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Balancing sampling intensity against spatial coverage for a community science monitoring programme.

Published online: 23 Aug 2020

Authors: Weiser, E. L. & Diffendorfer, J. E. & Grundel, R. & López-Hoffman, L. & Pecoraro, S. & Semmens, D. & Thogmartin, W. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Community science is an increasingly integral part of biodiversity research and monitoring, often achieving broad spatial and temporal coverage but lo...

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Shifting up a gear with iDNA : from mammal detection events to standardised surveys.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Abrams, J. F. & Hörig, L. A. & Brozovic, R. & Axtner, J. & Crampton-Platt, A. & Mohamed, A. & Wong, S. T. & Sollmann, R. & Yu, D. W. & Wilting Andreas

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Invertebrate-derived DNA (iDNA), in combination with high throughput sequencing, has been proposed as a cost-efficient and powerful tool to survey ...

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Disentangling responses to natural stressor and human impact gradients in river ecosystems across Europe.

Published online: 29 Apr 2022

Authors: Stubbington, R. & Sarremejane, R. & Laini, A. & Cid, N. & Csabai, Z. & England, J. & Munné, A. & Aspin, T. & Bonada, N. & Bruno, D. & Cauvy-Fraunie, S. & Chadd, R. & Dienstl, C. & Estrada, P. F. & Graf, W. & Gutiérrez-Cánovas, C. & House, A. & Karaouzas, I. & Kazila, E. & Millán, A. & Morais, M. & Pařil, P. & Pickwell, A. & Polášek, M. & Sánchez-Fernández, D. & Tziortzis, I. & Várbíró, G. & Voreadou, C. & Walker-Holden, E. & White, J. & Datry, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rivers are dynamic ecosystems in which both human impacts and climate-driven drying events are increasingly common. These anthropogenic and natural st...

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A before-and-after assessment of patch-burn grazing and riparian fencing along headwater streams.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Larson, D. M. & Dodds, W. K. & Whiles, M. R. & Fulgoni, J. N. & Thompson, T. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire and grazing are common in grasslands world-wide to maintain grass cover and cattle production. The effects of fire, cattle grazing and riparian f...

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A three decade assessment of climate-associated changes in forest composition across the north-eastern USA.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Bose, A. K. & Weiskittel, A. & Wagner, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate-associated changes in forest composition have been widely reported, particularly where changes in abiotic conditions have resulted in high mor...

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Using dark diversity and plant characteristics to guide conservation and restoration.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Moeslund, J. E. & Brunbjerg, A. K. & Clausen, K. K. & Dalby, L. & Fløjgaard, C. & Juel, A. & Lenoir, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Dark diversity is a promising concept for prioritising management efforts as it focuses on species that are present in the regional pool, but locally ...

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An assessment of grassland restoration success using species diversity components.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Martin, L. M. & Moloney, K. A. & Wilsey, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We do not know which aspects of community structure and ecosystem processes are restorable for most ecosystems, yet this information is crucial for ac...

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Managing urban ecosystems for goods and services.

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: Gaston, K. J. & Ávila-Jiménez, M. L. & Edmondson, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Concomitant with the rise in the proportion of the global human population that resides in urban areas has been growth in awareness of the importance ...

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Sustainable harvesting of non-timber forest products based on ecological and economic criteria.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Hernández-Barrios, J. C. & Anten, N. P. R. & Martínez-Ramos, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Harvesting of highly valuable non-timber forest products (NTFPs) has been considered a win-win strategy where local people profit while conserving for...

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Communities' perceptions and knowledge of ecosystem services: evidence from rural communities in Nigeria.

Published online: 29 Apr 2015

Authors: Zhang, W. & Kato, E. & Bhandary, P. & Nkonya, E. & Ibrahim, H. I. & Agbonlahor, M. & Ibrahim, H. Y.

Content type: Bulletin

This research has been undertaken to improve our understanding of stakeholders' knowledge and perception about ecosystem services (ES), which provides...

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