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An operational land cover and land cover change toolbox: processing open-source data with open-source software.

Published online: 28 Aug 2022

Authors: Gatis, N. & Carless, D. & Luscombe, D. J. & Brazier, R. E. & Anderson, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Accurate and up-to-date land cover maps are vital for underpinning evidence-based landscape management decision-making. However, the technical skills ...

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The impact of cattle ranching on large-scale vegetation patterns in a coastal savanna in Tanzania.

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Tobler, M. W. & Cochard, R. & Edwards, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The success of large-scale cattle ranching in African savanna vegetation has often been limited by problems of bush encroachment and disease (in parti...

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Plant biodiversity declines with increasing coffee yield in Ethiopia's coffee agroforests.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Zewdie, B. & Tack, A. J. M. & Ayalew, B. & Melaku Wondafrash & Sileshi Nemomissa & Hylander, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical agroforestry systems provide farmers with resources for their livelihoods, but are also well-recognized as refuges for biodiversity. However,...

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Low levels of outdoor recreation alter wildlife behaviour.

Published online: 04 Jan 2023

Authors: Sytsma, M. L. T. & Lewis, T. & Gardner, B. & Prugh, L. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Public interest in nature-based recreation is growing, including visitation to protected areas. However, the level of recreation in these areas that c...

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Host culling as an adaptive management tool for chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer: a modelling study.

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Wasserberg, G. & Osnas, E. E. & Rolley, R. E. & Samuel, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Emerging wildlife diseases pose a significant threat to natural and human systems. Because of real or perceived risks of delayed actions, disease mana...

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Thresholds in landscape connectivity and mortality risks in response to growing road networks.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Frair, J. L. & Merrill, E. H. & Beyer, H. L. & Morales, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ecological footprint of a road may extend for several kilometres with overlapping effects from neighbouring roads causing a nonlinear accumulation...

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Forecasting the combined effects of urbanization and climate change on stream ecosystems: from impacts to management options.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Nelson, K. C. & Palmer, M. A. & Pizzuto, J. E. & Moglen, G. E. & Angermeier, P. L. & Hilderbrand, R. H. & Dettinger, M. & Hayhoe, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Streams collect runoff, heat, and sediment from their watersheds, making them highly vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances such as urbanization and...

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Does topsoil removal in grassland restoration benefit both soil nematode and plant communities?

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Resch, M. C. & Schütz, M. & Graf, U. & Wagenaar, R. & Putten, W. H. van der & Risch, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Successful restoration of semi-natural grasslands on grasslands previously subject to intensive management needs to overcome manifold barriers. These ...

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Remnant vegetation, plantings and fences are beneficial for reptiles in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Pulsford, S. A. & Driscoll, D. A. & Barton, P. S. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managing agricultural landscapes for biodiversity conservation is increasingly difficult as land use is modified or intensified for production. Findin...

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Grazing and scrub clearance promote open dune habitat regeneration in pine plantation canopy gaps in Merseyside, UK.

Published online: 12 May 2020

Authors: Hunt, N. & Mercer, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Coastal management practices have shifted in recent decades to recognise afforestation of sand dunes as a principle factor in mobile dune system degra...

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