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From nature reserve to mosaic management: improving matrix survival, not permeability, benefits regional populations under habitat loss and fragmentation.

Published online: 03 Aug 2022

Authors: Yamaura, Y. & Fletcher, R. J., Jr. & Lade, S. J. & Higa, M. & Lindenmayer, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although matrix improvement in fragmented landscapes is a promising conservation measure, matrix permeability (willingness of an organism to enter the...

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Disturbance ecology in human societies.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Pausas, J. G. & Leverkus, A. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

We define societal disturbances as discrete events that abruptly disrupt the functioning of human societies. There is a variety of such events, includ...

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The decline of heathland seed populations following the conversion to agriculture.

Published online: 17 Sep 1997

Authors: Pywell, R. F. & Putwain, P. D. & Webb, N. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The composition and size of the germinable seed populations of undisturbed heathland soils in SE Dorset were compared to those of adjacent farmland wh...

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The evolving distribution of payments from commodity, conservation, and Federal crop insurance programs.

Published online: 14 Feb 2018

Authors: McFadden, J. R. & Hoppe, R. A.

Content type: Bulletin

Agricultural policies - through Federal commodity, conservation, and crop insurance programs - aim to mitigate the financial risks faced by farmers an...

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Roads and forest edges facilitate yellow fever virus dispersion.

Published online: 12 Mar 2022

Authors: Prist, P. R. & Tambos, L. R. & Mucci, L. F. & Pinter, A. & Souza, R. P. de & Muylaert, R. de L. & Rhodes, J. R. & Comin, C. H. & Costa, L. da F. & D'Agostini, T. L. & Deus, J. T. de & Pavão, M. & Port-Carvalho, M. & Saad, L. del C. & Sallum, M. A. M. & Spinola, R. M. F. & Metzger, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape connectivity is important for a wide range of ecological processes, including to disease spread, once it describes the degree to which lands...

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Patterns of contemporary gene flow suggest low functional connectivity of grasslands in a fragmented agricultural landscape.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Aavik, T. & Holderegger, R. & Edwards, P. J. & Billeter, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The success of ecological restoration is often judged by the number and abundance of species, especially rare ones that have established since restora...

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Voluntary transition by hunters and game meat suppliers from lead to non-lead shotgun ammunition: changes in practice after three years.

Published online: 29 May 2024

Authors: Green, R. E. & Taggart, M. A. & Pain, D. J. & Clark, N. A. & Clewley, L. & Cromie, R. & Green, R. M. W. & Giui, M. & Huntley, B. & Huntley, J. & Leslie, R. & Porter, R. & Roberts, J. & Robinson, J. A. & Robinson, R. A. & Sheldon, R. & Smith, K. W. & Smith, L. & Spencer, J. & Stroud, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

In 2020, UK shooting and rural organisations pledged to achieve a voluntary transition from the use of lead shotgun ammunition to non-lead alternative...

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A plea for scale, and why it matters for invasive species management, biodiversity and conservation.

Published online: 23 Dec 2023

Authors: McMillan, N. A. & Fuhlendorf, S. D. & Davis, C. A. & Hamilton, R. G. & Neumann, L. K. & Cady, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive species are suspected to be major contributors to biodiversity declines worldwide. Counterintuitively, however, invasive species effects are ...

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Pollination services provided to small and large highbush blueberry fields by wild and managed bees.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Isaacs, R. & Kirk, A. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plantings of pollinator-dependent crops vary from large, intensively managed fields to small fields that are managed less intensively, yet there is re...

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Using habitat distribution models to evaluate large-scale landscape priorities for spatially dynamic species.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Early, R. & Anderson, B. & Thomas, C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale conservation planning requires the identification of priority areas in which species have a high likelihood of long-term persistence. This...

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