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Creating desirable futures for nature: the Nature Futures Framework.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Authors: Pereira, L. M. & Davies, K. K. & Belder, E. den & Ferrier, S. & Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, S. & Kim, H. & Kuiper JanJ. & Okayasu, S. & Palomo, M. G. & Pereira, H. M. & Peterson, G. & Jyothis Sathyapalan & Schoolenberg, M. & Alkemade, R. & Ribeiro, S. C. & Greenaway, A. & Hauck, J. & King, N. & Lazarova, T. & Ravera, F. & Chettri, N. & Cheung, W. W. L. & Hendriks, R. J. J. & Kolomytsev, G. & Leadley, P. & Metzger, J. P. & Ninan, K. N. & Pichs, R. & Popp, A. & Rondinini, C. & Rosa, I. & Vuuren, D. van & Lundquist, C. J.

Content type: Blog

This paper addresses the question of how a new set of scenarios that respond to these needs can be developed. It outlines the systematic steps to deve...

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Creating desirable futures for nature: the Nature Futures Framework.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Authors: Pereira, L. & Davies, K. K. & Belder, E. den & Ferrier, S. & Karlsson-Vinkhuysen, S. & Kim, H. & Kuiper, J. J. & Okayasu, S. & Palomo, M. G. & Pereira, H. M. & Peterson, G. & Sathyapalan, J. & Schoolenberg, M. & Alkemade, R. & Ribeiro, S. C. & Greenaway, A. & Hauck, J. & King, N. & Lazarova, T. & Ravera, F. & Chettri, N. & Cheung, W. W. L. & Hendriks, R. J. J. & Kolomytsev, G. & Leadley, P. & Metzger, J. P. & Ninan, K. N. & Pichs, R. & Popp, A. & Rondinini, C. & Rosa, I. & Vuuren, D. van & Lundquist, C. J.

Content type: Blog

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services expert group on scenarios and models undertook work to co- create...

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Optimising nature conservation outcomes for a given region-wide level of food production.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Finch, T. & Green, R. E. & Massimino, D. & Peach, W. J. & Balmford, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The land sharing-sparing framework aims to quantify the trade-off between food production and biodiversity conservation, but it has been criticized fo...

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Conceptual ambiguity hinders measurement and management of ecosystem disservices.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Saunders, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The term 'ecosystem disservices' is used to refer to ecological costs that humans experience from nature. Managing ecosystems to protect ecosystem fun...

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A feeding guild indicator to assess environmental change impacts on marine ecosystem structure and functioning.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Thompson, M. S. A. & Pontalier, H. & Spence, M. A. & Pinnegar, J. K. & Greenstreet, S. P. R. & Moriarty, M. & Hélaouët, P. & Lynam, C. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Integrating food web indicators into ecological status assessments is central to developing effective management measures that can improve degraded ec...

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Complex biotic interactions mediated by shrubs: revisiting the stress-gradient hypothesis and consequences for tree seedling survival.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Guignabert, A. & Augusto, L. & Gonzalez, M. & Chipeaux, C. & Delerue, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Using nurse shrubs to improve tree seedling establishment in stressed environments is a common practice in forestry. Recent refinements of the stress-...

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Predicting meiofauna abundance to define preservation and impact zones in a deep-sea mining context using random forest modelling.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Uhlenkott, K. & Vink, A. & Kuhn, T. & Arbizu, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is a strong economic interest in commercial deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules and therefore a need to define suitable preservation zones i...

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Optimizing enrichment of deadwood for biodiversity by varying sun exposure and tree species: an experimental approach.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Vogel, S. & Gossner, M. M. & Mergner, U. & Müller, J. & Thorn, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The enrichment of deadwood is essential for the conservation of saproxylic biodiversity in managed forests. However, existing strategies focus on a co...

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Experimental evidence of multiple ecosystem services and disservices provided by ecological intensification in Mediterranean agro-ecosystems.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Segre, H. & Segoli, M. & Carmel, Y. & Shwartz, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensifying agricultural production in sustainable ways is pivotal to increasing food production while reducing environmental impacts. Ecological int...

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Spatial drivers of composition and connectivity across endangered tropical dry forests.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Balzotti, C. S. & Asner, G. P. & Adkins, E. D. & Parsons, E. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical dry forests are among the most threatened ecosystems in the world. Rapid loss, degradation and fragmentation of these native ecosystems in a ...

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