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Impacts of pastures and forestry plantations on herpetofauna: a global meta-analysis.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: López-Bedoya, P. A. & Cardona-Galvis, E. A. & Urbina-Cardona, J. N. & Edwards, F. A. & Edwards, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The establishment of pastures and forestry plantations has increased globally to meet growing demands for meat and wood products. Pasture and plantati...

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The impacts of tropical agriculture on biodiversity: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Oakley, J. L. & Bicknell, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity underpins all food production and strengthens agricultural resilience to crop failure. However, agricultural expansion is the primary dri...

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Modelling the coupled dynamics of moorland management and upland vegetation.

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Chapman, D. S. & Termansen, M. & Quinn, C. H. & Jin NanLin & Bonn, A. & Cornell, S. J. & Fraser, E. D. G. & Hubacek, K. & Kunin, W. E. & Reed, M. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It is widely appreciated that management shapes the dynamics of many ecological systems, but ecologists rarely consider the reverse interaction, that ...

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Managing ecosystems in the context of climate change mitigation: a review of current knowledge and recommendations to support ecosystem-based mitigation actions that look beyond terrestrial forests.

Published online: 25 Jan 2017

Authors: Epple, C. & García Rangel, S. & Jenkins, M. & Guth, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Ecosystem management can play an important role in climate change mitigation and adaptation if current practices are evaluated and improved to move to...

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Upland land use predicts population decline in a globally near-threatened wader.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Douglas, D. J. T. & Bellamy, P. E. & Stephen, L. S. & Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Wilson, J. D. & Grant, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in large-scale land use may fragment and degrade habitats, affecting animal species adapted to these habitats. In the UK uplands for example, ...

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Controls over the strength and timing of fire-grazer interactions in a semi-arid rangeland.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Augustine, D. J. & Derner, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The degree to which large herbivores select and forage within recently burned areas is a key driver of vegetation heterogeneity in rangeland ecosystem...

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The road to integrate climate change projections with regional land-use-biodiversity models.

Published online: 15 Nov 2024

Authors: Cabral, J. S. & Mendoza-Ponce, A. & Silva, A. P. da & Oberpriller, J. & Mimet, A. & Kieslinger, J. & Berger, T. & Blechschmidt, J. & Brönner, M. & Classen, A. & Fallert, S. & Hartig, F. & Hof, C. & Hoffmann, M. & Knoke, T. & Krause, A. & Lewerentz, A. & Pohle, P. & Raeder, U. & Rammig, A. & Redlich, S. & Rubanschi, S. & Stetter, C. & Weisser, W. & Vedder, D. & Verburg, P. H. & Zurell, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Current approaches to project spatial biodiversity responses to climate change mainly focus on the direct effects of climate on species while regardin...

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Assessing the value of biodiversity-specific footprinting metrics linked to South American soy trade.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Molotoks, A. & Green, J. & Ribeiro, V. & Wang YunXia & West, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

International demand for a small handful of commodities is a major driver of tropical deforestation and associated biodiversity loss. Previous commitm...

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Recreational land use contributes to the loss of marine biodiversity.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Virtanen, E. A. & Kallio, N. & Nurmi, M. & Jernberg, S. & Saikkonen, L. & Forsblom, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Coastal areas are at the centre of human-nature relationship, shaped by recreation, tourism and aesthetic values. However, socioeconomic drivers of bi...

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Links between deforestation, conservation areas and conservation funding in major deforestation regions of South America.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Qin SiYu & Buchadas, A. & Meyfroidt, P. & He YiFan & Ghoddousi, A. & Pötzschner, F. & Baumann, M. & Kuemmerle, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Land-use change is a major driver of biodiversity loss, affecting tropical forests and savannas at an unprecedented rate. To protect these ecosystems ...

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