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Bird services and disservices to strawberry farming in Californian agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Gonthier, D. J. & Sciligo, A. R. & Karp, D. S. & Lu, A. & Garcia, K. & Juarez, G. & Chiba, T. & Gennet, S. & Kremen, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bird conservation in agricultural settings can be controversial. While some bird species damage some crops, others suppress insect pests. Few studies ...

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Reversing habitat loss: an experimental test of the interactive effects of grazing exclusion and surface rock restoration on reptile conservation.

Published online: 18 Jan 2024

Authors: O'Sullivan, J. L. & Foster, C. N. & Blanchard, W. & Florance, D. & Michael, D. R. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoring structural elements of habitats and understanding how restoration interacts with environmental factors such as grazing management can be cru...

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Nature's contribution to people and community engagement: socio-cultural and economic perceptions of Beaver presence in the environment.

Published online: 25 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Johnson, V. & Martin, A. & Delugin, C.

Content type: Reports

This report presents the findings of a research project that aimed to collate, analyse and report field-based evidence of the effects of beaver (Casto...

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Staged-scale restoration: refining adaptive management to improve restoration effectiveness.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Bakker, J. D. & Delvin, E. G. & Dunwiddie, P. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Adaptive management (AM) was proposed as a rigourous and structured approach to natural resource management that increases learning and reduces uncert...

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Woodland expansion in the presence of deer: 30 years of evidence from the Cairngorms Connect landscape restoration partnership.

Published online: 04 Mar 2024

Authors: Gullett, P. R. & Leslie, C. & Mason, R. & Ratcliffe, P. & Sargent, I. & Beck, A. & Cameron, T. & Cowie, N. R. & Hetherington, D. & MacDonell, T. & Moat, T. & Moore, P. & Teuten, E. & Hancock, M. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoring native woodlands to areas where they have been lost is a key element for tackling the nature and climate crises. Natural regeneration offers...

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How stable are visions for protected area management? Stakeholder perspectives before and during a pandemic.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Lo, V. B. P. G. & López-Rodríguez, M. D. & Metzger, M. J. & Oteros-Rozas, E. & Cebrián-Piqueras, M. A. & Ruiz-Mallén, I. & March, H. & Raymond, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Envisioning processes enable protected area managers to chart a course for future management to reach desired goals, but unexpected changes that could...

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Effects of silviculture on native tree species richness: interactions between management, landscape context and regional climate.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Martín-Queller, E. & Diez, J. M. & Ibáñez, I. & Saura, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Patterns of forest biodiversity are shaped by a complex set of processes operating over different spatial scales. Climate may largely determine specie...

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Direct and indirect effects of management and landscape on biological pest control and crop pest infestation in apple orchards.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Authors: Daelemans, R. & Hulsmans, E. & Laenen, E. & Remy, S. & Beliën, T. & Honnay, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological pest control, relying on naturally occurring predator-prey dynamics, is considered a key element to achieve more sustainable farming system...

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Confronting contingency in restoration: management and site history determine outcomes of assembling prairies, but site characteristics and landscape context have little effect.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Grman, E. & Bassett, T. & Brudvig, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The outcomes of ecological restoration are notoriously unpredictable, but we have no general predictive understanding of this contingency. Management ...

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Riparian field margins: can they enhance the functional structure of ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages in intensively managed grassland landscapes?

Published online: 19 Dec 2012

Authors: Cole, L. J. & Brocklehurst, S. & Elston, D. A. & McCracken, D. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Europe and North America, there is growing concern that biodiversity declines associated with agricultural intensification will adversely impact th...

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