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Relating national levels of crop damage to the abundance of large grazing birds: implications for management.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Montràs-Janer, T. & Knape, J. & Nilsson, L. & Tombre, I. & Pärt, T. & Månsson, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Populations of large grazing birds have increased in Europe during the past five decades, raising conflicts between conservation and farming interests...

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Uncertainties in the value and opportunity costs of pollination services.

Published online: 05 Sep 2020

Authors: Magrach, A. & Champetier, A. & Smitha Krishnan & Boreux, V. & Ghazoul, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollination is an ecosystem service that directly contributes to agricultural production, and can therefore provide a strong incentive to conserve nat...

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Loss of spatial structure after temporary herbivore absence in a high-productivity reed marsh.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Reijers, V. C. & Cruijsen, P. M. J. M. & Hoetjes, S. C. S. & Akker, M. van den & Heusinkveld, J. H. T. & Koppel, J. van de & Lamers, L. P. M. & Olff, H. & Heide, T. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing can significantly impact spatial heterogeneity and conservation value of ecosystems. Earlier work revealed that overgrazing may stimulate pers...

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Climatic variation in forage grasses. 3. Seasonal changes in growth and assimilation in climatic races of Lolium, Dactylis and Festuca.

Published online: 13 Jan 1968

Authors: Maccoll, D. & Cooper, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seasonal changes in relative growth rate (RGR) and its components, net assimilation rate (NAR) and leaf area ratio (LAR), were measured in Mediterrane...

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Extinction debt of a common shrub in a fragmented landscape.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: González-Varo, J. P. & Albaladejo, R. G. & Aizen, M. A. & Arroyo, J. & Aparicio, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Environmental stochasticity and low demographic rates may cause delayed extinctions of habitat-specialist species that were initially retained within ...

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Small-scale restoration in intensive agricultural landscapes supports more specialized and less mobile pollinator species.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Kremen, C. & M'Gonigle, L. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agriculture now constitutes 40-50% of terrestrial land use globally. By enhancing habitat suitability and connectivity, restoration within agricultura...

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Developing state and transition models of floodplain vegetation dynamics as a tool for conservation decision-making: a case study of the Macquarie Marshes Ramsar wetland.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Bino, G. & Sisson, S. A. & Kingsford, R. T. & Thomas, R. F. & Bowen, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Floodplain vegetation states (communities) exhibit spatiotemporal dynamics in vegetation structure and composition, which reflect unique hydrological ...

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Agricultural intensification and the functional capacity of soil microbes on smallholder African farms.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Wood, S. A. & Bradford, M. A. & Gilbert, J. A. & McGuire, K. L. & Palm, C. A. & Tully, K. L. & Zhou, J. Z. & Naeem, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fertilization may impact ecosystem processes that sustain agriculture, such as nutrient cycling, by altering the composition of soil microbial communi...

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Distinguishing between the nests of sympatric chimpanzees and gorillas.

Published online: 02 May 2007

Authors: Sanz, C. & Morgan, D. & Strindberg, S. & Onononga, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Our current inability to estimate precisely the population sizes of chimpanzees and gorillas across much of the Congo Basin has been detrimental to th...

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Population responses to sterility imposed on female European rabbits.

Published online: 02 May 2007

Authors: Williams, C. K. & Davey, C. C. & Moore, R. J. & Hinds, L. A. & Silvers, L. E. & Kerr, P. J. & French, N. & Hood, G. M. & Pech, R. P. & Krebs, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Additional methods are needed in Australia to control the European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus, which continues to destroy valued native flora. A con...

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