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Gradients in vegetation cover, structure and species richness of Nama-Karoo shrublands in relation to distance from livestock watering points.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Todd, S. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Gradients of animal impact known as piospheres tend to develop around artificial watering points, particularly in arid zones. Such grazing gradients r...

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Polyphagy complicates conservation biological control that targets generalist predators.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Prasad, R. P. & Snyder, W. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The use of beetle banks to conserve predatory beetles for the control of pest Diptera was studied in Washington, USA. Locally, the community of predat...

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The role of the private sector in food system resilience: lessons from Cambodia.

Published online: 01 Aug 2018

Authors: Akriti Rana & Babu, S. C.

Content type: Bulletin

A food system approach to attaining Sustainable Development Goals related to poverty eradication, hunger elimination, and health and nutrition is gain...

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2nd session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) Advisory Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources and Technologies, Rome, Italy, 19-20 October 2017.

Published online: 01 Aug 2018

Content type: Bulletin; Conference proceedings

The establishment of the Advisory Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources and Technologies (Working Group) and its terms of reference were approved...

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Shelter from the storm? Household-level impacts of, and responses to, the 2015 floods in Malawi.

Published online: 24 Jan 2018

Authors: McCarthy, N. & Kilic, T. & Fuente, A. de la & Brubaker, J.

Content type: Bulletin

As extreme weather events intensify due to climate change, it becomes ever more critical to understand how vulnerable households are to these events a...

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Grazing intensity affects insect diversity via sward structure and heterogeneity in a long-term experiment.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Jerrentrup, J. S. & Wrage-Mönnig, N. & Röver, K. U. & Isselstein, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the past, insect diversity in grasslands showed a severe decline due to management intensification or abandonment. In this study, we investigate th...

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Morphoecological characteristics of grasses used to restore degraded semi-arid African rangelands.

Published online: 26 May 2022

Authors: Mganga, K. Z. & Kaindi, E. & Ndathi, A. J. N. & Bosma, L. & Kioko, T. & Kadenyi, N. & Wambua, S. M. & Steenbergen, F. van & Musimba, N. K. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Progressive loss of productivity and plant diversity is a concern in global rangelands. In African rangelands, this process is partly attributed to he...

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The dynamics of natural resources in Somaliland - implications for livestock production.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Pfeifer, C. & Crane, T. A. & Mugunieri, L. & Farah, A. A. & Dubad, A. B. & Mohamed, A. & Isman, A. I. & Ahmed, M. A. & Ibrahim, S. J.

Content type: Miscellaneous

Agriculture is the most important sector of Somaliland's economy. In 2012, the sector contributed more than 40% of Somaliland's GDP - with the livesto...

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Attack and aggregation of a major squash pest: parsing the role of plant chemistry and beetle pheromones across spatial scales.

Published online: 06 Dec 2020

Authors: Brzozowski, L. J. & Gardner, J. & Hoffmann, M. P. & Kessler, A. & Agrawal, A. A. & Mazourek, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Successful management of insect crop pests requires an understanding of the cues and spatial scales at which they function to affect rates of attack o...

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Camelids from the Argentine Puna: conservation and uses.

Published online: 01 May 2019

Authors: Vilá, B. & Marcoppido, G. & Lamas, H.

Content type: Bulletin article

In this chapter we present issues related to the abundance, conservation, management, production and sanitary aspects of the South American camelids t...

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