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The disproportionate value of 'weeds' to pollinators and biodiversity.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Balfour, N. J. & Ratnieks, F. L. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification has been implicated in global biodiversity declines. In the European Union, agri-environmental schemes are designed to ad...

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Escaping social-ecological traps through ecological restoration and socioeconomic development in China's Loess Plateau.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Wang ZhuangZhuang & Fu BoJie & Wu XuTong & Li YingJie & Wang Shuai & Lu Nan

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The social-ecological trap is an emerging concept that describes situations in which self-reinforcing social and ecological feedbacks maintain or push...

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Desk review of burning and other management options for the control for heather beetle.

Published online: 23 May 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gillingham, P. & Diaz, A. & Stillman, R. & Pinder, A. C.

Content type: Reports

The heather beetle Lochmaea suturalis is a naturally occurring species in the heather dominated landscapes of the United Kingdom. When the heather bee...

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Land health surveillance for identifying land constraints and targeting land management options in smallholder farming systems in Western Cameroon.

Published online: 22 Mar 2017

Authors: Takoutsing, B. & Ayenkulu, E. & Tchoundjeu, Z. & Coe, R. & Denis, N. & Shepherd, K.

Content type: Bulletin

Quantitative and up-to-date information on ecosystem characteristics and land health constraints are needed to understand land degradation trends and ...

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Cost-effective monitoring of biological invasions under global change: a model-based framework.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Vicente, J. R. & Alagador, D. & Guerra, C. & Alonso, J. M. & Kueffer, C. & Vaz, A. S. & Fernandes, R. F. & Cabral, J. A. & Araújo, M. B. & Honrado, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological monitoring programmes are designed to detect and measure changes in biodiversity and ecosystems. In the case of biological invasions, they ...

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Applying fault tree analysis to biological invasions identifies optimal targets for effective biosecurity.

Published online: 21 Nov 2022

Authors: Gallardo, B. & Sutherland, W. J. & Martin, P. & Aldridge, D. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The management of invasive species requires analytical tools that can synthesise the increasing and complex information generated through risk assessm...

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NatureScot Research Report 1331 - An analysis of Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme data to improve understanding of the impact of the 2022 Avian Influenza outbreak on raptors and raptor populations in Scotland.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Wilson, W. W. & Wetherhill, A. S. & Wernham, C. V.

Content type: Reports

This report provides an update on the impact of the 2021 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak on raptor species in Scotland using data fr...

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What are the links between tree-based farming and dietary quality for rural households? A review of emerging evidence in low- and middle-income countries.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Vansant, E. C. & Mausch, K. & Ickowitz, A. & McMullin, S. & Karanja, A. & Rasmussen, L. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), conventional agricultural policy promotes specialized production systems of carbohydrate-rich crops ...

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Inequities in the distribution of flood risk under floodplain restoration and climate change scenarios.

Published online: 01 Sep 2022

Authors: Gourevitch, J. D. & Diehl, R. M. & Wemple, B. C. & Ricketts, T. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The combined impacts of climate change and ecological degradation are expected to worsen inequality within society. These dynamics are exemplified by ...

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How stable are visions for protected area management? Stakeholder perspectives before and during a pandemic.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Lo, V. B. P. G. & López-Rodríguez, M. D. & Metzger, M. J. & Oteros-Rozas, E. & Cebrián-Piqueras, M. A. & Ruiz-Mallén, I. & March, H. & Raymond, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Envisioning processes enable protected area managers to chart a course for future management to reach desired goals, but unexpected changes that could...

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