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Habitat use and diet of skylarks Alauda arvensis wintering on lowland farmland in southern Britain.

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: Donald, P. F. & Buckingham, D. L. & Moorcroft, D. & Muirhead, L. B. & Evans, A. D. & Kirby, W. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The habitat use and diet of skylarks (Alauda arvensis) wintering on lowland farms were studied to assess whether changes in agricultural practice coul...

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Quantifying and comparing bumblebee nest densities in gardens and countryside habitats.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Osborne, J. L. & Martin, A. P. & Shortall, C. R. & Todd, A. D. & Goulson, D. & Knight, M. E. & Hale, R. J. & Sanderson, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bumblebees provide an important pollination service to both crops and wild plants. Many species have declined in the UK, particularly in arable region...

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Semi-natural habitat, but not aphid amount or continuity, predicts lady beetle abundance across agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 01 Nov 2024

Authors: Iuliano, B. & Gratton, C. & Kim, T. N. & Spiesman, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The amount of semi-natural habitat surrounding farm fields is a common but inconsistent predictor of natural enemy populations and predation services....

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Diversified cropping strengthens herbivore regulation by providing seasonal resource continuity to predators.

Published online: 07 Nov 2024

Authors: Heinen, J. & Domínguez-García, V. & Aguilera, G. & Malsher, G. & Vesterinen, E. & Roslin, T. & Bommarco, R. & Bartomeus, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural practices shape arthropod communities in arable fields, consequently influencing their interactions and the resulting ecosystem services,...

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Long-term interval burning alters fine root and mycorrhizal dynamics in a ponderosa pine forest.

Published online: 21 Sep 2005

Authors: Hart, S. C. & Classen, A. T. & Wright, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant roots and their mycorrhizal symbionts are critical components of forest ecosystems, being largely responsible for soil resource acquisition by p...

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Understanding the influence of nutrients on stream ecosystems in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 04 Jul 2019

Authors: Munn, M. D. & Frey, J. W. & Tesoriero, A. J. & Black, R. W. & Duff, J. H. & Lee, K. E. & Maret, T. R. & Mebane, C. A. & Waite, I. R. & Zelt, R. B.

Content type: Bulletin

Sustaining the quality of the Nation's water resources and the health of our diverse ecosystems depends on the availability of sound water-resources d...

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The use of nutrient resources from arable fields by plants in field boundaries.

Published online: 06 Aug 1997

Authors: Kleijn, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of a nutrient-rich arable field on the biomass production of the bordering field boundary vegetation was examined. Biomass transects were m...

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Lightweight den boxes enhance habitat for pine martens Martes martes in a conifer plantation in south-west Scotland.

Published online: 16 Feb 2025

Authors: Croose, E. & Martin, J. & Johnstone, S. & Birks, J. D. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

The European pine marten Martes martes typically occupies woodland and preferentially rests and breeds in arboreal, insulated den sites, which are par...

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Effects of dominant trees and anthropogenic disturbances on species richness and floristic composition of secondary communities in southern Poland.

Published online: 04 Oct 1997

Authors: Dzwonko, Z. & Loster, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Woodland vegetation can be restored via natural succession in sites that are adjacent to woods which can act as seed sources for trees, shrubs and woo...

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Mousedeer densities in a tropical rainforest: the impact of selective logging.

Published online: 09 Jul 1997

Authors: Heydon, M. J. & Bulloh, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The responses of two frugivorous ungulates, the mousedeer species Tragulus javanicus klossi and T. napu borneanus, to mechanized selective logging in ...

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