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On the structural transformation of rural Africa.

Published online: 15 Mar 2017

Authors: Barrett, C. B. & Christiaensen, L. & Sheahan, M. & Shimeles, A.

Content type: Bulletin

From 2000 to 2014, per capita gross domestic product in Sub-Saharan Africa increased by almost 35 percent in real terms, doubling in some countries. S...

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Adaptation options for agricultural cultivation systems in the south central coast under the context of climate change: assessment report.

Published online: 05 Jun 2020

Authors: Nguyen van Bo & Chu Thai Hoanh & P. van du & Cuong, H. H. & Hanh, T. T. M. & Tuan, D. M. & Trung, N. D.

Content type: Bulletin

This report highlights the results of consultation meetings and field visits organized by the Department of Crop Production and the CGIAR Research Pro...

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How landscape structure, land-use intensity and habitat diversity affect components of total arthropod diversity in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 02 May 2007

Authors: Hendrickx, F. & Maelfait, J. P. & Wingerden, W. van & Schweiger, O. & Speelmans, M. & Aviron, S. & Augenstein, I. & Billeter, R. & Bailey, D. & Bukacek, R. & Burel, F. & Diekötter, T. & Dirksen, J. & Herzog, F. & Liira, J. & Roubalova, M. & Vandomme, V. & Bugter, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification poses a serious threat to biodiversity as a consequence of increased land-use intensity, decreased landscape heterogeneit...

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Conservation value of linear woody remnants for two forest carnivores in a Mediterranean agricultural landscape.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Pereira, M. & Rodríguez, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The loss of biodiversity caused by agricultural expansion can be countered by adopting wildlife-friendly farming strategies and by expanding the netwo...

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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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Landscape connectivity, habitat structure and activity of bat guilds in farmland-dominated matrices.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Frey-Ehrenbold, A. & Bontadina, F. & Arlettaz, R. & Obrist, M. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification has caused a decline in structural elements in European farmland, where natural habitats are increasingly fragmented. The...

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Inundated parcels for meadow birds.

Published online: 21 Feb 2018

Authors: Visser, T. & Melman, D. & Buij, R. & Schotman, A.

Content type: Bulletin

Parcel inundation has become a common management practice within agricultural nature conservation areas within the Netherlands. Research has been cond...

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Conservation of arthropod diversity in montane wetlands: effect of altitude, habitat quality and habitat fragmentation on butterflies and grasshoppers.

Published online: 05 Aug 1999

Authors: Wettstein, W. & Schmid, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The patterns of arthropod diversity were investigated in 24 montane wetlands in Switzerland. These differed in altitude, management regime (cattle-gra...

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Assessing the distribution of disease-bearing rodents in human-modified tropical landscapes.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Morand, S. & Bordes, F. & Blasdell, K. & Pilosof, S. & Cornu, J. F. & Chaisiri, K. & Chaval, Y. & Cosson, J. F. & Claude, J. & Feyfant, T. & Herbreteau, V. & Dupuy, S. & Tran, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We tested how habitat structure and fragmentation affect the spatial distribution of common murine rodents inhabiting human-dominated landscapes in So...

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Identifying land management approaches which deliver for both people and nature.

Published online: 26 Feb 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Balfour, N. J. & Durrant, R. & Ely, A. & Sandom, C. J.

Content type: Blog

This paper presents the results of studies conducted to identify management strategies to help inform how ecosystems should be restored in areas of hi...

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