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Fire intensity, fire severity and ecosystem response in heathlands: factors affecting the regeneration of Calluna vulgaris.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Davies, G. M. & Smith, A. A. & MacDonald, A. J. & Bakker, J. D. & Legg, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Upland heaths in the UK are of significant conservation importance. Large areas are managed through prescribed burning to improve habitat and grazing ...

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Habitat selection by song thrushes in stable and declining farmland populations.

Published online: 16 Jun 2004

Authors: Peach, W. J. & Denny, M. & Cotton, P. A. & Hill, I. F. & Gruar, D. & Barritt, D. & Impey, A. & Mallord, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Losses of farmland birds from the wider countryside have become a major conservation issue in the UK and Europe. Song thrush Turdus philomelos populat...

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Do ditch-side electric fences improve the breeding productivity of ground-nesting waders?

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Verhoeven, M. A. & Loonstra, A. H. J. & Pringle, T. & Kaspersma, W. & Whiffin, M. & McBride, A. D. & Sjoerdsma, P. & Roodhart, C. & Burgess, M. D. & Piersma, T. & Smart, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Insufficient reproduction as a consequence of predation on eggs and chicks is a major determinant of population decline in ground-nesting birds, inclu...

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Relationships between the crown condition of Sitka and Norway spruce and the environment in Great Britain: an exploratory analysis.

Published online: 02 Mar 1995

Authors: Innes, J. L. & Whittaker, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two forms of multivariate analyses were used to examine the relation between condition of Sitka (Picea sitchensis) and Norway (Picea abies) spruce in ...

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Reversing declines in farmland birds: how much agri-environment provision is needed at farm and landscape scales?

Published online: 23 Aug 2023

Authors: Sharps, E. & Hawkes, R. W. & Bladon, A. J. & Buckingham, D. L. & Border, J. & Morris, A. J. & Grice, P. V. & Peach, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environment schemes (AES) are the primary policy mechanism for addressing farmland biodiversity declines across Europe. Despite previous studies ...

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