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How will COVID-19 impact biodiversity conservation?

Published online: 14 Oct 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Thurstan, R. H. & Hockings, K. J. & Hedlund, J. S. U. & Bersacola, E. & Collins, C. & Early, R. & Ermiasi, Y. & Fleischer-Dogley, F. & Gilkes, G. & Harrison, M. E. & Imron, M. A. & Kaiser-Bunbury, C. N. & Katoppo, D. R. & Marriott, C. & Muzungaile, M. M. & Nuno, A. & Barros, A. R. de & Veen, F. van & Wijesundara, I. & Dogley, D. & Bunbury, N.

Content type: Blog

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect societies around the world, the ongoing economic and social turmoil is likely to pose fundamental challen...

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Galliformes - barometers of the state of applied ecology and wildlife conservation in China.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: McGowan, P. J. K. & Zhang YanYun & Zhang ZhengWang

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human population pressure is placing huge demands on China's environment. In recent years, the Chinese government has established a suite of programme...

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The disproportionate value of 'weeds' to pollinators and biodiversity.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Balfour, N. J. & Ratnieks, F. L. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification has been implicated in global biodiversity declines. In the European Union, agri-environmental schemes are designed to ad...

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Repatriating leopards into novel landscapes of a South African province.

Published online: 12 Apr 2021

Authors: Power, R. J. & Venter, L. & Botha, M. V. & Bartels, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Leopards are often translocated away from where they are caught as non-lethal human-wildlife conflict mitigation. It is alleged that leopards fail to ...

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Eager about beavers? Understanding opposition to species reintroduction, and its implications for conservation.

Published online: 31 Oct 2024

Authors: Holmes, G. & Rowland, G. & Fox, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The range of keystone species is increasing in some parts of the world, particularly Europe, through a combination of natural recolonization, governme...

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Even short-term revegetation complicates soil food webs and strengthens their links with ecosystem functions.

Published online: 21 Sep 2022

Authors: Wang Bing & Zhu YuHe & Chen Xiang & Chen DiMa & Wu Ying & Wu LiJi & Liu ShengEn & Yue LinYan & Wang Yang & Bai YongFei

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Degradation of dryland ecosystems is a worldwide problem caused by climate change and human activities. To restore these degraded ecosystems, governme...

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Fish and chips: conservation of freshwater fish populations through an integrative multi-stakeholder approach.

Published online: 10 Apr 2025

Authors: Nagel, C. & Pander, J. & Droll, J. & Loy, G. & Grüner, B. & Wesemann, J. & Geist, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rivers and their fish populations are under threat, prompting diverse conservation efforts. Effective freshwater conservation requires collaborative p...

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Early detection strategies for invading tree pests: targeted surveillance and stakeholder perspectives.

Published online: 15 Apr 2025

Authors: Chávez, V. A. & Brown, N. & Bosch, F. van den & Parnell, S. & Dyke, A. & Hall, C. & Karlsdottir, B. & Marzano, M. & Morris, J. & O'Brien, L. & Williams, D. & Milne, A. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionesThis link goes to a Spanish section Trees are at an increasing risk from pests and diseases as global trade of ...

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Verifying voluntary ecosystem restoration - case-studies from Mozambique and Sweden.

Published online: 25 Jan 2017

Authors: Vorhies, F. & Winkler, S.

Content type: Bulletin article

Under the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on ...

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