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Do polycultures promote win-wins or trade-offs in agricultural ecosystem services? A meta-analysis.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Iverson, A. L. & Marín, L. E. & Ennis, K. K. & Gonthier, D. J. & Connor-Barrie, B. T. & Remfert, J. L. & Cardinale, B. J. & Perfecto, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agriculture comprises the largest global land use, makes it a leading cause of habitat loss. It is therefore critical to identify how to best construc...

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Reduced biodiversity in modernized villages: a conflict between sustainable development goals.

Published online: 28 Jul 2020

Authors: Rosin, Z. M. & Hiron, M. & Żmihorski, M. & Szymański, P. & Tobolka, M. & Pärt, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite large conservation efforts to halt the loss of farmland biodiversity in Europe, negative population trends are still observed, especially for ...

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Breeding bird communities in pine plantations of the Spanish plateaux: biogeography, landscape and vegetation effects.

Published online: 19 Mar 1999

Authors: Díaz, M. & Carbonell, R. & Santos, T. & Tellería, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was conducted during 1994 at 2 locations (near Carpio del Campo in the northern Spanish plateau and San Clemente in the southern plateau), to ...

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Bees go up, flowers go down: increased resource limitation from late spring to summer in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 18 Jun 2024

Authors: Bishop, G. A. & Fijen, T. P. M. & Raemakers, I. & Kats, R. J. M. van & Kleijn, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The loss of floral resources is a leading cause of wild bee decline in agricultural landscapes, but little is known about the temporal aspects of flor...

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A cross-taxonomic index for quantifying the health of farmland biodiversity.

Published online: 06 Jan 2010

Authors: Butler, S. J. & Brooks, D. & Feber, R. E. & Storkey, J. & Vickery, J. A. & Norris, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The development of sustainable, multi-functional agricultural systems involves reconciling the needs of agricultural production with the objectives fo...

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Adaptation options for agricultural cultivation systems in the south central coast under the context of climate change: assessment report.

Published online: 05 Jun 2020

Authors: Nguyen van Bo & Chu Thai Hoanh & P. van du & Cuong, H. H. & Hanh, T. T. M. & Tuan, D. M. & Trung, N. D.

Content type: Bulletin

This report highlights the results of consultation meetings and field visits organized by the Department of Crop Production and the CGIAR Research Pro...

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Individual responses of GPS-tagged geese scared off crops by drones or walking humans.

Published online: 31 Oct 2024

Authors: Månsson, J. & Teräväinen, M. & Andrén, H. & Million, W. & Elmberg, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Scaring of wildlife is commonly used in attempts to reduce crop damage in agricultural landscapes, but relatively few studies exist on its actual effe...

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Linking agricultural practice to insect and bird populations: a historical study over three decades.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Benton, T. G. & Bryant, D. M. & Cole, L. & Crick, H. Q. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is continuing debate about the impact of agricultural practices on farmland wildlife. In particular, it has been postulated that a general decli...

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Fallow management increases habitat suitability for endangered steppe bird species through changes in vegetation structure.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Sanz-Pérez, A. & Giralt, D. & Robleño, I. & Bota, G. & Milleret, C. & Mañosa, S. & Sardà-Palomera, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the face of the dramatic worldwide decline of farmland bird populations, the preservation of fallow fields is a conservation measure encouraged thr...

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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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