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Fewer pests and more ecosystem service-providing arthropods in shady African cocoa farms: insights from a data integration study.

Published online: 21 May 2024

Authors: Jarrett, C. & Cyril, K. & Haydon, D. T. & Wandji, C. A. & Ferreira, D. F. & Welch, A. J. & Powell, L. L. & Matthiopoulos, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionfrThis link goes to a French section Agricultural intensification is leading to conversion of cocoa agroforestry ...

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Functional microbial diversity in regenerating cutover peatlands responds to vegetation succession.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Artz, R. R. E. & Chapman, S. J. & Siegenthaler, A. & Mitchell, E. A. D. & Buttler, A. & Bortoluzzi, E. & Gilbert, D. & Yli-Petays, M. & Vasander, H. & Francez, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While establishment of vegetation is the most visual indicator of regeneration on cutover peatland, the reinstatement of belowground functions is less...

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Large wild herbivores slow down the rapid decline of plant diversity in a tropical forest biodiversity hotspot.

Published online: 21 Dec 2021

Authors: Villar, N. & Medici, E. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The UN declaration of the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 emphasizes the need for effective measures to restore ecosystems and safeguard bio...

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Large-scale restoration of species-rich dry grasslands on arable land: environmental filtering drives successful species establishment over a period of 10 years.

Published online: 18 Jan 2024

Authors: Mudrák, O. & Jongepierová, I. & Řehounková, K. & Prach, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sowing of regionally specific seed mixtures on former arable land is increasingly used to restore species-rich grasslands but it often faces important...

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Thresholds in forest bird communities along woody vegetation gradients in the South American Dry Chaco.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Macchi, L. & Baumann, M. & Bluhm, H. & Baker, M. & Levers, C. & Grau, H. R. & Kuemmerle, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

World-wide, tropical savannas and dry forests are under increasing pressure from land use. The environmental impacts of agricultural expansion into th...

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Past and present management influences the seed bank and seed rain in a rural landscape mosaic.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Auffret, A. G. & Cousins, S. A. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seed bank and seed rain represent dispersal in time and space. They can be important sources of diversity in the rural landscape, where fragmented hab...

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Effects of pesticides on soil bacterial, fungal and protist communities, soil functions and grape quality in vineyards.

Published online: 24 May 2024

Authors: Steiner, M. & Falquet, L. & Fragnière, A. L. & Brown, A. & Bacher, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Pesticides can have unintentional effects on non-target organisms and change biotic communities. Such changes might be particularly important in soil ...

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Organic management and landscape heterogeneity combine to sustain multifunctional bird communities in European vineyards.

Published online: 11 Jun 2021

Authors: Barbaro, L. & Assandri, G. & Brambilla, M. & Castagneyrol, B. & Froidevaux, J. & Giffard, B. & Pithon, J. & Puig-Montserrat, X. & Torre, I. & Calatayud, F. & Gaüzère, P. & Guenser, J. & Macià-Valverde, F. X. & Mary, S. & Raison, L. & Sirami, C. & Rusch, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conserving functionally diverse bird communities in European farmland is becoming critical, with no exception for regions of wine production. Manageme...

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Multiple stressors in periphyton - comparison of observed and predicted tolerance responses to high ionic loads and herbicide exposure.

Published online: 04 Dec 2013

Authors: Rotter, S. & Heilmeier, H. & Altenburger, R. & Schmitt-Jansen, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As a result of the increasing human impact on aquatic ecosystems, freshwater organisms are often exposed to multiple stressors simultaneously. The joi...

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Habitat area and local habitat conditions outweigh fragmentation effects on insect communities in vineyards.

Published online: 13 Apr 2023

Authors: Bosco, L. & Moser, V. & Jones, M. M. & Opedal, O. & Ovaskainen, O. & Sonja, G. & Klink, R. van & Cushman, S. A. & Arlettaz, R. & Jacot, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Fragmentation of habitat, for example by intensive agricultural practices, can be detrimental to local biodiversity. However, it often remains unclear...

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