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Effects of upland afforestation on some birds of the adjacent moorlands.

Published online: 21 May 1990

Authors: Avery, M. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bird numbers were estimated on areas adjacent to conifer plantations at 62 sites, each of 640 ha, in three areas of northern Scotland. The results var...

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Nutrient and microbial changes in the peat profile beneath Sphagnum magellanicum in response to additions of ammonium nitrate.

Published online: 28 Nov 1997

Authors: Williams, B. L. & Silcock, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Applications of ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) to cores of Sphagnum magellanicumin situ at 2-week intervals for 20 weeks from mid-June at a raised mire in ...

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Niches for species: a multi-species model to guide woodland management.

Published online: 31 May 2020

Authors: Broome, A. & Rattey, A. & Bellamy, C.

Content type: Bulletin

To protect biodiversity in the face of environmental change, there is a need to designate and manage areas of habitat for rare and threatened species....

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Boosting efficiency of mussel spat collection for ecological sustainability: identifying critical drivers and informing management.

Published online: 05 Oct 2024

Authors: Zhao, Z. & Capelle, J. J. & Smit, J. C. de & Gerkema, T. & Koppel, J. van de & Yuan, L. & Bouma, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The long-term sustainability of natural and bottom-cultured mussel beds relies on the availability of spat (i.e. juvenile mussels). Traditional spat c...

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Flowering fields, organic farming and edge habitats promote diversity of plants and arthropods on arable land.

Published online: 19 Jun 2021

Authors: Gayer, C. & Berger, J. & Dieterich, M. & Gallé, R. & Reidl, K. & Witty, R. & Woodcock, B. A. & Batáry, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increased farming intensity led to massive declines across multiple farmland taxa. In Europe, measures introduced to counteract these losses include t...

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How effective are agri-environment schemes for protecting and improving herpetofaunal diversity in Australian endangered woodland ecosystems?

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Michael, D. R. & Wood, J. T. & Crane, M. & Montague-Drake, R. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification is a major cause of reptile and amphibian decline world-wide, prompting concern on how to best protect biodiversity in co...

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Integrating ecological niche and hydrological connectivity models to assess the impacts of hydropower plants on an endemic and imperilled freshwater turtle.

Published online: 03 Jan 2024

Authors: Regolin, A. L. & Bressan, R. & Kunz, T. S. & Martello, F. & Ghizoni-, I. R., Jr. & Cherem, J. J. & Capela, D. J. V. & Oliveira-Santos, L. G. R. & Collevatti, R. G. & Sobral-Souza, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hydropower is the main renewable energy source around the globe; however, cumulative impacts of hydropower plants (HPPs) come with vast environmental ...

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Local-scale attributes determine the suitability of woodland creation sites for Diptera.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Fuller, L. & Fuentes-Montemayor, E. & Watts, K. & Macgregor, N. A. & Bitenc, K. & Park, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

New native woodlands are typically created in a small and isolated configuration, potentially reducing their value as a resource for biodiversity. The...

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Bird community recovery following removal of an invasive tree.

Published online: 30 Sep 2021

Authors: O'Leary, B. A. & Burd, M. & Venn, S. E. & Gleadow, R. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Faunal responses to plant invasions and their managed removal can expand our understanding of the nature of disturbance and the success of restored...

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Death detector: using vultures as sentinels to detect carcasses by combining bio-logging and machine learning.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Rast, W. & Portas, R. & Shatumbu, G. I. & Berger, A. & Cloete, C. & Curk, T. & Götz, T. & Aschenborn, O. & Melzheimer, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bio-logging technologies allow scientists to remotely monitor animal behaviour and the environment. In this study, we used the combination of natural ...

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