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Resolving a heated debate: the utility of prescribed burning as a management tool for biodiversity on lowland heath.

Published online: 15 Jan 2024

Authors: Smith, B. M. & Carpenter, D. & Holland, J. & Andruszko, F. & Gathorne-Hardy, A. & Eggleton, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lowland heath is a priority habitat for conservation, nowadays largely managed for biodiversity. Historically, prescribed burning has been the princip...

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Functional rarity and evolutionary uniqueness of threatened species across different scales and habitats in a Central European flora.

Published online: 07 Nov 2022

Authors: Sfair, J. C. & Lososová, Z. & Chytrý, M. & Bello, F. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With the potential extinction of threatened species, communities and species pools could become functionally and phylogenetically impoverished, especi...

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A think piece on the effectiveness of protected areas in England.

Published online: 12 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Moseldale, J. R. & Maclean, I. M. D. & Gardner, A. S. & Gaston, K. J. & Hopkins, J. J.

Content type: Reports

In this 'think piece' the authors return to the principles outlined by Lawton et al. (2010) and examine the implicit trade-offs between 'bigger, bette...

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Monitoring of lamprey in the Solway SAC 2015.

Published online: 09 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Napier-Munn, T. & O'Keeffe, N.

Content type: Reports

This publication providea an up-to-date data on ammocoete populations and habitat of the Solway Firth river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) populations...

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Selection of indicators for assessing and managing the impacts of bottom trawling on seabed habitats.

Published online: 25 Nov 2020

Authors: Hiddink, J. G. & Kaiser, M. J. & Sciberras, M. & McConnaughey, R. A. & Tessa Mazor & Hilborn, R. & Collie, J. S. & C. Roland Pitcher & Parma, A. M. & Suuronen, P. & Rijnsdorp, A. D. & Jennings, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bottom trawl fisheries are the most widespread source of anthropogenic physical disturbance to seabed habitats. Development of fisheries-, conservatio...

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Reintroduction modelling: a guide to choosing and combining models for species reintroductions.

Published online: 24 Nov 2020

Authors: Hunter-Ayad, J. & Ohlemüller, R. & Recio, M. R. & Seddon, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species reintroductions are high-investment ecological interventions that require careful planning. Predictive models are useful tools for managing re...

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Past, present and future distributions of bumblebees in South America: identifying priority species and areas for conservation.

Published online: 16 Dec 2020

Authors: Silva Krechemer, F. da & Marchioro, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change has been commonly associated with a decline of bumblebee populations around the world. However, most information regarding the impacts ...

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Least-cost path analysis for urban greenways planning: a test with moths and birds across two habitats and two cities.

Published online: 05 May 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: Miscellaneous

This paper demonstrates the effectiveness of Least-cost path analysis (LCP) in modelling functional corridors in France. For both moths and passerine ...

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Alkaline fen & transition mire survey of the North York Moors National Park & Bishop Monkton Ings.

Published online: 07 Apr 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Eades, P. & Tratt, R. & Shaw, S.

Content type: Reports

This paper presents a survey of sites thought to support the EC Habitats Directive Annex 1 habitats 'Alkaline Fen' and to a lesser extent 'Transition ...

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Pilot results-based payment approaches for agri-environment schemes in arable and upland grassland systems in England.

Published online: 26 Mar 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Chaplin, S. & Robinson, V. & Page, A. le & Ward, D. & Hicks, D. & Scholz, E. M. & Keep, H. & Cocq, J. le

Content type: Reports

In this publication, to test if results-based Agri-Environment Schemes (AES) could work in a range of different farming systems and for the delivery o...

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