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Human impacts mediate freshwater invertebrate community responses to and recovery from drought.

Published online: 21 Dec 2024

Authors: Sarremejane, R. & England, J. & Dunbar, M. & Brown, R. & Naura, M. & Stubbington, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Drought is an increasing risk to the biodiversity within rivers-ecosystems which are already impacted by human activities. However, the long-term spat...

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A scoping review of evidence for the effects of seven global deer species on woody vegetation.

Published online: 31 May 2025

Authors: Gresham, A. & Healey, J. R. & Lawrence, P. J. & Eichhorn, M. P. & Shannon, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Context: Rapid expansion of deer (Cervidae) populations is a concern for forest ecosystems. Despite extensive reviews on how deer affect forests, vari...

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Multispecies modelling reveals potential for habitat restoration to re-establish boreal vertebrate community dynamics.

Published online: 24 Dec 2021

Authors: Beirne, C. & Sun, C. & Tattersall, E. R. & Burgar, J. M. & Fisher, J. T. & Burton, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The restoration of habitats degraded by industrial disturbance is essential for achieving conservation objectives in disturbed landscapes. In boreal e...

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Connectivity and succession of open structures as a key to sustaining light-demanding biodiversity in deciduous forests.

Published online: 28 Dec 2021

Authors: Kozel, P. & Sebek, P. & Platek, M. & Benes, J. & Zapletal, M. & Dvorsky, M. & Lanta, V. & Dolezal, J. & Bace, R. & Zbuzek, B. & Cizek, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

European forests are facing a rapid decline in light-demanding biota. This has prompted active interventions to re-establish and maintain partial habi...

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Microclimate and vegetation function as indicators of forest thermodynamic efficiency.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Norris, C. & Hobson, P. & Ibisch, P. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resilient and functional landscapes are essential for climate change adaptation. Thermodynamic theory has been applied increasingly to ecological stud...

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Ecological and biological studies on Aedes cantans (Meig.) (Diptera: Culicidae) in southern England.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Service, M. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Laboratory and field studies were carried out for 6 years on the ecology of Aedes cantans (Mg.) in southern England. Females oviposited in the leaf li...

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Preliminary studies into bush utilization by cattle in Zambia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Rees, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Zambia the dry season is from April to November. Miombo woodland is of marginal value for general agricultural use. In August and again in October ...

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The contribution of semi-natural habitats to biological control is dependent on sentinel prey type.

Published online: 09 Dec 2020

Authors: McHugh, N. M. & Moreby, S. & Lof, M. E. & Werf, W. van der & Holland, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It is widely recognized that landscape factors affect the biological control of weed seeds and insect pests in arable crops, but landscape effects hav...

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Citizen science involving farmers as a means to document temporal trends in farmland biodiversity and relate them to agricultural practices.

Published online: 21 Apr 2022

Authors: Billaud, O. & Vermeersch, R. L. & Porcher, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification is often recognized as a major driver of the decline of wild biodiversity in farmland. However, few studies have managed ...

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Applying remote sensing for large-landscape problems: inventorying and tracking habitat recovery for a broadly distributed species at risk.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Dickie, M. & Hricko, B. & Hopkinson, C. & Tran, V. & Kohler, M. & Toni, S. & Serrouya, R. & Kariyeva, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Anthropogenic habitat alteration is leading to the reduction of global biodiversity. Consequently, there is an imminent need to understand the state a...

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