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Toward the next Common Agricultural Policy reform: determinants of avian communities in hay meadows reveal current policy's inadequacy for biodiversity conservation in grassland ecosystems.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Assandri, G. & Bogliani, G. & Pedrini, P. & Brambilla, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Semi-natural grasslands are among the richest European ecosystems in terms of biodiversity. However, they have been severely affected by farming inten...

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Finding clarity in ecological outcomes using empirical integrated social-ecological systems: a case study of agriculture-dependent grassland birds.

Published online: 13 Mar 2021

Authors: Allen, M. C. & Lockwood, J. L. & Burger, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Efforts to monitor and conserve populations and ecosystems in human-dominated landscapes can benefit from an empirical social-ecological systems appro...

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Effects of water level and grassland management on alpha and beta diversity of birds in restored wetlands.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Żmihorski, M. & Pärt, T. & Gustafson, T. & Berg, Å.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nearly 60% of European wetlands have been lost to drainage or to the cessation of grassland management. Large amounts of resources are put into wetlan...

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Cattle exclusion increases encounters of wild herbivores in neotropical forests.

Published online: 07 Dec 2024

Authors: Vélez, J. & McShea, W. & Pukazhenthi, B. & Rodríguez, J. D. & Suárez, M. F. & Torres, J. M. & Barrera, C. & Fieberg, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ongoing habitat loss and species extinctions require managers to implement and quantify the effectiveness of conservation actions for protecting biodi...

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Spatial targeting of habitat creation has the potential to improve agri-environment scheme outcomes for macro-moths.

Published online: 22 Feb 2017

Authors: Alison, J. & Duffield, S. J. & Noordwijk, C. G. E. van & Morecroft, M. D. & Marrs, R. H. & Saccheri, I. J. & Hodgson, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environment scheme (AES) interventions are a major avenue for habitat creation and restoration across Europe. To maximize benefits for biodiversi...

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Groundwater salinization intensifies drought impacts in forests and reduces refuge capacity.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Kath, J. & Powell, S. & Reardon-Smith, K. & El-Sawah, S. & Jakeman, A. J. & Croke, B. F. W. & Dyer, F. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shallow groundwater aquifers regularly support drought refuges for water-dependent ecosystems. However, many aquifers are impacted by over-extraction ...

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Effects of stream restoration on dispersal of plant propagules.

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Engström, J. & Nilsson, C. & Jansson, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species immigration is vital for the success of restoring degraded ecosystems, but the effectiveness of enhancing dispersal following restoration is s...

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Restoration of plant diversity in permanent grassland by seeding: assessing the limiting factors along land-use gradients.

Published online: 02 Oct 2021

Authors: Freitag, M. & Klaus, V. H. & Bolliger, R. & Hamer, U. & Kleinebecker, T. & Prati, D. & Schäfer, D. & Hölzel, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land-use intensification has caused dramatic declines in grassland biodiversity, and in Europe this decline has not yet been halted. Therefore, a majo...

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Habitat management in calcareous grasslands: effects on the insect community developing in flower heads of Cynarea.

Published online: 15 Jun 1995

Authors: Völkl, W. & Zwölfer, H. & Romstöck-Völkl, M. & Schmelzer, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The phytophagous insect communities dwelling in the flower heads of Cirsium acaule and Centaurea scabiosa were studied in mown, sheep-grazed and aband...

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The terrestrial ecology of Ascension Island.

Published online: 18 Jan 1965

Authors: Duffey, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The vegetation landscape on Ascension is almost entirely man-made, resulting from massive introductions over a period of more than 100 years. The list...

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