022

Authors: Olimpi, E. M. & Garcia, K. & Gonthier, D. J. & Kremen, C. & Snyder, W. E. & Wilson-Rankin, E. E. & Karp, D. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Farmland birds can suppress insect pests, but may also consume beneficial insects, damage crops and potentially carry foodborne pathogens. As bird com...

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How do individual farmers' objectives influence the evaluation of rangeland management strategies under a variable climate?

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Jakoby, O. & Quaas, M. F. & Müller, B. & Baumgärtner, S. & Frank, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Management decisions by farmers are influenced by complex interrelations of ecological, economic and social factors. Of equal importance are the indiv...

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Growth-enhanced coho salmon invading other salmon species populations: effects on early survival and growth.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Sundström, L. F. & Vandersteen, W. E. & Lõhmus, M. & Devlin, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The first genetically modified (GM) fish intended for human consumption has recently stimulated significant scientific discussion and regulatory scrut...

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Applying behavioural insights to improve the messaging around the new Countryside Code: summary.

Published online: 11 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Baynham-Herd, Z. & Londakova, K. & Mottershaw, A. & Whitwell-Mak, J. & Brickwedde, E. M. zu

Content type: Reports

This report, commissioned by Natural England, contains two pieces of research produced the Behavioural Insights Team. The topics are summarised in, (1...

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Pyroganda: creating new terms and identities for promoting fire use in ecological fire management.

Published online: 04 Feb 2015

Authors: Ingalsbee, T.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Much of the language used by the wildland fire community and news media has implicit anti-fire bias that perpetuates anti-fire attitudes. In order to ...

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Children's perspectives on quality in local natural outdoor spaces: Research to co-create a quantitative measure for children and young people.

Published online: 05 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Content type: Reports

The aim of this research was to gain a better understanding of children's perspectives on what 'quality' means in their local natural environments. Th...

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Payoff of the grain for green policy.

Published online: 28 Dec 2020

Authors: Cao ShiXiong & Xia ChengQi & Xian JunLi & Guo Hao & Zheng HeRan

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To protect the global ecological environment and prevent threats to human safety and property, nations around the world have invested heavily in ecolo...

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