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Applying ecological knowledge to the innovative design of sustainable agroecosystems.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Berthet, E. T. & Bretagnolle, V. & Lavorel, S. & Sabatier, R. & Tichit, M. & Segrestin, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The design of sustainable agroecosystems is crucial to meet contemporary environmental challenges such as biodiversity loss and global change. Ecologi...

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Flow-ecology relationships are spatially structured and differ among flow regimes.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Bruckerhoff, L. A. & Leasure, D. R. & Magoulick, D. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In streams, hydrology is a predominant driver of ecological structure and function. Providing adequate flows to support aquatic life, or environmental...

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Peopled landscapes: questions of coexistence in invasive plant management and rewilding.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Atchison, J. & Pickerill, J. & Arnold, C. & Gibbs, L. M. & Gill, N. & Hubbard, E. & Lorimer, J. & Watson, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The concept of 'peopled landscapes' is based on the notion that it is not possible, nor socially or politically desirable, to remove people from the e...

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Leaf volume: a simple method for measurement and some notes on its use in studies of leaf growth.

Published online: 24 Oct 1971

Authors: Huxley, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A liquid displacement method is described for rapidly measuring the volumes of individual detached leaves or other small plant parts. It is accurate t...

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Plant functional traits shape multiple ecosystem services, their trade-offs and synergies in grasslands.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Authors: Hanisch, M. & Schweiger, O. & Cord, A. F. & Volk, M. & Knapp, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Functional traits offer promising avenues to investigate how community composition and diversity define ecosystem functioning and service delivery. In...

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Special Feature: Informing decision-making with indigenous and local knowledge and science.

Published online: 21 Oct 2021

Content type: Journal issue

This special section, which contains 5 papers, highlights some of the many benefits which can occur when research and decision-making are informed by ...

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Scoping review on soil microbiome and gut health-are soil microorganisms missing from the planetary health plate?

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Roslund, M. I. & Laitinen, O. H. & Sinkkonen, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Evidence suggests that soil microorganisms, to which humans have been exposed throughout our evolutionary history, were essential for the evolution of...

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Inhibition of nitrifiers by grass root extracts.

Published online: 28 Aug 1967

Authors: Munro, P. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Extracts of the roots of Hyparrhenia filipéndula and other grasses were tested against soil enrichment cultures of NH3-and NO2 oxidizers, by measuring...

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Moth, lichens and air pollution along a transect from Manchester to North Wales.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Bishop, J. A. & Cook, L. M. & Muggleton, J. & Seaward, M. R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Gives results of measurements of the light reflectance of the bark, the type of stem-epiphyte cover, and the lichen flora of samples of trees of Oak (...

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Environment Act Habitat Target - Definitions and Descriptions [version 1].

Published online: 29 May 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Hall, R. & Jones, R. & Hurford, L. & Edwards, J.

Content type: Reports

This paper was prepared jointly by Defra and Natural England, and sets out how the habitat targets will be defined and measured. This information serv...

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