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Response to agriculture by a woodland species depends on cover type and behavioural state: insights from resident and dispersing Iberian lynx.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Gastón, A. & Blázquez-Cabrera, S. & Garrote, G. & Mateo-Sánchez, M. C. & Beier, P. & Simón, M. A. & Saura, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation biology faces the challenge of ensuring species persistence in increasingly modified landscapes. Agriculture covers a large proportion of...

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How ants, birds and bats affect crop yield along shade gradients in tropical cacao agroforestry.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Gras, P. & Tscharntke, T. & Maas, B. & Tjoa, A. & Hafsah, A. & Clough, Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical agroforests are diverse systems where several predator groups shape animal communities and plant-arthropod interactions. Ants, birds and bats...

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Effects of shade cover and availability of midge breeding sites on pollinating midge populations and fruit set in two cocoa farms.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Young, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The abundance of several species of Forcipomyia, known to be pollinators of cacao, increased markedly in 1 cacao farm in Costa Rica when discs of rott...

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Crop rotation and agri-environment schemes determine bumblebee communities via flower resources.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Marja, R. & Viik, E. & Mänd, M. & Phillips, J. & Klein, A. M. & Batáry, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In many parts of the world, farmland pollinators decreased significantly during the last half of the 20th century mainly due to land-use changes and a...

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Undersowing oats with clovers supports pollinators and suppresses arable weeds without reducing yields.

Published online: 19 Aug 2023

Authors: Boetzl, F. A. & Sundahl, A. D. & Friberg, H. & Viketoft, M. & Bergkvist, G. & Lundin, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sustainable food production requires agriculture to conserve biodiversity and facilitate ecosystem services to maintain productivity levels while redu...

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The fate of land in expiring Conservation Reserve Program contracts, 2013-16.

Published online: 02 Apr 2020

Authors: Bigelow, D. & Claassen, R. & Hellerstein, D. & Breneman, V. & Williams, R. & You ChengXia

Content type: Bulletin

Voluntary retirement of cropland under the USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides numerous benefits related to soil erosion, water quality...

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Enhancing invertebrate food resources for skylarks in cereal ecosystems: how useful are in-crop agri-environment scheme management options?

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Smith, B. & Holland, J. & Jones, N. & Moreby, S. & Morris, A. J. & Southway, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

UK agri-environment schemes rarely address within-crop biodiversity yet this habitat is used almost exclusively by some taxa. With the removal of set-...

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Can oil palm plantations be made more hospitable for forest butterflies and birds?

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Koh, L. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rising global demand for palm oil is likely to exacerbate deforestation rates in oil palm-producing countries. This will lead to a net reduction in bi...

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Different open-canopy vegetation types affect matrix permeability for a dispersing forest amphibian.

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Cline, B. B. & Hunter, M. L., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Population viability often depends on conserving functional connectivity in fragmented landscapes. For pool-breeding amphibians, population connectivi...

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Forest cover and proximity decrease herbivory and increase crop yield via enhanced natural enemies in soybean fields.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: González, E. & Landis, D. A. & Knapp, M. & Valladares, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-crop habitats are essential for sustaining biodiversity of beneficial arthropods in agricultural landscapes, which can increase ecosystem services...

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