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Sustainability-ethical testing of methane-reducing technical measures: evaluation of technical measures with regard to the integrated sustainability of livestock farming.

Published online: 04 Sep 2019

Authors: Puente-Rodríguez, D. & Groenestein, C. M.

Content type: Bulletin

This research makes an inventory of technical measures which are able to reduce the methane emissions of the Dutch livestock production systems (i.e. ...

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Evaluating the economic benefits and costs of antimicrobial use in food-producing animals.

Published online: 03 Oct 2019

Authors: Ryan, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Antimicrobial drugs are used in food animal production for several purposes: to treat a disease outbreak, to prevent disease, and to enhance feed effi...

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The effect of pea cultivar and water stress on root and shoot competition between vegetative plants of maize and pea.

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Semere, T. & Froud-Williams, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Improvements in intercrop yields may be achieved through an understanding of yield advantages due to above-ground or below-ground interactions. Forage...

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Assessing ecological responses to environmental change using statistical models.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Ferguson, C. A. & Carvalho, L. & Scott, E. M. & Bowman, A. W. & Kirika, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is a clear need to improve our ability to assess the ecological consequences of environmental change. Because of the complexity of ecosystems an...

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Large-scale drainage and breeding success in boreal forest grouse.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Ludwig, G. X. & Alatalo, R. V. & Helle, P. & Nissinen, K. & Siitari, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The breeding success of Finnish grouse has been in decline for decades. While it has been shown that fragmentation and modern forestry practices such ...

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Irreplaceability of river networks: towards catchment-based conservation planning.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Linke, S. & Norris, R. H. & Pressey, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This study has adapted a complementarity-based area-selection method to estimate conservation value/irreplaceability for river systems. Irreplaceabili...

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Projected impacts of warming seas on commercially fished species at a biogeographic boundary of the European continental shelf.

Published online: 30 Nov 2020

Authors: Maltby, K. M. & Rutterford, L. A. & Tinker, J. & Genner, M. J. & Simpson, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Projecting the future effects of climate change on marine fished populations can help prepare the fishing industry and management systems for resultin...

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Nurse-based restoration of degraded tropical forests with tussock grasses: experimental support from the Andean cloud forest.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Anthelme, F. & Gómez-Aparicio, L. & Montúfar, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The degradation of the Andean cloud forest raises strong biological conservation issues and threatens the sustainability of a crucial water resource. ...

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Do polycultures promote win-wins or trade-offs in agricultural ecosystem services? A meta-analysis.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Iverson, A. L. & Marín, L. E. & Ennis, K. K. & Gonthier, D. J. & Connor-Barrie, B. T. & Remfert, J. L. & Cardinale, B. J. & Perfecto, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agriculture comprises the largest global land use, makes it a leading cause of habitat loss. It is therefore critical to identify how to best construc...

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The conservation management of Imperata cylindrica grassland in Nepal with fire and cutting: an experimental approach.

Published online: 05 Aug 1999

Authors: Peet, N. B. & Watkinson, A. R. & Bell, D. J. & Sharma, U. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Imperata cylindrica dominated grassland in the Nepal Terai supports a number of threatened species including swamp deer Cervus duvauceli, hispid hare ...

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