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Organic farming positively affects honeybee colonies in a flower-poor period in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 31 Aug 2020

Authors: Wintermantel, D. & Odoux, J. F. & Chadœuf, J. & Bretagnolle, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conventional farming has been implicated in global biodiversity and pollinator declines and organic farming is often regarded as a more ecological alt...

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Organic farming and associated management practices benefit multiple wildlife taxa: a large-scale field study in rice paddy landscapes.

Published online: 28 Aug 2020

Authors: Katayama, N. & Osada, Y. & Mashiko, M. & Baba, Y. G. & Tanaka, K. & Kusumoto, Y. & Okubo, S. & Ikeda, H. & Natuhara, Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Organic farming has potential for the conservation of global biodiversity and associated ecosystem services. Despite this, knowledge of the effects of...

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The relative roles of domestication, rearing environment, prior residence and body size in deciding territorial contests between hatchery and wild juvenile salmon.

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Metcalfe, N. B. & Valdimarsson, S. K. & Morgan, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Interactions between captive-reared and wild salmonids are frequent because hatcheries annually rear millions of fish for release in conservation prog...

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Co-designing a toolkit for evidence-based decision making in conservation: processes and lessons.

Published online: 22 Oct 2023

Authors: Smith, R. K. & Morgan, W. H. & Al-Fulaij, N. & Amano, T. & Bowkett, A. E. & Christie, A. & Downey, H. & Frick, W. F. & O'Brien, D. & Ockendon, N. & Oppel, S. & Petrovan, S. O. & Righton, D. & Tinsley-Marshall, P. & Worthington, T. A. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Improving the effectiveness of conservation practice requires better use of evidence. Since 2004, researchers from the Conservation Evidence group (Un...

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Cultural stewardship in urban spaces: reviving indigenous knowledge for the restoration of nature.

Published online: 07 Nov 2024

Authors: Walker, E. & Jowett, T. & Whaanga, H. & Wehi, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Relationships to nature are important for the health and well-being of peoples globally and should be actively protected. Indigenous Maori people in A...

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The effect of crop rotation on weeds in organic arable fields.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Mayer, F. & Kuhn, G. & Urbatzka, P. & Castell, A.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Crop rotation is an essential element in organic farming weed management. The effect of five different crop rotation systems on the abundance of arabl...

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The regional weed vegetation in organic spring-sown cereals as shaped by local management, crop diversity and site.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Hofmeijer, M. A. J. & Gerowitt, B.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Mecklenburg Vorpommern has one of the highest percentages of organic arable production nationwide. Weeds remain to be the main challenge within this a...

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Weed vegetation in organic winter cereals in the region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as influenced by site and management.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Hofmeijer, M. A. J. & Lederer, H. M. & Gerowitt, B.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Arable weeds are important theme in organic farming. In this study the weed densities and diversity in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern were studied. To achieve...

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Impacts of organic farming on soil organic matter.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Ghabbour, E. A. & Davies, G. & Alami, R. A. & Askounis, E. M. & Cuozzo, N. P. & Filice, A. J. & Haskell, J. M. & Moy, A. K. & Roach, A. C. & Misiewicz, T. M. & Shade, J.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Soil health is a critical component for developing Organic 3.0, which strives to place organic as a model sustainable food systems. However, the exten...

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The role of intuition in managing organic farm system health.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Paxton, R. & Klimek, M. & Vieweger, A. & Döring, T. & Bloch, R. & Bachinger, J. & Woodward, L.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

This article concerns the organic movement's aim to promote health across the entire farm system as outlined by the IFOAM Principle of Health (IFOAM 2...

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