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Digital video aerial surveys of marine birds and mammals at Solway Firth SPA: February 2021.

Published online: 23 Oct 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Pavat, D. & Harker, J.

Content type: Reports

NatureScot and Natural England commissioned HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) to undertake a high-resolution digital video aerial survey for mari...

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Insecticide and low food quality treatments reduce health and pollination services of two key pollinator taxa.

Published online: 01 Dec 2024

Authors: Birkenbach, M. & Straub, F. & Weihermüller, P. & Wilfert, L. & Ayasse, M. & Kuppler, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pesticides and the lack of floral resources are key drivers of insect decline in agricultural areas. Both land-use stressors can have a variety of syn...

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Effectiveness of the Swiss agri-environment scheme in promoting biodiversity.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: Knop, E. & Kleijn, D. & Herzog, F. & Schmid, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing concern over the loss of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes was one of the reasons for the introduction of agri-environment schemes in...

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Phylogeny explains why less therapeutically redundant plant species are not necessarily facing greater use pressure.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Coe, M. A. & Gaoue, O. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Understanding which factors influence medicinal plant species selection and harvest or use pressure can provide valuable insights for sustainable mana...

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Dynamic reciprocal contributions between indigenous communities and cultural keystone species: a study case in Western Ecuador.

Published online: 22 May 2025

Authors: Loayza, G. & Pozo, S. & Lascano, M. & Bilhaut, A. G. & Krainer, A. & Teixidor-Toneu, I. & Montúfar, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The reciprocal contributions concept provides a holistic approach to understanding management of natural resources in social-ecological systems. The p...

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Resolving patterns of population genetic and phylogeographic structure to inform control and eradication initiatives for brown rats Rattus norvegicus on South Georgia.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Piertney, S. B. & Black, A. & Watt, L. & Christie, D. & Poncet, S. & Collins, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The control and eradication of invasive species is a common management strategy to protect or restore native biodiversity. On South Georgia in the Sou...

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A systematic map of cassava farming practices and their agricultural and environmental impacts using new ontologies: agri-ontologies 1.0.

Published online: 30 Sep 2023

Authors: Hood, A. S. C. & Shackelford, G. E. & Christie, A. P. & Usieta, H. O. & Martin, P. A. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Cassava is consumed by 800 million people and is a staple crop in Africa. Its production may increase under climate change due to its high drought tol...

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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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On-site floral resources and surrounding landscape characteristics impact pollinator biodiversity at solar parks.

Published online: 22 Apr 2024

Authors: Blaydes, H. & Potts, S. G. & Whyatt, J. D. & Armstrong, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

There is increasing land use change for solar parks and growing recognition that they could be used to support insect pollinators. However, understand...

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Hybrid mark-resight approaches account for heterogeneous detection Bias in aerial surveys.

Published online: 06 May 2024

Authors: Curtis, K. M. & Jennings, M. K. & Laake, J. & Botta, R. & Colby, J. & Tomaszewski, E. M. & Lewison, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Population abundance estimation is a critical yet challenging task for wildlife management decision-making. For aerial surveys of terrestrial mammals ...

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