Search

The abundance of the parasitic salmon louse has increased with the growth in aquaculture of salmonids in open net pens. This represents a threat to wi...

1. Though coffee was traditionally grown as an understory crop beneath mature trees (i.e. 'shade-grown' coffee), most farms have been converted to ful...

Conflicts between the objectives of agricultural production and conservation are becoming increasingly complex. Of vital importance to the success of ...

The 20th century has witnessed substantial increases in the intensity of agricultural land management, much of which has been driven by policies to en...

Aphids are among the most severe invertebrate pests of crops and cause high economic losses. The control of aphids by natural enemies is an essential ...

Assessing the degree to which at-risk species are regulated by density-dependent versus density-independent factors is often complicated by incomplete...

The expansion of aquaculture has resulted in widespread habitat conversion throughout the world. Identifying beneficial management measures may dramat...

Rapid agricultural change in western Europe has occurred in the last three decades, at cost to farmland biodiversity, particularly birds. This study r...

The impacts of anthropogenic climate change will be most dramatic for species that live in narrow thermal niches, such as reptiles. Given the imminent...

Grassland for livestock production is a major form of land use throughout Europe and its intensive management threatens biodiversity and ecosystem fun...