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A review of the effectiveness of different on-site wastewater treatment systems and their management to reduce phosphorus pollution.

Published online: 18 Jan 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: May, L. & Woods, H.

Content type: Reports

This review assessess the information contained in publicly available literature with a view to enabling Natural England to improve the advice that th...

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Predicting spatial variation in heather utilization by sheep and red deer within heather/grass mosaics.

Published online: 22 Sep 2000

Authors: Palmer, S. C. F. & Hester, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent work has shown that the dynamics of woody and herbaceous vegetation mosaics under grazing or browsing can be strongly affected by the spatial p...

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Changes in alder fens following a decrease in the ground water table: results of a geographical information system application.

Published online: 16 Jun 1995

Authors: Kazda, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale decreases in the groundwater table in western parts of the lower Rhine area, Germany, have led to changes in species composition of Alnus ...

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West Penwith ecohydrological investigation and characterisation - site visit report: phase 3 2020-21.

Published online: 16 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Mile, E. & Gasca, D.

Content type: Reports

This report summarizes the field visits of all 11 valley mire sites being considered for inclusion in the SSSI to verify the findings of the desk-stud...

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A national-scale model of linear features improves predictions of farmland biodiversity.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Sullivan, M. J. P. & Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Newson, S. E. & Scholefield, P. & Brereton, T. & Oliver, T. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Modelling species distribution and abundance is important for many conservation applications, but it is typically performed using relatively coarse-sc...

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Rwanda climate services for agriculture: farmers willingness to pay for improved climate services.

Published online: 13 Aug 2020

Authors: Tesfaye, A. & Hansen, J. & Kagabo, D. M. & Birachi, E. & Radeny, M. & Solomon, D.

Content type: Bulletin

This willingness-to-pay (WTP) study aims to understand how Rwandan farmers value the improved characteristics of agricultural climate services introdu...

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Guides to better science: data management.

Published online: 23 Jun 2022

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: Educational material

This guide is designed to help researchers navigate data management firstly by explaining what data and data management are and why data sharing is im...

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FIRETOOL: an expert system for the use of prescribed fires in Brazilian savannas.

Published online: 10 Aug 1996

Authors: Pivello, V. R. & Norton, G. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A prototype expert system, FIRETOOL, was developed to help decision makers and managers use prescribed burns for the ecological management of Brazilia...

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Climate change in the Congo Basin: information and knowledge exchanged between actors.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Tchatchou, B. & Chia, E. L. & Kankeu, R. S. & Terán, A. S. P. & Tiani, A. M. & Sonwa, D. J. & Kengoum, F. & Locatelli, B. & Mekou, Y. B. & Munoh, A. & Kenfack, C.

Content type: Bulletin

This document presents an inventory of information and knowledge on climate change passed between players in four countries of the Congo Basin, namely...

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Modelling landscape-scale habitat use using GIS and remote sensing: a case study with great bustards.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Osborne, P. E. & Alonso, J. C. & Bryant, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many species are adversely affected by human activities at large spatial scales and their conservation requires detailed information on distributions....

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