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Perception and appreciation of plant biodiversity among experts and laypeople.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Breitschopf, E. & Bråthen, K. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Plant biodiversity, which is fundamental for the delivery of ecosystem services, is in decline. Yet, knowledge about how plant biodiversity is perceiv...

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Land classification for management planning in the Luangwa Valley of Zambia.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Astle, W. L. & Webster, R. & Lawrance, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A classification system for the land-use survey to be conducted as a basis for management planning in the Luangwa Valley is described. The classificat...

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Restorative recreation: one landowner's experience restoring a cedar-infested native prairie remnant in Iowa's Loess Hills.

Published online: 16 Jul 2021

Authors: Swanson, P. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Over 80% of pre-settlement Iowa was a prairie landscape, but conversion and neglect has reduced that to less than 0.1% of the original 30 million acre...

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Drone-based structure-from-motion photogrammetry captures grassland sward height variability.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Forsmoo, J. & Anderson, K. & Macleod, C. J. A. & Wilkinson, M. E. & Brazier, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grasslands deliver a range of ecosystem services, including the provision of food and biodiversity, and regulation of soil carbon storage and hydrolog...

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Harnessing artificial intelligence technology and social media data to support cultural ecosystem service assessments.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Vigl, L. E. & Marsoner, T. & Giombini, V. & Pecher, C. & Simion, H. & Stemle, E. & Tasser, E. & Depellegrin, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Cultural Ecosystem Services (CESs), such as aesthetic and recreational enjoyment, as well as sense of place and cultural heritage, play an outstanding...

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Effects of forest degradation on Amazonian ferns in a land-bridge island system as revealed by non-specialist inventories.

Published online: 03 Jul 2022

Authors: Zuquim, G. & Benchimol, M. & Tonon, R. & Peres, C. A. & Storck-Tonon, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Tropical forests have been rapidly deforested and degradation worldwide has outpaced biodiversity field sampling. No study to date has assessed the ef...

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Between-observer variation in the application of a standard method of habitat mapping by environmental consultants in the UK.

Published online: 26 Jan 2000

Authors: Cherrill, A. & McClean, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Six ecologists surveyed independently the same upland site (including coniferous woodland, deciduous woodland and rough grazing) in northern England. ...

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Using photo editing to understand the impact of species aesthetics on support for conservation.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Shaw, M. & Dunn, M. & Crowley, S. & Owen, N. & Veríssimo, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Many threatened species suffer from a lack of conservation attention compared to others. Prioritisation of funding, research and conservation efforts ...

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Colonial management drives ecological change following the exclusion of indigenous stewardship in a Stoney Iyethka montane grassland, Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Schepens, G. & Seider, J. H. & Wesley, B. L. & Mathews, D. L. & Starzomski, B. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

For millennia, Indigenous Peoples and their ecological stewardship have kept culturally important landscapes open, diverse and productive. Under colon...

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Dynamics of shrub encroachment in an African savanna: relative influences of fire, herbivory, rainfall and density dependence.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Roques, K. G. & O'Connor, T. G. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shrub encroachment has been widely observed in savanna regions. This study analysed the causes of shrub encroachment in the lowveld savanna of north-e...

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