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Evidence review: what are the effects of active interventions on biodiversity in newly established woodlands?

Published online: 24 Jan 2022

Published by: Woodland Trust

Authors: Hornigold, K.

Content type: Reports

1. Newly created and young woodlands often lack important attributes that contribute to a well-functioning woodland ecosystem. Active management can a...

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Landscape diversity, habitat connectivity, age and size determine the conservation value of limestone quarries for diverse wild bee communities.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Kirsch, F. & Hass, A. & Alfert, T. & Westphal, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Abandoned and even active limestone quarries (excavation sites) can represent important secondary habitats for many species, including wild bees, asso...

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A forgotten habitat? Granite inselbergs conserve reptile diversity in fragmented agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Michael, D. R. & Cunningham, R. B. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rocky outcrop ecosystems support unique biological communities, high levels of species endemism and are important in the conservation of biodiversity ...

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The resistance of a chalk grassland to disturbance.

Published online: 21 May 2003

Authors: Hirst, R. A. & Pywell, R. F. & Marrs, R. H. & Putwain, P. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Concepts of ecosystem stability, resilience and resistance have been discussed theoretically for nearly three decades. Understanding the effects of ha...

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Determining impacts of habitat modification on diversity of tropical forest fauna: the importance of spatial scale.

Published online: 15 Sep 2004

Authors: Hill, J. K. & Hamer, K. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is an urgent need to understand the impacts of anthropogenic habitat disturbance on biodiversity in tropical forests, but no consensus has yet e...

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Controls over the strength and timing of fire-grazer interactions in a semi-arid rangeland.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Augustine, D. J. & Derner, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The degree to which large herbivores select and forage within recently burned areas is a key driver of vegetation heterogeneity in rangeland ecosystem...

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Non-random extinctions dominate plant community changes in abandoned coppices.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Kopecký, M. & Hédl, R. & Szabó, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The plant community structure of European lowland forests has changed dramatically in the twentieth century, leading to biodiversity decline at variou...

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Rancher viewpoint diversity in human-wildlife coexistence management: the case of jaguar - livestock interaction in the region of Calakmul, Mexico.

Published online: 28 Jan 2025

Authors: Gordillo-Chávez, E. J. & Villanueva-García, C. & Melo-Guerrero, E. & Hidalgo-Mihart, M. G. & Lizana-Avia, M. & Rodríguez-López, F. & Colino-Rabanal, V. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Protected areas in Latin America are typically surrounded by ranching landscapes, where large carnivores such as the jaguar (Panthera onca), co-habit ...

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Hierarchical spatial models for predicting pygmy rabbit distribution and relative abundance.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Wilson, T. L. & Odei, J. B. & Hooten, M. B. & Edwards, T. C., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservationists routinely use species distribution models to plan conservation, restoration and development actions, while ecologists use them to inf...

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Turning old foes into new allies-harnessing drainage canals for biodiversity conservation in a desiccated European lowland region.

Published online: 14 Feb 2022

Authors: Tölgyesi, C. & Torma, A. & Bátori, Z. & Šeat, J. & Popović, M. & Gallé, R. & Gallé-Szpisjak, N. & Erdős, L. & Vinkó, T. & Kelemen, A. & Török, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Drainage canals are widespread components of agricultural landscapes. Although canals have greatly contributed to biodiversity loss by desiccating wet...

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