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Influence of agricultural management, sward structure and food resources on grassland field use by birds in lowland England.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: Atkinson, P. W. & Fuller, R. J. & Vickery, J. A. & Conway, G. J. & Tallowin, J. R. B. & Smith, R. E. N. & Haysom, K. A. & Ings, T. C. & Asteraki, E. J. & Brown, V. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural management of grassland in lowland Britain has changed fundamentally in the last 50 years, resulting in spatial and structural uniformity...

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Use of farmland in spring by migrating Canada geese in the St Lawrence valley, Quebec.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Reed, A. & Chapdelaine, G. & Dupuis, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

During their spring stop-offs in Lake St. Peter, which averaged 32 days (1974-5), migrating Canada geese (Branta canadensis) flew twice daily to feed ...

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Predicting the impact of livestock grazing on birds using foraging height data.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Martin, T. G. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat structure is a major determinant of bird species diversity. One process by which habitat structure is altered is livestock grazing, the most e...

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Flying without fear: shooting disturbance has little effect on site preferences in a conflict goose species.

Published online: 07 Oct 2024

Authors: McIntosh, A. L. S. & Langley, L. P. & Hilton, G. M. & Shaw, J. M. & Bearhop, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human-modified landscapes have created opportunities for numerous taxa. Agricultural expansion has proven advantageous for several Arctic-breeding goo...

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Do pollinators prefer pesticide-free plants? An experimental test with monarchs and milkweeds.

Published online: 08 Dec 2020

Authors: Olaya-Arenas, P. & Scharf, M. E. & Kaplan, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hundreds of recent studies have voiced concern over the negative impacts of non-target pesticides on pollinator health. However, pesticide loads are h...

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Functional traits driving pollinator and predator responses to newly established grassland strips in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 14 Oct 2021

Authors: Maas, B. & Brandl, M. & Hussain, R. I. & Frank, T. & Zulka, K. P. & Rabl, D. & Walcher, R. & Moser, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural biodiversity and associated ecosystem functions are declining at alarming rates due to widespread land use intensification. They can only...

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The selection of winter food by whitefronted geese.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Owen, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An analysis of the contents of 109 European whitefronted goose (Anser albifrons) fore-guts, and of goose droppings, is described. The diet of the gees...

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Configurational landscape heterogeneity shapes functional community composition of grassland butterflies.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Perović, D. & Gámez-Virués, S. & Börschig, C. & Klein, A. M. & Krauss, J. & Steckel, J. & Rothenwöhrer, C. & Erasmi, S. & Tscharntke, T. & Westphal, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape heterogeneity represents two aspects of landscape simplification: (i) compositional heterogeneity (diversity of habitat types); and (ii) con...

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Non-lethal control of wildlife: using chemical repellents as feeding deterrents for the European badger Meles meles.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: Baker, S. E. & Ellwood, S. A. & Watkins, R. & Macdonald, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-lethal methods of controlling wildlife foraging damage may offer conservation, ethical, legal and efficacy advantages over lethal control. Chemica...

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Semi-natural grasslands as population sources for pollinating insects in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Öckinger, E. & Smith, H. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In intensively farmed agricultural landscapes, many species are confined to very small uncultivated areas such as field margins. However, it has been ...

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