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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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Dynamics in agricultural extension services provision in Malawi: insights from two rounds of household and community panel surveys.

Published online: 23 Oct 2019

Authors: Ragasa, C. & Comstock, A.

Content type: Bulletin

The Government of Malawi is in the process of developing its National Agricultural Extension Strategy. Two rounds of national household and community ...

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Morphology and mini-barcodes: the inclusion of larval sampling and NGS-based barcoding improves robustness of ecological analyses of mosquito communities.

Published online: 01 Nov 2021

Authors: Yeo HuiQing & Yeoh TzeXuan & Ding HuiCong & Lee TzeMing [Lee, T. M. T.] & Puniamoorthy, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A significant proportion of vector-borne diseases are transmitted by blood-sucking dipterans, including mosquitoes. Understanding transmission risks r...

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Freshwater reserves for fisheries conservation and enhancement of a widespread migratory fish.

Published online: 19 Nov 2021

Authors: Watson, A. S. & Hickford, M. J. H. & Schiel, D. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As management tools, freshwater reserves are under-represented in protected area networks for fisheries conservation and enhancement. This is surprisi...

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The response of plants, carabid beetles and birds to 30 years of native reforestation in the Scottish Highlands.

Published online: 15 Nov 2021

Authors: Warner, E. & Hector, A. & Brown, N. & Green, R. & Savory, A. & Gilbert, D. & McDonnell, A. & Lewis, O. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Globally, there is increasing interest in tree planting, leading to many country-level commitments to reforestation. In the UK, current commitments wo...

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Experimental evidence that novel land management interventions inspired by history enhance biodiversity.

Published online: 02 Jun 2021

Authors: Hawkes, R. W. & Smart, J. & Brown, A. & Jones, H. & Lane, S. A. & Lucas, C. & McGill, J. & Owens, N. & Backes, A. R. & Webb, J. R. & Wells, D. & Dolman, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To address biodiversity declines within semi-natural habitats, land management must cater for diverse taxonomic groups. Integrating our understanding ...

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Nitrogen saturation in UK moorlands: the critical role of bryophytes and lichens in determining retention of atmospheric N deposition.

Published online: 23 Nov 2005

Authors: Curtis, C. J. & Emmett, B. A. & Grant, H. & Kernan, M. & Reynolds, B. & Shilland, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition may have several impacts on upland moorland ecosystems, including changes in vegetation composition, eutrophicat...

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Estimating the effect of plantations on pine invasions in protected areas: a case study from South Africa.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: McConnachie, M. M. & Wilgen, B. W. van & Richardson, D. M. & Ferraro, P. J. & Forsyth, A. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas (PAs) are a key intervention for conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services. A major challenge for PAs is the control of invasive ...

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An experimental test of whether pyrodiversity promotes mammal diversity in a northern Australian savanna.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Davies, H. F. & McCarthy, M. A. & Rioli, W. & Puruntatameri, J. & Roberts, W. & Kerinaiua, C. & Kerinauia, V. & Womatakimi, K. B. & Andersen, A. N. & Murphy, B. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The increasing awareness that a fire regime that promotes biodiversity in one system can threaten biodiversity in another has resulted in a shift away...

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Natural Capital Indicators: for defining and measuring change in natural capital.

Published online: 19 Jan 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Lusardi, J. & Rice, P. & Waters, R. & Craven, J.

Content type: Reports

All aspects of human well-being depend on the essential services that are provided by a healthy natural environment. These services include food, clea...

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