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Honey bees are the most abundant visitors to Australian watermelon but native stingless bees are equally effective as pollinators.

Published online: 16 Jan 2023

Authors: Arachchige, E. C. W. S. & Rader, R. & Cutting, B. T. & Keir, M. & Noort, T. van & Fale, G. & Howlett, B. G. & Samnegård, U. & Evans, L. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Despite the benefits of a diverse approach to crop pollination, global food production remains reliant on a low diversity of managed pollinators, espe...

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Aphid biological control in arable crops via flower strips: the predominant role of food resources over diversity effects.

Published online: 15 Feb 2024

Authors: Gardarin, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionfrThis link goes to a French section Plant taxonomic and functional diversity promotes interactions at higher tro...

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Feeding ecology and niche separation in some native and domestic ungulates on the Shortgrass Prairie.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Schwartz, C. C. & Ellis, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Diet selection studies of two wild species (Bison bison and Antilocapra americana) and domestic cattle and sheep were used to compare the ecological r...

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Insect seed predators and environmental change.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Lewis, O. T. & Gripenberg, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The seed-to-seedling transition may be a critical stage in determining the dynamics of plant populations. Insects which kill seeds either before or af...

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Ancient and contemporary shellfish cultivation practices bolster bivalve communities and diversity-biomass relationships.

Published online: 28 Jan 2025

Authors: Cox, K. D. & Davies, H. L. & Millard-Martin, B. & Black, M. & Hessing-Lewis, M. & Smith, N. F. & Juanes, F. & Dudas, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Marine ecosystems provide humans with access to nutritious food. The discussion surrounding the cultivation of intertidal resources currently focuses ...

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Biological responses to liming in boreal lakes: an assessment using plankton, macroinvertebrate and fish communities.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Angeler, D. G. & Goedkoop, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological responses to liming of acidified surface waters are equivocal and limit the overall assessment of food web responses. In this study, we ana...

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Different ways to success: plant community trajectories over time and a soil moisture gradient in restored wetlands.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Mosanghini, D. & Oriolo, G. & Boscutti, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration is one of the most promising strategies to combat historical wetland losses caused by land use changes. Restored areas are idea...

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Associations between plant and pollinator communities under grassland restoration respond mainly to landscape connectivity.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Rotchés-Ribalta, R. & Winsa, M. & Roberts, S. P. M. & Öckinger, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land-use change can disrupt associations between different trophic groups, but it is unclear if habitat restoration can recover these associations. In...

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Landscape complexity promotes hoverflies across different types of semi-natural habitats in farmland.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Schirmel, J. & Albrecht, M. & Bauer, P. M. & Sutter, L. & Pfister, S. C. & Entling, M. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Semi-natural habitats (SNH) provide essential resources for many organisms in agricultural landscapes and can increase biodiversity at the local and l...

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Plant-animal interactions in a continuously grazed mixture. II. The role of differences in the physiology of plant growth and of selective grazing on the performance and stability of species in a mixture.

Published online: 16 Nov 1991

Authors: Parsons, A. J. & Harvey, A. & Johnson, I. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A physiologically based mechanistic model of the dynamic interaction between plants and animals is used to consider the role of differences in growth ...

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