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Sundaic elephants prefer habitats on the periphery of protected areas.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Torre, J. A. de la & Cheryl Cheah & Lechner, A. M. & Ee Phin Wong & Tuuga, A. & Salman Saaban & Benoit Goossens & Campos-Arceiz, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone of global conservation strategies. PAs, however, are not equally effective for all threatened taxa, and it is ...

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Drivers and consequences of archetypical shifting cultivation transitions.

Published online: 04 Sep 2023

Authors: Martin, D. A. & Llopis, J. C. & Raveloaritiana, E. & Coomes, O. T. & Andriamihaja, O. R. & Bruun, T. B. & Heinimann, A. & Mertz, O. & Rakotonarivo, O. S. & Zaehringer, J. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Shifting cultivation remains an important land system in many tropical landscapes, but transitions away from shifting cultivation are increasingly com...

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Stand structure and light penetration. 3. Sunlit foliage area.

Published online: 13 Jan 1968

Authors: Wilson, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The foliage areas exposed to direct sunlight, or shaded from it by other foliage, can be calculated for any particular foliage-area index given the in...

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Effects of cultivation and DDT on earthworm activity in a forest soil in the sub-humid tropics.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Cook, A. G. & Critchley, B. R. & Critchley, U. & Perfect, T. J. & Yeadon, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of bush clearing, cultivation and crop protection with DDT on surface casting activity and populations of earthworms were monitored over a...

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Stand structure and light penetration. 3. Sunlit foliage area.

Published online: 02 Jan 1967

Authors: Wilson, J. Warren.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The foliage areas exposed to direct sunlight, or shaded from it by other foliage, can be calculated for any particular foliage-area index given the in...

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Tropical agroforestry supports insect pollinators and improves bean yield.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Kingazi, N. & Temu, R. A. & Sirima, A. & Jonsson, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollination services contribute to crop productivity worldwide, but insect pollinators are declining in most agricultural landscapes, mainly due to ag...

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Classification of canopy, stem, crown status and climber infestation in natural tropical forest in Nigeria.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Lowe, R. G. & Walker, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

D.b.h., canopy status, stem form, crown form and climber infestation were measured at intervals over a 14-yr period for trees of Khaya ivorensis and S...

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Rodent ecology and land use in western Ghana.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Jeffrey, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rodent numbers were estimated by trapping (on the ground) in 8 habitat types representing the major land uses in an area where primarily tropical rain...

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Diagnosis of the bushmeat trade in the cities of Colombia.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Quiceno-M, M. P. & Vliet, N. van & Moreno, J. & Cruz-A, D.

Content type: Bulletin

Most of the available literature on the bushmeat trade in South America focuses on the Amazonia, probably because the bushmeat trade in other ecosyste...

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Utilitarian redundancy, plant evolutionary history, and medicinal plant use patterns among the Shipibo-Konibo in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest.

Published online: 24 Aug 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: And, M. A. & Gaoue, O. G.

Content type: Blog

The research focuses on how the evolutionary relationship between medicinal plants may affect the therapeutic use, local preference and harvesting pra...

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