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Quantifying changes in abundance of food plants for butterfly larvae and farmland birds.

Published online: 28 Jul 2000

Authors: Smart, S. M. & Firbank, L. G. & Bunce, R. G. H. & Watkins, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent changes in population size of butterflies and farmland birds across north-west European landscapes have been linked to the effects of agricultu...

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Seed population dynamics of Onopordum over 1 year in southern New South Wales.

Published online: 03 Aug 1995

Authors: Cavers, P. B. & Groves, R. H. & Kaye, P. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seed input, changes in the seed bank and seedling recruitment of Onopordum were monitored over 1 year at three contrasting sites (pasture, oat crop an...

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Grasslands, grazing and biodiversity: editors' introduction.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Watkinson, A. R. & Ormerod, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This paper serves as an introduction to a special journal section on grazing and biodiversity in grasslands. Natural, semi-natural and artificial gras...

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Sustainable landscape, soil and crop management practices enhance biodiversity and yield in conventional cereal systems.

Published online: 27 Mar 2021

Authors: Redlich, S. & Martin, E. A. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Input-driven, modern agriculture is commonly associated with large-scale threats to biodiversity, the disruption of ecosystem services and long-term r...

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Temperature effects on pitfall catches of epigeal arthropods: a model and method for bias correction.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Saska, P. & Werf, W. van der & Hemerik, L. & Luff, M. L. & Hatten, T. D. & Honek, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Carabids and other epigeal arthropods make important contributions to biodiversity, food webs and biocontrol of invertebrate pests and weeds. Pitfall ...

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Conservation in post-industrial cities: how does vacant land management and landscape configuration influence urban bees?

Published online: 16 Mar 2021

Authors: Turo, K. J. & Spring, M. R. & Sivakoff, F. S. & Flor, Y. A. D. de la & Gardiner, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rich pollinator assemblages are documented in some cities despite habitat fragmentation and degradation, suggesting that urban areas have potential as...

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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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Effects of mechanical ditch management on the vegetation of ditch banks in Dutch peat areas.

Published online: 11 Jan 1992

Authors: Strien, A. J. van & Burg, T. van der & Rip, W. J. & Strucker, R. C. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of cleaning frequency, cleaning method and dredging on ditch bank vegetation were studied in peat areas in Zuid-Holland and the western pa...

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The effect of nutrient enrichment on a freshwater community dominated by macrophytes and molluscs and its relevance to snail control.

Published online: 11 Jan 1992

Authors: Daldorph, P. W. G. & Thomas, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cylindrical enclosures (1.25 m high and 0.75 m in diam., constructed of transparent plastic) were used to investigate the effects of increased concn o...

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Comparisons of understorey vegetation and soil fertility in plantations and adjacent natural forests in the Ethiopian highlands.

Published online: 21 Oct 1996

Authors: Michelsen, A. & Lisanework, N. & Friis, I. & Holst, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Herbaceous plant cover and biomass, species richness, and soil physical and chemical characteristics were analysed in 83 plantations and adjacent natu...

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