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Providing foraging resources for solitary bees on farmland: current schemes for pollinators benefit a limited suite of species.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Wood, T. J. & Holland, J. M. & Goulson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in agricultural practice across Europe and North America have been associated with range contractions and a decline in the abundance of wild b...

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Organic fertilisation enhances generalist predators and suppresses aphid growth in the absence of specialist predators.

Published online: 23 Jul 2021

Authors: Aguilera Guillermo & Riggi Laura & Miller Kirsten & Roslin Tomas & Bommarco Riccardo

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological control by natural enemies is a valuable ecosystem service. The predator community in a crop field is a combination of predators dwelling i...

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Nectar accessibility determines fitness, flower choice and abundance of hoverflies that provide natural pest control.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Rijn, P. C. J. van & Wäckers, F. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In modern agricultural landscapes, many organisms providing ecosystem services such as pollination and natural pest control are likely constrained by ...

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Competitive dynamics in two- and three-component intercrops.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Andersen, M. K. & Hauggaard-Nielsen, H. & Weiner, J. & Jensen, E. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intercropping is receiving increasing attention because it offers potential advantages for resource utilization, decreased inputs and increased sustai...

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Plant colonization in heterogeneous landscapes: an 80-year perspective on restoration of broadleaved forest vegetation.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Brunet, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Afforestation of agricultural land has become an important issue in Europe during the past two decades. In particular, broadleaf plantations have been...

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Enhancing plant diversity in a novel grassland using seed addition.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Zamin, T. J. & Jolly, A. & Sinclair, S. & Morgan, J. W. & Moore, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of novel ecosystems to a historical benchmark may not always be possible or advisable. Novel ecosystems may be managed by targeting specif...

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Optimising nature conservation outcomes for a given region-wide level of food production.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Finch, T. & Green, R. E. & Massimino, D. & Peach, W. J. & Balmford, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The land sharing-sparing framework aims to quantify the trade-off between food production and biodiversity conservation, but it has been criticized fo...

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Relationships of plant traits and soil biota to soil functions change as nitrogen fertiliser rates increase in an intensively managed agricultural system.

Published online: 21 Apr 2022

Authors: Orwin, K. H. & Mason, N. W. H. & Aalders, L. & Bell, N. L. & Schon, N. & Mudge, P. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Because plant and soil systems are strongly inter-linked, manipulating plant traits in intensively managed agricultural systems could be used to impro...

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Natural vegetation benefits synergistic control of the three main insect and pathogen pests of a fruit crop in southern Africa.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Henri, D. C. & Jones, O. & Tsiattalos, A. & Thébault, E. & Seymour, C. L. & Veen, F. J. F. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most studies of the potential for natural habitat to improve agricultural productivity have been conducted in transformed, temperate regions, but litt...

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Effects of water level and grassland management on alpha and beta diversity of birds in restored wetlands.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Żmihorski, M. & Pärt, T. & Gustafson, T. & Berg, Å.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nearly 60% of European wetlands have been lost to drainage or to the cessation of grassland management. Large amounts of resources are put into wetlan...

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