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Estimating the effects of land degradation and rainfall variation on productivity in rangelands: an approach using remote sensing and models of grazing and herbage dynamics.

Published online: 13 Nov 1996

Authors: Pickup, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land degradation in non-equilibrium rangelands may be defined in terms of loss of resilience and is linked with lower economic productivity through r...

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Mechanical management decreases arthropod biomass by changing vegetation structure in fallow fields of high conservation value.

Published online: 04 Apr 2025

Authors: Revilla-Martin, N. & Tarjuelo, R. & Sanz-Pérez, A. & Sardà-Palomera, F. & Bota, G. & Santhosh, V. & Giralt, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Arthropods play key roles in ecosystems as pollinators or as food resources for many birds. The decline in arthropods in farmland due to agricultural ...

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Understanding the hydrological impacts of climate change in the Tana River Basin, Kenya.

Published online: 23 May 2018

Authors: Aditya Sood & Lal Muthuwatta & Silva, N. S. & McCartney, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Seven Regional Circulation Models (RCMs), simulating two Representative Concentration Pathways (i.e., RCPs 4.5 and 8.5), were used as input to the Soi...

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Spatial distribution of cattle in arid rangelands as detected by patterns of change in vegetation cover.

Published online: 23 Jul 1997

Authors: Pickup, G. & Bastin, G. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Patterns of change in vegetation cover, as measured by multitemporal remote sensing using the LANDSAT Multispectral Scanner, were used to model domest...

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Sample coverage affects diversity measures of bird communities along a natural recovery gradient of abandoned agriculture in tropical lowland forests.

Published online: 21 Mar 2025

Authors: Kortmann, M. & Chao, A. & Schaefer, H. M. & Blüthgen, N. & Gelis, R. & Tremlett, C. J. & Busse, A. & Püls, M. & Seibold, S. & Kriegel, P. & Rabl, D. & Hoz, M. de la & Şekercioğlu, Ç. H. & Schleuning, M. & Feldhaar, H. & Newell, F. L. & Kümmet, S. & Mitesser, O. & Peters, M. K. & Müller, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical old-growth forests continue to decline worldwide, resulting in a huge loss of biodiversity. The extent to which the expansion of second-growt...

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Biodiversity conservation in dynamic landscapes: trade-offs between number, connectivity and turnover of habitat patches.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Johst, K. & Drechsler, M. & Teeffelen, A. J. A. van & Hartig, F. & Vos, C. C. & Wissel, S. & Wätzold, F. & Opdam, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many species are adapted to landscapes with characteristic dynamics generated by ongoing habitat destruction and creation. Climate change and human la...

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The economic impact of climate change on cash crop farms in Québec and Ontario.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: An, N. & Thomassin, P. J.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper examines the economic impact of alternative climate change scenarios on representative cash crop farms in Quebec and Ontario. Mixed Integer...

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Missing the people for the trees: identifying coupled natural-human system feedbacks driving the ecology of Lyme disease.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: MacDonald, A. J. & Larsen, A. E. & Plantinga, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Infectious diseases are rapidly emerging and many are increasing in incidence across the globe. Processes of land-use change, notably habitat loss and...

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Trees and water: a survey of the perception and decisions of landowners in New Zealand.

Published online: 03 Jun 2025

Authors: Villamor, G. B. & Noordwijk, M. van & Srinivasan, M. S. & Clinton, P. W. & Meason, D. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Landowners' conceptualisation of the connection between trees and water matters for their land-use decisions and the allocation of water resources in ...

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Manual of Landscape Analysis: Volume 1: Procedures for the execution of land use and land cover mapping.

Published online: 01 Aug 2018

Authors: Luz, N. B. da & Maran, J. C. & Garrastazu, M. C. & Rosot, M. A. D. & Franciscon, L. & Holler, W. A. & Gaiad, N. P. & Oliveira, Y. M. M. de & Freitas, J. V. de

Content type: Bulletin

The National Forest Inventory (IFN-BR) aims to inform the formulation and implementation of public policies for the development, use and conservation ...

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