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Selection of a diversionary field and other habitats by large grazing birds in a landscape managed for agriculture and wetland biodiversity.

Published online: 02 May 2024

Authors: Nilsson, L. & Månsson, J. & Elmberg, J. & Liljebäck, N. & Tombre, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Several populations of cranes, geese, and swans are thriving and increasing in modern agricultural landscapes. Abundant populations are causing conser...

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How many broadleaved trees are enough in conifer plantations? The economy of land sharing, land sparing and quantitative targets.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Yamaura, Y. & Shoji, Y. & Mitsuda, Y. & Utsugi, H. & Tsuge, T. & Kuriyama, K. & Nakamura, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For biodiversity conservation to be an effective and significant social investment, non-marketed values of biodiversity conservation and its associate...

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The impact of human disturbance on the breeding success of nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus on heathlands in south Dorset, England.

Published online: 22 Jul 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Murison, G.

Content type: Reports

The effects on birds of human disturbance through recreation is an issue of conservation concern. With the passage of the Countryside and Rights of Wa...

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Optimising monitoring for trend detection after 16 years of woodland-bird surveys.

Published online: 23 May 2021

Authors: Prowse, T. A. A. & O'Connor, P. J. & Collard, S. J. & Peters, K. J. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Long-term biodiversity monitoring programs provide important information about species' trajectories and broader environmental change. Often constrain...

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Do ditch-side electric fences improve the breeding productivity of ground-nesting waders?

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Verhoeven, M. A. & Loonstra, A. H. J. & Pringle, T. & Kaspersma, W. & Whiffin, M. & McBride, A. D. & Sjoerdsma, P. & Roodhart, C. & Burgess, M. D. & Piersma, T. & Smart, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Insufficient reproduction as a consequence of predation on eggs and chicks is a major determinant of population decline in ground-nesting birds, inclu...

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Trade-offs and synergies between bird conservation and wildfire suppression in the face of global change.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Regos, A. & Hermoso, V. & D'Amen, M. & Guisan, A. & Brotons, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The combined effects of climate change and other factors, such as land-use change or fire disturbance, pose daunting challenges for biodiversity conse...

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Matrix quality determines the strength of habitat loss filtering on bird communities at the landscape scale.

Published online: 13 Mar 2023

Authors: Souza Leite, M. de & Boesing, A. L. & Metzger, J. P. & Prado, P. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat loss represents a major threat to biodiversity, however, the modulation of its effects by the nonhabitat matrix surrounding habitat patches is...

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Woody semi-natural habitats modulate the effects of field size and functional crop diversity on farmland birds.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Frank, C. & Hertzog, L. & Klimek, S. & Schwieder, M. & Tetteh, G. O. & Böhner, H. G. S. & Röder, N. & Levers, C. & Katzenberger, J. & Kreft, H. & Kamp, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification has simplified landscape composition and configuration, which has led to biodiversity declines. Increasing landscape-wide...

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The impact of American mink Mustela vison on water birds in the upper Thames.

Published online: 24 Feb 2000

Authors: Ferreras, P. & MacDonald, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of mink predation on water birds during the breeding season was studied between March and September 1996 in a 33-km long stretch of the upp...

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Hotspots in the grid: avian sensitivity and vulnerability to collision risk from energy infrastructure interactions in Europe and North Africa.

Published online: 04 Aug 2022

Authors: Gauld, J. G. & Silva, J. P. & Atkinson, P. W. & Record, P. & Acácio, M. & Arkumarev, V. & Blas, J. & Bouten, W. & Burton, N. & Catry, I. & Champagnon, J. & Clewley, G. D. & Dagys, M. & Duriez, O. & Exo, K. M. & Fiedler, W. & Flack, A. & Friedemann, G. & Fritz, J. & Garcia-Ripolles, C. & Garthe, S. & Giunchi, D. & Grozdanov, A. & Harel, R. & Humphreys, E. M. & Janssen, R. & Kölzsch, A. & Kulikova, O. & Lameris, T. K. & López-López, P. & Masden, E. A. & Monti, F. & Nathan, R. & Nikolov, S. & Oppel, S. & Peshev, H. & Phipps, L. & Pokrovsky, I. & Ross-Smith, V. H. & Saravia, V. & Scragg, E. S. & Sforzi, A. & Stoynov, E. & Thaxter, C. & Steelant, W. van & Toor, M. van & Vorneweg, B. & Waldenström, J. & Wikelski, M. & Žydelis, R. & Franco, A. M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wind turbines and power lines can cause bird mortality due to collision or electrocution. The biodiversity impacts of energy infrastructure (EI) can b...

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