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Habitat suitability modelling and niche theory.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Hirzel, A. H. & Lay, G. le

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The concept of the ecological niche relates a set of environmental variables to the fitness of species, while habitat suitability models (HSMs) relate...

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Fertilising semi-natural grasslands may cause long-term negative effects on both biodiversity and ecosystem stability.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Melts, I. & Lanno, K. & Sammul, M. & Uchida, K. & Heinsoo, K. & Kull, T. & Laanisto, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Some short-term experiments in applied ecology and agricultural research have demonstrated that nutrient applications in semi-natural grasslands can m...

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Women and agricultural productivity: what does the evidence tell us?

Published online: 16 Dec 2015

Authors: Doss, C.

Content type: Bulletin

Should agricultural development programs target women in order to increase productivity? This paper reviews the extensive literature on men's and wome...

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Managing ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes: are the solutions the same?

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Macfadyen, S. & Cunningham, S. A. & Costamagna, A. C. & Schellhorn, N. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity conservation and agricultural production have traditionally been viewed as substantially in conflict and recent declines in biodiversity ...

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Comparison of manual filtration methods for on-site eDNA sample processing.

Published online: 19 Oct 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Andreou, D. & Parker, B. & Harrison, A.

Content type: Reports

In this report, a systematic literature search was combined with a grey literature search to identify the most promising manual filtration methods for...

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A Proposal for Terrestrial Environmental Monitoring of Plant Protection Products (PPP).

Published online: 30 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Walker & Shore, R. F. & Chaplow, J. S. & Barnett, E. A. & Spurgeon, D.

Content type: Reports

This document outlines a study conducted in the UK to address the need for post-authorization monitoring of plant protection products (PPPs) and their...

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Links between natural environments and physical health.

Published online: 19 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Seers, H. & Mughal, R. & Chatterjee, H.

Content type: Reports

This briefing summarises the evidence of the links between the natural environment and physical health in the UK. It is based on a rapid review of the...

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Links between natural environments and mental health.

Published online: 19 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Seers, H. & Mughal, R. & Chatterjee, H.

Content type: Reports

This briefing summarises the evidence of the links between the natural environment and mental health in the UK. It is based on a rapid review of the l...

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Play biotopes put into practice-creating synergies between children and nature.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Hedblom, M. & Mårtensson, F. & Sang, Å. O. & Wiström, B. & Litsmark, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Global urbanisation reduces greenery and species richness (biodiversity) and limits opportunities for most children to gain experiences of nature. Dis...

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Biome awareness disparity is bad for tropical ecosystem conservation and restoration.

Published online: 07 Oct 2022

Authors: Silveira, F. A. O. & Ordóñez-Parra, C. A. & Moura, L. C. & Schmidt, I. B. & Andersen, A. N. & Bond, W. & Buisson, E. & Durigan, G. & Fidelis, A. & Oliveira, R. S. & Parr, C. & Rowland, L. & Veldman, J. W. & Pennington, R. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We introduce the concept of Biome Awareness Disparity (BAD)-defined as a failure to appreciate the significance of all biomes in conservation and rest...

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