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Ancient and contemporary shellfish cultivation practices bolster bivalve communities and diversity-biomass relationships.

Published online: 28 Jan 2025

Authors: Cox, K. D. & Davies, H. L. & Millard-Martin, B. & Black, M. & Hessing-Lewis, M. & Smith, N. F. & Juanes, F. & Dudas, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Marine ecosystems provide humans with access to nutritious food. The discussion surrounding the cultivation of intertidal resources currently focuses ...

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Ecosystem functions and services in urban stormwater ponds: co-producing knowledge for better management.

Published online: 26 Jul 2024

Authors: Marques, P. & Illyes, E. & McCauley, S. & Jackson, D. A. & Michalakos, D. & Ferzoco, I. M. C. & Timms, L. & Murray, R. L. & MacFarlane, Z. S. & Duval, T. P. & Dolson, R. & Din, S. & Pebesma, D. & Kirkwood, A. E. & Turner, N. A. & Clayton, J. & Horton, K. & Boston, C. M. & Sapozhnikova, E. & Cadotte, M. W. & Mandrak, N. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Urban stormwater management ponds (SWMPs) are widely employed for stormwater control, but knowledge about their contributions to urban ecosystem funct...

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A review of planting principles to identify the right place for the right tree for 'net zero plus' woodlands: applying a place-based natural capital framework for sustainable, efficient and equitable (SEE) decisions.

Published online: 14 Aug 2023

Authors: Bateman, I. J. & Anderson, K. & Argles, A. & Belcher, C. & Betts, R. A. & Binner, A. & Brazier, R. E. & Cho, F. H. T. & Collins, R. M. & Day, B. H. & Duran-Rojas, C. & Eisenbarth, S. & Gannon, K. & Gatis, N. & Groom, B. & Hails, R. & Harper, A. B. & Harwood, A. & Hastings, A. & Heard, M. S. & Hill, T. C. & Inman, A. & Lee, C. F. & Luscombe, D. J. & MacKenzie, A. R. & Mancini, M. C. & Morison, J. I. L. & Morris, A. & Quine, C. P. & Snowdon, P. & Tyler, C. R. & Vanguelova, E. I. & Wilkinson, M. & Williamson, D. & Xenakis, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

We outline the principles of the natural capital approach to decision making and apply these to the contemporary challenge of very significantly expan...

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Inclusive approaches for cumulative effects assessments.

Published online: 14 Aug 2023

Authors: Adams, M. S. & Tulloch, V. J. D. & Hemphill, J. & Penn, B. & Anderson, L. T. & Davis, K. & Avery-Gomm, S. & Harris, A. & Martin, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The cumulative impacts of human activities and natural disturbance are leading to loss and extinction of species, ecological communities and biocultur...

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Transforming freshwater politics through metaphors: struggles over ecosystem health, legal personhood, and invasive species in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Tadaki, M. & Clapcott, J. & Holmes, R. & MacNeil, C. & Young, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Metaphor, defined as the linguistic substitution of one phenomenon for another, is ubiquitous in environmental science and policy. In science, when us...

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Drivers and consequences of archetypical shifting cultivation transitions.

Published online: 04 Sep 2023

Authors: Martin, D. A. & Llopis, J. C. & Raveloaritiana, E. & Coomes, O. T. & Andriamihaja, O. R. & Bruun, T. B. & Heinimann, A. & Mertz, O. & Rakotonarivo, O. S. & Zaehringer, J. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Shifting cultivation remains an important land system in many tropical landscapes, but transitions away from shifting cultivation are increasingly com...

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Classification and ecological relevance of soundscapes in urban informal settlements.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Fleming, G. M. & Elqadi, M. M. & Taruc, R. R. & Tela, A. & Duffy, G. A. & Ramsay, E. E. & Faber, P. A. & Chown, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Sound exerts wide-ranging influence on humans. The quality of that influence depends on the sound source and context in which it is perceived, but nat...

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Conservation genetics of two co-dominant grass species in an endangered grassland ecosystem.

Published online: 16 Jun 2004

Authors: Gustafson, D. J. & Gibson, D. J. & Nickrent, D. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Global habitat fragmentation and loss of undisturbed grasslands has led to the use of non-local seed and cultivars in restoration. There is concern th...

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Reconstructing lost ecosystems: a risk analysis framework for planning multispecies reintroductions under severe uncertainty.

Published online: 03 Nov 2021

Authors: Peterson, K. A. & Barnes, M. D. & Jeynes-Smith, C. & Cowen, S. & Gibson, L. & Sims, C. & Baker, C. M. & Bode, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reintroduction projects, which are an important tool in threatened species conservation, are becoming more complex, often involving the translocation ...

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Experimental evidence that novel land management interventions inspired by history enhance biodiversity.

Published online: 02 Jun 2021

Authors: Hawkes, R. W. & Smart, J. & Brown, A. & Jones, H. & Lane, S. A. & Lucas, C. & McGill, J. & Owens, N. & Backes, A. R. & Webb, J. R. & Wells, D. & Dolman, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To address biodiversity declines within semi-natural habitats, land management must cater for diverse taxonomic groups. Integrating our understanding ...

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