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The effects of refuge size and number on acarine predator-prey dynamics in a pesticide-disturbed apple orchard.

Published online: 19 Aug 1998

Authors: Lester, P. J. & Thistlewood, H. M. A. & Harmsen, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In apple orchards, the use of pesticides such as pyrethroids for the control of lepidopteran and dipteran pests can severely disturb natural equilibri...

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Value of the aphid Rhopalosiphum padi as food for cereal spiders.

Published online: 05 Oct 1995

Authors: Toft, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Laboratory experiments were carried out to analyse various aspects of spider performance under different diets, focusing mainly on the value of the ap...

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The potential contribution of terrestrial nature-based solutions to a national 'net zero' climate target.

Published online: 24 Dec 2021

Authors: Bradfer-Lawrence, T. & Finch, T. & Bradbury, R. B. & Buchanan, G. M. & Midgley, A. & Field, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many national governments have incorporated nature-based solutions (NbS) in their plans to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions. However, uncertainties...

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Large wild herbivores slow down the rapid decline of plant diversity in a tropical forest biodiversity hotspot.

Published online: 21 Dec 2021

Authors: Villar, N. & Medici, E. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The UN declaration of the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 emphasizes the need for effective measures to restore ecosystems and safeguard bio...

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Balancing natural forest regrowth and tree planting to ensure social fairness and compliance with environmental policies.

Published online: 21 Dec 2021

Authors: Gastauer, M. & Miazaki, A. S. & Crouzeilles, R. & Tavares, P. A. & Lino, E. D. S. M. & Rodrigues, R. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The environmental benefits and lower implementation costs of (assisted) natural forest regrowth (NFR) compared to tree planting qualify it as a viable...

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Time to integrate global climate change and biodiversity science-policy agendas.

Published online: 20 Dec 2021

Authors: Pettorelli, N. & Graham, N. A. J. & Seddon, N. & Cunha Bustamante, M. M. da & Lowton, M. J. & Sutherland, W. J. & Koldewey, H. J. & Prentice, H. C. & Barlow, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is an increasing recognition that, although the climate change and biodiversity crises are fundamentally connected, they have been primarily add...

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Forecasting the future establishment of invasive alien freshwater fish species.

Published online: 24 Dec 2021

Authors: Perrin, S. W. & Bærum, K. M. & Helland, I. P. & Finstad, A. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive alien species constitute a major threat to the world's freshwater ecosystems. Human translocations as well as rising temperatures have allowe...

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Dendritic prioritization through spatial stream network modeling informs targeted management of Himalayan riverscapes under brown trout invasion.

Published online: 19 Dec 2021

Authors: Aashna Sharma & Dubey, V. K. & Johnson, J. A. & Rawal, Y. K. & Kuppusamy Sivakumar

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With the concept of 'riverscapes' long pending to be acknowledged in the 'landscape-centric' legislative framework of Himalayan nations, conservation ...

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Predicting the outcomes of management strategies for controlling invasive river fishes using individual-based models.

Published online: 20 Dec 2021

Authors: Almela, V. D. & Palmer, S. C. F. & Andreou, D. & Gillingham, P. K. & Travis, J. M. J. & Britton, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of biological invasions on native biodiversity have resulted in a range of policy and management initiatives to minimize their impacts. Al...

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An unintended ecological benefit from human intervention: the enhancement of carbon storage in seagrass meadows.

Published online: 28 Dec 2021

Authors: Watanabe, K. & Kuwae, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human interventions have had unintended consequences for the diverse functions of various ecosystems. Hydrological interventions have the potential to...

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