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Wild pollination services to California almond rely on semi-natural habitat.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Klein, A. M. & Brittain, C. & Hendrix, S. D. & Thorp, R. & Williams, N. & Kremen, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Global declines in honeybees have led to concerns about negative impacts on food production because of low levels of pollination. This is exemplified ...

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Pollination by bats enhances both quality and yield of a major cash crop in Mexico.

Published online: 27 Aug 2020

Authors: Tremlett, C. J. & Moore, M. & Chapman, M. A. & Zamora-Gutierrez, V. & Peh, K. S. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bats pollinate many plants of high socio-economic value, including the majority of columnar cacti (Cactaceae) in Mexico, which have been used by human...

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Optimal attack density in the larch bark beetle, Ips cembrae (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).

Published online: 24 Mar 1995

Authors: Zhang, Q. H. & Byers, J. A. & Schlyter, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of attack density of Ips cembrae on the gallery length, eggs and adult offspring production and mortality were studied in 0.1 m2 bark samp...

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Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability.

Published online: 07 May 2020

Authors: Wolde Mekuria & Gebrehaweria Gebregziabher & Lefore, N.

Content type: Bulletin

Land degradation is a critical problem around the world. In many places, the practices associated with intensive rain-fed and irrigated crop and lives...

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Sulfoxaflor exposure reduces egg laying in bumblebees Bombus terrestris.

Published online: 05 Sep 2020

Authors: Siviter, H. & Horner, J. & Brown, M. J. F. & Leadbeater, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sulfoximine-based insecticides, such as sulfoxaflor, are of increasing global importance and have been registered for use in 81 countries, offering a ...

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Flower strips and remnant semi-natural vegetation have different impacts on pollination and productivity of sunflower crops.

Published online: 07 Sep 2022

Authors: Mota, L. & Hevia, V. & Rad, C. & Alves, J. & Silva, A. & González, J. A. & Ortega-Marcos, J. & Aguado, O. & Alcorlo, P. & Azcárate, F. M. & Chapinal, L. & López, C. A. & Loureiro, J. & Marks, E. A. N. & Siopa, C. & Sousa, J. P. & Castro, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensification of agricultural landscapes to fulfil increased global food demands has dramatically impacted biodiversity and ecosystem services. Seve...

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Plant diversity partitioning in grazed Mediterranean grassland at multiple spatial and temporal scales.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Golodets, C. & Kigel, J. & Sternberg, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing by large ungulates may affect plant species richness and diversity at multiple spatial and/or temporal scales, because grazing affects small-s...

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Life history and population dynamics of Theba pisana (Mollusca: Helicidae) in a cereal-pasture rotation.

Published online: 09 Feb 1991

Authors: Baker, G. H. & Hawke, B. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The life history, population dynamics and dispersal of the snail Theba pisana were studied in a cereal-pasture rotation in South Australia in 1984-88....

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Shifts from complementarity to selection effects maintain high productivity in maize/legume intercropping systems.

Published online: 14 Dec 2021

Authors: Zhang WeiPing & Gao SaiNan & Li ZhaoXin & Xu HuaSen & Yang Hao & Yang Xin & Fan HongXia & Su Ye & Fornara, D. & Li Long

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Complementarity (CE) and selection effects (SE) have been either invoked to explain the positive diversity-productivity relationship in natural and se...

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Breeding bird communities in pine plantations of the Spanish plateaux: biogeography, landscape and vegetation effects.

Published online: 19 Mar 1999

Authors: Díaz, M. & Carbonell, R. & Santos, T. & Tellería, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was conducted during 1994 at 2 locations (near Carpio del Campo in the northern Spanish plateau and San Clemente in the southern plateau), to ...

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