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Salvage logging management affects species' roles in connecting plant-pollinator interaction networks across post-wildfire landscapes.

Published online: 19 Oct 2021

Authors: Burkle, L. A. & Heil, L. J. & Belote, R. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Spatial connections between habitats are important to allow movement of organisms across heterogeneous landscapes with diverse disturbances and manage...

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How will COVID-19 impact biodiversity conservation?

Published online: 14 Oct 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Thurstan, R. H. & Hockings, K. J. & Hedlund, J. S. U. & Bersacola, E. & Collins, C. & Early, R. & Ermiasi, Y. & Fleischer-Dogley, F. & Gilkes, G. & Harrison, M. E. & Imron, M. A. & Kaiser-Bunbury, C. N. & Katoppo, D. R. & Marriott, C. & Muzungaile, M. M. & Nuno, A. & Barros, A. R. de & Veen, F. van & Wijesundara, I. & Dogley, D. & Bunbury, N.

Content type: Blog

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect societies around the world, the ongoing economic and social turmoil is likely to pose fundamental challen...

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Functional traits driving pollinator and predator responses to newly established grassland strips in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 14 Oct 2021

Authors: Maas, B. & Brandl, M. & Hussain, R. I. & Frank, T. & Zulka, K. P. & Rabl, D. & Walcher, R. & Moser, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural biodiversity and associated ecosystem functions are declining at alarming rates due to widespread land use intensification. They can only...

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The BES Scottish Policy Group's guide to COP26.

Published online: 13 Oct 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: McKain, S. & Stephenson, I.

Content type: Educational material

The 2021 UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is scheduled to be held in Glasgow, Scotland from 1-12 November, bringing together world ...

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Impacts of development on ancient woodland and trees: evidence review 2012-2021.

Published online: 13 Oct 2021

Published by: Woodland Trust

Authors: Carr, A.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this report is to review and synthesize evidence of the impacts of development on ancient woodland and trees, and veteran trees since 2012....

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A culture of conservation: how an ancient forest plantation turned into an old growth forest reserve - the story of the Wamulin forest.

Published online: 13 Oct 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Yang ZhiJie & Zheng QunRui & Zhou MingXiu & Zeng HongDa & Hogan, J. A. & Lin TengChiu

Content type: Blog

This paper determines the ecological and cultural role of forest plantation and how it turns into an old growth forest reserve. A case study of a very...

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How do management interventions influence soil carbon storage and sequestration in UK woodland?

Published online: 13 Oct 2021

Published by: Woodland Trust

Authors: Bavin, S.

Content type: Reports

The focus of this review is on the dynamics of woodland soil carbon and its exchange with the atmosphere as CO2. Activities that can influence soil ca...

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How do soil properties influence carbon storage and sequestration in newly established woodland across the UK?

Published online: 13 Oct 2021

Published by: Woodland Trust

Authors: Bavin, S.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this review is to synthesize the current evidence on how pre-afforestation soil properties can impact the carbon balance of an area of wood...

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Unpacking land degradation and the thorny issue of woody plant encroachment in South Africa.

Published online: 13 Oct 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Mani, S. & Osborne, C. P. & Cleaver, F.

Content type: Blog

In this work, the situation of land degradation in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa was analysed by adapting a natural resource governance fram...

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Use of evidence for decision-making by conservation practitioners in the illegal wildlife trade.

Published online: 13 Oct 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Arias, M. & Hinsley, A. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Blog

There are calls to ground policies aimed at addressing the illegal wildlife trade (IWT), and biodiversity conservation more generally, on the best ava...

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