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Value of the aphid Rhopalosiphum padi as food for cereal spiders.

Published online: 05 Oct 1995

Authors: Toft, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Laboratory experiments were carried out to analyse various aspects of spider performance under different diets, focusing mainly on the value of the ap...

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Investigating the use of artificial nest boxes positioned at different heights on trees and in isolated positions by dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius): implications for current survey guidelines.

Published online: 15 Aug 2024

Authors: Bartlett, D. & Bower, S. & Dear, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

This research, carried out in two phases, is a response to questions raised regarding the validity of surveys based on artificial nest boxes, position...

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Which traits are necessary to quickly select suitable plant species for ecological restoration?

Published online: 17 Jan 2022

Authors: Wang Chen & Liu Hui & Zhu LiWei & Ren Hai & Yan JunHua & Li ZhiAn & Zhang Hui

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Traditionally, restoration ecologists and land managers have used the trial-and-error method to select candidate restoration species. This method, how...

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Coupling state-of-the-art modelling tools for better informed red list assessments of marine fishes.

Published online: 14 Jul 2024

Authors: Grüss, A. & Winker, H. & Thorson, J. T. & Walker, N. D. & Maureaud, A. & Pacoureau, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the face of biodiversity loss worldwide, it is paramount to quantify species' extinction risk to guide conservation efforts. The International Unio...

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Monitoring sediment production from forest road approaches to stream crossings in the Virginia Piedmont.

Published online: 15 Apr 2015

Authors: Brown, K. R. & Aust, W. M. & McGuire, K. J.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Reopening of abandoned legacy roads is common in forest operations and represents a reduced cost in comparison to new road construction. However, lega...

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Effectiveness of forestry BMPS for stream crossing sediment reduction using rainfall simulation.

Published online: 15 Apr 2015

Authors: Morris, B. C. & Bolding, M. C. & Aust, W. M.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Recent decisions by the United States Supreme Court and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have re-emphasized the importance of fores...

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Field boundary features can stabilise bee populations and the pollination of mass-flowering crops in rotational systems.

Published online: 02 Nov 2021

Authors: Gardner, E. & Breeze, T. D. & Clough, Y. & Smith, H. G. & Baldock, K. C. R. & Campbell, A. & Garratt, M. P. D. & Gillespie, M. A. K. & Kunin, W. E. & McKerchar, M. & Potts, S. G. & Senapathi, D. & Stone, G. N. & Wäckers, F. & Westbury, D. B. & Wilby, A. & Oliver, T. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollinators experience large spatiotemporal fluctuations in resource availability when mass-flowering crops are rotated with resource-poor cereal crop...

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Effects of forest certification on the ecological condition of Mediterranean streams.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Dias, F. S. & Bugalho, M. N. & Rodríguez-González, P. M. & Albuquerque, A. & Cerdeira, J. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forest certification, a proxy for sustainable forest management, covers more than 10% of the world's forests. Under forest certification, forest manag...

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Native grass ground covers provide multiple ecosystem services in Californian vineyards.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Daane, K. M. & Hogg, B. N. & Wilson, H. & Yokota, G. Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mechanisms responsible for the success or failure of agricultural diversification are often unknown. Most studies of arthropod pest management focus o...

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Development of a risk assessment tool to assess the significance of septic tanks around freshwater SSSIs: Phase 1 - Understanding better the retention of phosphorus in the drainage field.

Published online: 02 Feb 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: May, L. & Withers, P. J. & Stratford, C. & Bowes, M. & Robinson, D. & Gozzard, E.

Content type: Reports

This project was undertaken to investigate some of the processes to protect SSSIs and provide information to underpin the development a 'family' of bu...

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