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Plant diversity and land use under organic and conventional agriculture: a whole-farm approach.

Published online: 29 Aug 2007

Authors: Gibson, R. H. & Pearce, S. & Morris, R. J. & Symondson, W. O. C. & Memmott, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Organic farming is thought to lead to increased biodiversity and greater sustainability than higher-yielding conventional farming systems. It is usual...

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The perceived ecological and human well-being benefits of ecosystem restoration.

Published online: 17 Apr 2024

Authors: Jurjonas, M. & May, C. A. & Cardinale, B. & Kyriakakis, S. & Pearsall, D. R. & Doran, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Traditionally, ecosystem restoration has focussed on standard ecological indicators like water or habitat quality, species population abundance or veg...

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Favourite places for outdoor recreation: weak correlations between perceived qualities and structural landscape characteristics in Swedish PPGIS study.

Published online: 19 Mar 2024

Authors: Stoltz, J. & Lehto, C. & Hedblom, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Connections between outdoor recreation and various health and well-being benefits are well established. However, questions remain regarding which land...

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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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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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Effects of refuge availability on the population dynamics of Triatoma infestans in central Argentina.

Published online: 24 Sep 2003

Authors: Cecere, M. C. & Canale, D. M. & Gürtler, R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As part of research on the control and mathematical modelling of transmission of Chagas disease, we tested the joint effects of refuge quantity and qu...

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Nitrogen, water stress and the feeding efficiency of lepidopteran herbivores.

Published online: 07 Dec 1991

Authors: Thomas, A. T. & Hodkinson, I. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was carried out to test, under carefully controlled conditions, White's hypothesis that when plants are subjected to stress, the tissues becom...

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Effects of Phalaris arundinacea and nitrate-N addition on the establishment of wetland plant communities.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Green, E. K. & Galatowitsch, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nutrient enrichment may adversely impact plant species richness in wetlands and enhance their susceptibility to colonization and dominance by invasive...

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Vegetation structure and prey abundance requirements of the Iberian lynx: implications for the design of reserves and corridors.

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Palomares, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat alteration and fragmentation are two of the greatest threats to biodiversity. The conservation of most species in highly encroached areas requ...

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Habitat choice in pink-footed geese: quantifying the constraints determining winter site use.

Published online: 13 Nov 1996

Authors: Gill, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over 85% of the world population of pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) winter in Britain and throughout their winter range they use crops vulner...

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