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A degradation threshold for irreversible loss of soil productivity: a long-term case study in China.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Gao Yang & Zhong BingLin & Yue Hui & Wu Bin & Cao ShiXiong

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

During the past three decades, conservation and restoration biologists have increasingly recognized that ecological communities are likely to exhibit ...

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Multifunctional benefits of organic farming and hedgerow density.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Vandendriessche, J. & Frenne, P. de & Eeraerts, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural expansion and intensification are key drivers of biodiversity loss. In search of more sustainable ways to produce food and conserve biodi...

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The effects of governmental spending on deforestation and CO2 related emissions.

Published online: 11 Nov 2015

Authors: Galinato, G. & Galinato, S.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper examines the effect of changes in government spending level and composition on deforestation and related carbon dioxide emissions. Our theo...

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Examining assumptions of soil microbial ecology in the monitoring of ecological restoration.

Published online: 01 Dec 2020

Authors: Hart, M. M. & Cross, A. T. & D'Agui, H. M. & Dixon, K. W. & Heyde, M. van der & Mickan, B. & Horst, C. & Moreira Grez, B. & Valliere, J. M. & Viscarra Rossel, R. & Whiteley, A. & Wong WeiSan & Zhong HongTao & Nevill, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Global interest in building healthy soils combined with new DNA sequencing technologies has led to the generation of a vast amount of soil microbia...

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An automatic system for measuring shoot length in Sitka spruce and other plant species.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Milne, R. & Smith, S. K. & Ford, E. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The device, which does not require attachment to the shoot apex, includes a light transmitter/receiver system that can be continually repositioned ove...

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Stating mechanisms and refining criteria for ecologically successful river restoration: a comment on Palmer et al. (2005).

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Jansson, R. & Backx, H. & Boulton, A. J. & Dixon, M. & Dudgeon, D. & Hughes, F. M. R. & Nakamura, K. & Stanley, E. H. & Tockner, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To encourage more project assessment and reporting of restoration outcomes, Palmer et al. (2005) propose five criteria for assessing the ecological su...

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The value of listening and listening for values in conservation.

Published online: 20 Oct 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Staddon, S. & Byg, A. & Chapman, M. & Fish, R. & Hague, A. & Horgan, K.

Content type: Blog

This paper explores and accounts for the value and role of listening in conservation research and practice; what it does, why it is necessary, how it ...

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Grazing heathland: a guide to impact assessment for insects and reptiles.

Published online: 21 Oct 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Offer, D. & Edwards MiKe & Edgar, P.

Content type: Reports

This report sets out a process, called Grazing Impact Assessment (GIA), that helps identify and assess potentially adverse impacts of grazing on sensi...

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Homogenization of lepidopteran communities in intensively cultivated agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Ekroos, J. & Heliölä, J. & Kuussaari, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape simplification and habitat fragmentation may cause severe declines of less mobile and habitat specialist species and lead to biotic homogeni...

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Living England: satellite-based habitat classification. Technical User Guide.

Published online: 12 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Kilcoyne, A. & Clement, M. & Moore, C. & Phillipps, G. P. & Keane, R. & Woodget, A. & Potter, S. & Stefaniak, A. & Trippier, B.

Content type: Reports

The Living England project, led by Natural England, is a multi-year programme delivering a satellite-derived national habitat layer in support of the ...

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