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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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Can pasture-fed livestock farming practices improve the ecological condition of grassland in Great Britain?

Published online: 18 Feb 2023

Authors: Norton, L. R. & Maskell, L. C. & Wagner, M. & Wood, C. M. & Pinder, A. P. & Brentegani, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Livestock farming in Great Britain (GB) faces multiple pressures. Yet, grassland managed for livestock is the most extensive habitat in GB and is key ...

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Plant diversity in a managed temperate deciduous forest: understorey response to two silvicultural systems.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Decocq, G. & Aubert, M. & Dupont, F. & Alard, D. & Saguez, R. & Wattez-Fanger, A. & Foucault, B. de & Delelis-Dusollier, A. & Bardat, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disturbances and resource availability are key factors affecting plant diversity in managed forests. As disturbance regimes vary among silvicultural s...

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From unburnt to salvage logged: quantifying bird responses to different levels of disturbance severity.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Lindenmayer, D. B. & McBurney, L. & Blair, D. & Wood, J. & Banks, S. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forests world-wide are increasingly subject to natural and human disturbances, including wildfires and logging of varying intensity and frequency. Und...

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Trade-offs in berry production and biodiversity under prescribed burning and retention regimes in boreal forests.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Granath, G. & Kouki, J. & Johnson, S. & Heikkala, O. & Rodríguez, A. & Strengbom, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Green tree retention and prescribed burning are the practices used to mitigate negative effects of boreal forestry. Beside their effects on biodiversi...

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Towards smarter harvesting from natural palm populations by sparing the individuals that contribute most to population growth or productivity.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Jansen, M. & Anten, N. P. R. & Bongers, F. & Martínez-Ramos, M. & Zuidema, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Natural populations deliver a wide range of products that provide income for millions of people and need to be exploited sustainably. Large heterogene...

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How effective are agri-environment schemes for protecting and improving herpetofaunal diversity in Australian endangered woodland ecosystems?

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Michael, D. R. & Wood, J. T. & Crane, M. & Montague-Drake, R. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification is a major cause of reptile and amphibian decline world-wide, prompting concern on how to best protect biodiversity in co...

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Riparian vegetation has disproportionate benefits for landscape-scale conservation of woodland birds in highly modified environments.

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Bennett, A. F. & Nimmo, D. G. & Radford, J. Q.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying landscape patterns that allow native fauna to coexist with human land use is a global challenge. Riparian vegetation often persists in ant...

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Two decades of arthropod biodiversity after windthrow show different dynamics of functional groups.

Published online: 03 Mar 2025

Authors: Wermelinger, B. & Obrist, M. K. & Duelli, P. & Mathis, D. S. & Gossner, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Windthrow disturbance is an important driver of arthropod diversity in forests. In the past, studies have mainly focused on the first years after dist...

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Long-term interventions by conservation and development projects support successful recovery of tropical peatlands in Amazonia.

Published online: 22 Apr 2025

Authors: Coronado, E. N. H. & Rios, J. G. & Águila Pasquel, J. del & Llampazo, G. F. & Oroche, C. J. C. & Huaymacari, J. R. & Pizango, C. G. H. & Alvarado, L. F. & Murayari, U. P. & Reátegui, G. I. & Álvarez, C. L. & Aleman, E. L. & Isasi-Catalá, E. & Gutierrez-Sotelo, J. & Draper, F. C. & Aguila Villacorta, M. del & Baker, T. R. & Castillo Torres, D. del & Cruz Gamarra, K. de la & Guerra, D. E. & Lawson, I. T. & Brañas, M. M. & Gonzales, E. P. M. & Chávez, J. R. & Roucoux, K. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Rural communities in Amazonia rely on harvesting Mauritia flexuosa fruit, a dominant peatland palm, for their subsistence and income. However, these p...

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