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How, why, where and when people feed birds? - Spatio-temporal changes in bird-feeding in Finland.

Published online: 10 Feb 2025

Authors: Deshpande, P. & Haukka, A. & Rönkä, K. & Aivelo, T. & Santangeli, A. & Thorogood, R. & Lehikoinen, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Providing food to animals, especially birds, during winter is a common activity in many countries. While bird-feeding can increase connections between...

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Effects of forest fertilization on the radial growth and resin exudation of insect-defoliated Scots pines.

Published online: 28 Jan 2000

Authors: Kytö, M. & Niemelä, P. & Annila, E. & Varama, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In studies in a 60- to 90-year-old stand on dry sandy soil in western Finland, Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) trees that had been defoliated by the pin...

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The pyrodiversity-biodiversity hypothesis: a test with savanna termite assemblages.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Davies, A. B. & Eggleton, P. & Rensburg, B. J. van & Parr, C. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire is an important disturbance in African savannas where it is generally assumed that high levels of pyrodiversity (variation in aspects of the fire...

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First evidence that marine protected areas can work for marine mammals.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Gormley, A. M. & Slooten, E. & Dawson, S. & Barker, R. J. & Rayment, W. & Fresne, S. du & Bräger, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been advocated for the protection of threatened marine mammals, but there is no empirical evidence that they are ef...

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The effects of grassland management on plant performance and demography in the perennial herb Primula veris.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Brys, R. & Jacquemyn, H. & Endels, P. & Blust, G. de & Hermy, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Because of changing land-use practices and abandonment, many European calcareous grasslands are under increasing threat. In order to protect those gra...

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The reproductive benefits of livestock farming in barn swallows Hirundo rustica: quality of nest site or foraging habitat?

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Grüebler, M. U. & Korner-Nievergelt, F. & Hirschheydt, J. von

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In many parts of the world, changes in agricultural land-use have led to significant declines of bird species, including aerial insectivores such as b...

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Native cover crops enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services in hazelnut orchards.

Published online: 03 Mar 2025

Authors: Brambila, A. & Haring, S. & Brown, A. & Lane-Massee, M. & Hallett, L. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agroecological restoration aims to restore biodiversity and ecosystem function in agricultural landscapes while sustaining crop production. Adopting n...

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Examining the effects of repeated pesticide exposure on bumblebee queen survival and reproduction.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Morrison, M. A. & Linguadoca, A. & Šima, P. & Brown, M. J. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Bees are key pollinators, and thus declines in their populations around the world may lead to negative consequences for both the environment and agric...

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Wolf reintroduction to Scotland could support substantial native woodland expansion and associated carbon sequestration.

Published online: 07 Apr 2025

Authors: Spracklen, D. V. & Chapman, P. J. & Fletcher, T. & Lane, J. V. & Nilsen, E. B. & Perks, M. & Schofield, L. & Scott, C. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Large carnivores, including the grey wolf (Canis lupus), play an important role in the carbon cycle through modifying the behaviour and population of ...

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Predictions of field productivity for Agave lechuguilla.

Published online: 14 Jan 1988

Authors: Quero, E. & Nobel, P. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Net CO2 uptake over 24-h periods was determined in the field under various conditions. In Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, which is near the centre of dist...

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