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Denser and greener cities: green interventions to achieve both urban density and nature.

Published online: 29 Mar 2023

Authors: McDonald, R. I. & Aronson, M. F. J. & Beatley, T. & Beller, E. & Bazo, M. & Grossinger, R. & Jessup, K. & Mansur, A. V. & Oliveira, J. A. P. de & Panlasigui, S. & Burg, J. & Pevzner, N. & Shanahan, D. & Stoneburner, L. & Rudd, A. & Spotswood, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Green spaces in urban areas-like remnant habitat, parks, constructed wetlands, and street trees-supply multiple benefits. Many studies show green spac...

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Fruits of the city: the nature, nurture and future of urban foraging.

Published online: 09 Mar 2023

Authors: Sardeshpande, M. & Shackleton, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Urban foraging is a global informal phenomenon which has been investigated in the Global North more than other parts of the world. Characterising the ...

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Land-use legacy and the persistence of invasive Avena barbata on abandoned farmland.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Standish, R. J. & Cramer, V. A. & Hobbs, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Exotic species invasion onto abandoned farmlands has been linked to an increase in the availability of soil nutrients after cultivation. Avena barbata...

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The interrelation of climate, mangrove soils and population densities of Anopheles gambiae melas in the Gambia.

Published online: 22 May 1965

Authors: Giglioli, M. E. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Summary only. Chloride content of the soils and groundwater was very high and varied in different parts of the swamp but each profile showed little se...

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Alleviating grazing damage by white-fronted geese: an optimal foraging approach.

Published online: 15 Sep 2004

Authors: Amano, T. & Ushiyama, K. & Fujita, G. & Higuchi, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural damage by wildlife is a serious constraint on the coexistence of humans and wildlife. Understanding the behavioural processes involved in...

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Agroecological farming, flowering phenology and the pollinator-herbivore-parasitoid nexus regulate non-crop plant reproduction.

Published online: 12 Aug 2022

Authors: Monticelli, L. S. & Labonté, A. & Turpin, M. & Biju-Duval, L. & Felten, E. & Laurent, E. & Matejicek, A. & Vieren, E. & Deytieux, V. & Cordeau, S. & Vanbergen, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agroecological farming uses crop and non-crop plant biodiversity to promote beneficial insects supplying pollination and biocontrol services to crops....

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The raptor lockdown menu-shifts in prey composition suggest urban peregrine diets are linked to human activities.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Mak, B. & Drewitt, E. J. A. & Francis, R. A. & Chadwick, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Raptors can thrive in cities where food supplies are abundant and seasonally stable. The availability of such resources may be linked to spatiotempora...

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An unintended ecological benefit from human intervention: the enhancement of carbon storage in seagrass meadows.

Published online: 28 Dec 2021

Authors: Watanabe, K. & Kuwae, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human interventions have had unintended consequences for the diverse functions of various ecosystems. Hydrological interventions have the potential to...

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Proximity to rainforest enhances pollination and fruit set in orchards.

Published online: 11 Apr 2007

Authors: Blanche, K. R. & Ludwig, J. A. & Cunningham, S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical rainforests are potential reservoirs of insects that could enhance crop pollination, but only a few instances of the provision of such servic...

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Deforestation-free commitments: the challenge of implementation - an application to Indonesia.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Pirard, R. & Fishman, A. & Gnych, S. & Obidzinski, K. & Pacheco, P.

Content type: Bulletin

The deforestation-free movement (or +zero-deforestation) has emerged recently in a context of lower state control, globalization and pressure on corpo...

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