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Feeding the world in a changing climate: an adaptation roadmap for agriculture.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Loboguerrero, A. M. & Birch, J. & Thornton, P. & Meza, L. & Sunga, I. & Bui Ba Bong & Rabbinge, R. & Reddy, M. & Dinesh, D. & Korner, J. & Martinez-Baron, D. & Millan, A. & Hansen, J. & Huyer, S. & Campbell, B.

Content type: Miscellaneous

The impacts of a warming world are affecting food production in every corner of the globe. From shifting rainfall patterns and growing seasons, to mor...

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Do agri-environment schemes result in improved water quality?

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Jones, J. I. & Murphy, J. F. & Anthony, S. G. & Arnold, A. & Blackburn, J. H. & Duerdoth, C. P. & Hawczak, A. & Hughes, G. O. & Pretty, J. L. & Scarlett, P. M. & Gooday, R. D. & Zhang, Y. S. & Fawcett, L. E. & Simpson, D. & Turner, A. W. B. & Naden, P. S. & Skates, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Improved water quality, through a reduction in diffuse pollution from agricultural sources, is an expected benefit of agri-environment schemes, but th...

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Habitat associations of European hares Lepus europaeus in England and Wales: implications for farmland management.

Published online: 14 May 2003

Authors: Vaughan, N. & Lucas, E. A. & Harris, S. & White, P. C. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Numbers of European hares Lepus europaeus have declined throughout Europe as a result of agricultural intensification. Ecological research to inform a...

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The impacts of tropical agriculture on biodiversity: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Oakley, J. L. & Bicknell, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity underpins all food production and strengthens agricultural resilience to crop failure. However, agricultural expansion is the primary dri...

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Riparian reforestation on the landscape scale: navigating trade-offs among agricultural production, ecosystem functioning and biodiversity.

Published online: 03 Aug 2022

Authors: Witing, F. & Forio, M. A. E. & Burdon, F. J. & Mckie, B. & Goethals, P. & Strauch, M. & Volk, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Stream-riparian networks are subject to multiple human pressures that threaten key functions of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, drive habitat and ...

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Can rolling composite wildflower blocks increase biodiversity in agricultural landscapes better than wildflowers strips?

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Eccard, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity and abundance of wildlife has dramatically declined in agricultural landscapes. Sown, short-lived wildflower (WF) strips along the margin...

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Behavioural insights for improved uptake of agricultural sustainability assessment tools.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: MacLeod, C. J. & Brandt, A. J. & Collins, K. & Moller, H. & Manhire, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Changing human behaviour to enhance agricultural sustainability outcomes is an ongoing challenge that urgently needs addressing. It requires identifyi...

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Going organic - a critical analysis of the potential for organic farming in Ethiopia.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Freyer, B. & Delelegn, Y. & Zerihun Nigussie & Onwonga, R. & Bingen, J.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

In this article we analyse and discuss how organic farming can be understood, in general, as a means to contribute to the sustainable development of s...

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Habitat associations and breeding success of yellowhammers on lowland farmland.

Published online: 03 Jan 2001

Authors: Bradbury, R. B. & Kyrkos, A. & Morris, A. J. & Clark, S. C. & Perkins, A. J. & Wilson, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Yellowhammers (Emberiza citrinella) began to decline on British lowland farmland in the late 1980s and losses are presently 10% per year. This study e...

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Valuing nature-conservation interests on agricultural floodplains.

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Rouquette, J. R. & Posthumus, H. & Gowing, D. J. G. & Tucker, G. & Dawson, Q. L. & Hess, T. M. & Morris, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ecosystem approach and evaluation of ecosystem services is gaining increasing attention from scientists, practitioners and policy makers. An impor...

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