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Planning for development - customer survey 2020.

Published online: 08 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Shepherd, M.

Content type: Reports

NatureScot and Historic Environment Scotland (HES) commissioned Why Research to undertake a joint customer satisfaction survey covering their planning...

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Facilitating local natural capital investment: literature review.

Published online: 07 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Christie, M.

Content type: Reports

The objective of this literature review is to develop a detailed understanding of natural capital investment initiatives in the UK and overseas and id...

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Importance of restoration of dung beetles in the maintenance of ecosystem services.

Published online: 22 Apr 2024

Authors: Torabian, S. & Leffler, A. J. & Perkins, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Dung beetles have key roles in ecosystems including accelerating dung decomposition, improving nutrient cycling and influencing physical (such as stru...

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Leveraging nature-based solutions for transformation: reconnecting people and nature.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Welden, E. A. & Chausson, A. & Melanidis, M. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) have rapidly been gaining traction across the research, policy and practice spheres, advocated as transformative actions ...

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Ecosystem service trade-offs resulting from woody plant removal vary with biome, encroachment stage and removal method.

Published online: 21 May 2024

Authors: Ding JingYi & Eldridge, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant removal is used widely to restore systems encroached by woody plants and to improve ecosystem health and human well-being. However, the effects ...

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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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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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James Hutton Institute (JHI) - Nikki Baggaley.

Published online: 19 Dec 2024

Published by: UK, James Hutton Institute

Content type: Conference slides

This presentation explores key lessons for advancing soil monitoring practices in Scotland. It highlights the importance of soil health in environment...

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Areas of outstanding nineteenth century beauty: historic landscape characterisation analysis of protected areas in England.

Published online: 29 Mar 2023

Authors: Stratigos, M. J. & Ward, C. & Hatfield, J. H. & Finch, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Establishing and expanding protected areas (PAs) has become a key conservation tool in efforts to halt global declines in biodiversity. Given the ubiq...

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Value of improved information about forest protection values, with application to rainforest valuation.

Published online: 18 Nov 2015

Authors: Strand, J. & Siddiqui, S.

Content type: Bulletin

What is the utility from obtaining more precise values of natural resource objects (rainforests), through surveys or other similar information gatheri...

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