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Managing uplands for biodiversity: do agri-environment schemes deliver benefits for breeding lapwing Vanellus vanellus?

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Smart, J. & Bolton, M. & Hunter, F. & Quayle, H. & Thomas, G. & Gregory, R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Within Europe, agri-environment schemes are the key delivery mechanism for biodiversity conservation outside protected areas. Schemes have a range of ...

Are agri-environment schemes successful in delivering conservation grazing management on saltmarsh?

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Mason, L. R. & Feather, A. & Godden, N. & Vreugdenhil, C. C. & Smart, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grasslands occur around the globe and, in temperate regions, their natural management by fire, drought and wild herbivores has largely been replaced b...

Grassland-breeding waders: identifying key habitat requirements for management.

Published online: 12 Jul 2006

Authors: Smart, J. & Gill, J. A. & Sutherland, W. J. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat loss and degradation of wetland ecosystems, principally through large-scale drainage and conversion to arable farmland, have been implicated i...

Determinants of adoption and impacts of sustainable land management and climate smart agricultural practices (SLM-CSA): panel data evidence from the Ethiopian highlands.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Beyene, A. D. & Alemu Mekonnen & Kassie, M. & Falco, S. di & Mintewab Bezabih Ayele

Content type: Bulletin

This paper analyzes the factors affecting adoption of sustainable land management and climate smart agricultural (SLM-CSA) practices (in particular tr...

Optimizing carbon storage and biodiversity co-benefits in reforested riparian zones.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Dybala, K. E. & Steger, K. & Walsh, R. G. & Smart, D. R. & Gardali, T. & Seavy, N. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change and biodiversity loss are two global challenges that can be addressed simultaneously through reforestation of previously cleared land. ...

Site-level connectivity identified from multiple sources of movement data to inform conservation of a migratory bird.

Published online: 21 Feb 2025

Authors: Beal, M. & Nightingale, J. & Belo, J. R. & Batey, C. & Belting, H. & Bocher, P. & Burgess, M. & Craft, T. B. & Crockford, N. & Delaporte, P. & Donaldson, L. & Gélinaud, G. & Gill, J. A. & Gunnarsson, T. G. & Þórisson, B. & Gutiérrez, J. S. & Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W. & Howison, R. A. & Hunke, P. & Jomat, L. & Lemke, H. & Ludwig, J. & Majoor, F. A. & Marlow, C. & Masero, J. A. & Melter, J. & Nicholson, I. & Parejo, M. & O'Mahony, B. & Pasanen, E. & Pessa, J. & Piersma, T. & Rocha, A. D. & Robin, F. & Roodbergen, M. & Rousseau, P. & Salewski, V. & Schmidt, L. & Smart, J. & Staneva, A. & Tibbitts, T. L. & Timonen, S. & Alves, J. A. & Dias, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Migratory birds depend on a suite of sites across their annual cycles, making them vulnerable to a wide variety of anthropogenic pressures. Current ar...

Replicable tools and frameworks for biocarbon development in West Africa.

Published online: 17 May 2017

Authors: Sehmi, R. & Mbow, C. & Pitkanen, S. & Cross, H. & Berry, N. & Riddell, M. & Heiskanen, J. & Aynekulu, E.

Content type: Bulletin

This working paper is intended to help countries in West Africa, and local communities and farmers to adopt climate-smart land management practices th...

How to establish a dialogue between researchers and policy makers to adapt to climate change in Mali: Analysis of challenges, constraints and opportunities.

Published online: 23 Dec 2014

Authors: Sogoba, B. & Ba, A. & Zougmoré, R. & Samaké, O. B.

Content type: Bulletin

Mali is a Sahelian country practising agroforestry pastoral system whose economy is based primarily on agriculture, however, a tributary of the variab...

Experimental evidence that novel land management interventions inspired by history enhance biodiversity.

Published online: 02 Jun 2021

Authors: Hawkes, R. W. & Smart, J. & Brown, A. & Jones, H. & Lane, S. A. & Lucas, C. & McGill, J. & Owens, N. & Backes, A. R. & Webb, J. R. & Wells, D. & Dolman, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To address biodiversity declines within semi-natural habitats, land management must cater for diverse taxonomic groups. Integrating our understanding ...

Model-based assessment of the impact of agri-environment scheme options and short-term climate change on plant biodiversity in temperate grasslands.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: West, B. & Jones, D. L. & Robinson, E. L. & Marrs, R. H. & Smart, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Agri-environment schemes (AES) incentivise land-management practices aimed at mitigating environmental impacts. However, their effectiveness depends o...

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