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Model-based assessment of the impact of agri-environment scheme options and short-term climate change on plant biodiversity in temperate grasslands.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: West, B. & Jones, D. L. & Robinson, E. L. & Marrs, R. H. & Smart, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Agri-environment schemes (AES) incentivise land-management practices aimed at mitigating environmental impacts. However, their effectiveness depends o...

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Which traits are necessary to quickly select suitable plant species for ecological restoration?

Published online: 17 Jan 2022

Authors: Wang Chen & Liu Hui & Zhu LiWei & Ren Hai & Yan JunHua & Li ZhiAn & Zhang Hui

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Traditionally, restoration ecologists and land managers have used the trial-and-error method to select candidate restoration species. This method, how...

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Predictive value of plant traits to grazing along a climatic gradient in the Mediterranean.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: Bello, F. de & Lepš, J. & Sebastià, M. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the face of large-scale environmental changes, predicting the consequences for species composition from species' traits can be a major step towards...

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Landscape pivot points and responses to water balance in national parks of the southwest US.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Thoma, D. P. & Munson, S. M. & Witwicki, D. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A recent drying trend that is expected to continue in the southwestern US underscores the need for site-specific and near real-time understanding of v...

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Harnessing generative artificial intelligence to support nature-based solutions.

Published online: 10 Jul 2024

Authors: Richards, D. & Worden, D. & Song, X. P. & Lavorel, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The ongoing biodiversity and climate change crises require society to adopt nature-based solutions that integrate and enhance ecosystems. To achieve s...

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Review: plant functional traits in agroecosystems: a blueprint for research.

Published online: 23 Dec 2015

Authors: Martin, A. R. & Isaac, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Functional trait-based ecological research has been instrumental in advancing our understanding of natural plant community dynamics. However, to date,...

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Optimizing ecological surveys for conservation.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Hanson, J. O. & McCune, J. L. & Chadès, I. & Proctor, C. A. & Hudgins, E. J. & Bennett, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation decisions must be made with limited funding and incomplete information. Ecological surveys can help reduce uncertainty and, in turn, pote...

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Chronic anthropogenic disturbance drives the biological impoverishment of the Brazilian Caatinga vegetation.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Ribeiro, E. M. S. & Arroyo-Rodríguez, V. & Santos, B. A. & Tabarelli, M. & Leal, I. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In addition to acute transformations of ecosystems caused by deforestation, old-growth forests world-wide are being increasingly altered by low-intens...

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Combining optimization and simulation modelling to measure the cumulative impacts of prescribed fire and wildfire on vegetation species diversity.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Chick, M. P. & York, A. & Sitters, H. & Stefano, J. di & Nitschke, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Growth-stage optimization (GSO) offers a new approach to biodiversity conservation in fire-prone regions by estimating the optimal distribution of veg...

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Landscape-scale responses of birds to agri-environment management: a test of the English Environmental Stewardship scheme.

Published online: 01 Aug 2012

Authors: Baker, D. J. & Freeman, S. N. & Grice, P. V. & Siriwardena, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environment schemes (AES) are used extensively across Europe to address biodiversity declines in farmland. In England, Environmental Stewardship ...

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