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Smart orchard design improves crop pollination.

Published online: 19 Aug 2023

Authors: Anders, M. & Grass, I. & Linden, V. M. G. & Taylor, P. J. & Westphal, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

More sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices, including ecological intensification, are needed to reduce biodiversity loss and...

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Foxes are now widespread in Tasmania: DNA detection defines the distribution of this rare but invasive carnivore.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Sarre, S. D. & MacDonald, A. J. & Barclay, C. & Saunders, G. R. & Ramsey, D. S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive vertebrate species are a world-wide threat to biodiversity and agricultural production. The presence of foxes, one of the most damaging invas...

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Above-ground arthropod fauna of four Swedish cropping systems and its role in carbon and nitrogen cycling.

Published online: 08 Jul 1987

Authors: Curry, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Above-ground arthropod populations in field plots of barley receiving no nitrogen (barley 0), barley receiving 120 kg nitrogen per hectare per year (b...

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Organic farming and annual flower strips reduce parasite prevalence in honeybees and boost colony growth in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Pluta, P. & Czechofsky, K. & Hass, A. & Frank, L. & Westerhoff, A. & Klingenberg, H. & Theodorou, P. & Westphal, C. & Paxton, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite the major role that insect pollinators play in crop production, agricultural intensification drives them into decline. Various conservation me...

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Can livestock grazing dampen density-dependent fluctuations in wild herbivore populations?

Published online: 12 Sep 2024

Authors: Sharma, M. & Khanyari, M. & Khara, A. & Bijoor, A. & Mishra, C. & Suryawanshi, K. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation policy for the high mountains of Asia increasingly recognises the need to encompass large multi-use landscapes beyond the protected area ...

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Long-term shifts in the seasonal abundance of adult Culicoides biting midges and their impact on potential arbovirus outbreaks.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Sanders, C. J. & Shortall, C. R. & England, M. & Harrington, R. & Purse, B. & Burgin, L. & Carpenter, S. & Gubbins, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Surveillance of adult Culicoides biting midge flight activity is used as an applied ecological method to guide the management of arbovirus incursions ...

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Monitoring mammal populations with line transect techniques in African forests.

Published online: 12 Jul 2000

Authors: Plumptre, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Line transect survey techniques have been used to estimate population density for a variety of mammal species in tropical forests. This paper investig...

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Collateral diseases: aquaculture impacts on wildlife infections.

Published online: 23 Mar 2021

Authors: Bouwmeester, M. M. & Goedknegt, M. A. & Poulin, R. & Thieltges, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Aquaculture is a promising source of fish and other aquatic organisms to ensure human food security but it comes at the price of diverse environmental...

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Wildlife differentially affect tree and liana regeneration in a tropical forest: an 18-year study of experimental terrestrial defaunation versus artificially abundant herbivores.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Luskin, M. S. & Ickes, K. & Yao TzeLeong & Davies, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hunting and land use change modify native herbivore abundances and cause cascading effects in natural ecosystems. The outcomes for vegetation depend o...

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Forest composition shapes seed-rodent interactions in a gradient of broadleaves and conifers.

Published online: 07 Nov 2024

Authors: Mittelman, P. & Appleby, S. M. & Balkenhol, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-native tree species and mixed forests have been increasingly employed in forestry practice as a safeguard against climate change and as a tool to ...

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