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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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Strong mixture effects among four species in fertilized agricultural grassland led to persistent and consistent transgressive overyielding.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Nyfeler, D. & Huguenin-Elie, O. & Suter, M. & Frossard, E. & Connolly, J. & Lüscher, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing plant species richness often increases biomass production in nutrient-poor semi-natural grasslands. If such positive diversity-productivity...

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Long-term recovery of above- and below-ground interactions in restored grasslands after topsoil removal and seed addition.

Published online: 21 Oct 2022

Authors: Resch, M. C. & Schütz, M. & Ochoa-Hueso, R. & Buchmann, N. & Frey, B. & Graf, U. & Putten, W. H. van der & Zimmermann, S. & Risch, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Evaluation of restoration activities is indispensable to assess the extent to which targets have been reached. Usually, the main goal of ecological re...

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Diurnal Lepidoptera: sensitive indicators of cultivated and abandoned grassland.

Published online: 04 Jun 1986

Authors: Erhardt, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Studies were made in the Tavetsch Valley in the subalpine region of central Switzerland, of the day-active Lepidoptera faunas in different types of cu...

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The effects of irrigation, cultivation and some insecticides on the soil arthropods of an East African dry grassland.

Published online: 15 Jul 1968

Authors: Burnett, G. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Investigations were made of arthropods in a silty, poorly drained, gray soil under dry grassland, irrigated sugar cane, and under natural grassland re...

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Past and present management influences the seed bank and seed rain in a rural landscape mosaic.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Auffret, A. G. & Cousins, S. A. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seed bank and seed rain represent dispersal in time and space. They can be important sources of diversity in the rural landscape, where fragmented hab...

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Artificial light at night alters grassland vegetation species composition and phenology.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Bennie, J. & Davies, T. W. & Cruse, D. & Bell, F. & Gaston, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human settlements and transport networks are growing rapidly worldwide. Since the early 20th century their expansion has been accompanied by increasin...

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Flower fields and pesticide use interactively shape pollen beetle infestation and parasitism in oilseed rape fields.

Published online: 15 Feb 2022

Authors: Krimmer, E. & Martin, E. A. & Holzschuh, A. & Krauss, J. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollen beetles (Brassicogethes spp.) are the main pests of oilseed rape (OSR, Brassica napus) in Europe and responsible for massive yield losses. Upco...

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Effect of green infrastructure on restoration of pollination networks and plant performance in semi-natural dry grasslands across Europe.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Traveset, A. & Lara-Romero, C. & Santamaría, S. & Escribano-Ávila, G. & Bullock, J. M. & Honnay, O. & Hooftman, D. A. P. & Kimberley, A. & Krickl, P. & Plue, J. & Poschlod, P. & Cousins, S. A. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification, afforestation and land abandonment are major drivers of biodiversity loss in semi-natural grasslands across Europe. Reve...

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Standards, methodology and protocols for sampling and identification of grassland fungus species: Using eDNA from soil samples.

Published online: 15 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Detheridge, A. P. & Griffith, G. W.

Content type: Reports

This report examines the factors that can influence results of metabarcoding surveys and draws upon this to make conclusions about best practice for t...

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