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Individual-plant selectivity by sheep in drylands scales-up at plant population level and controls the forage supply and its accessibility.

Published online: 22 Dec 2023

Authors: Oñatibia, G. R. & Aguiar, M. R. & Oesterheld, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Diet selectivity by domestic herbivores controls plant community structure and dynamics and may induce rangeland degradation, particularly in drylands...

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Transition towards renewable energy: co-ordination and technological strategies in the Swedish pulp and paper industry 1973-1990.

Published online: 09 Nov 2016

Authors: Bergquist, A. K. & Söderholm, K.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper examines the transition towards renewable energy in the Swedish pulp and paper industry (PPI) during the 1970s and -80s. In the wake of the...

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Decomposition of slash residues in thinned regrowth eucalypt forest in Western Australia.

Published online: 04 Jul 1997

Authors: O'Connell, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Stand thinning is being used increasingly by forest managers to maximize wood production from regrowth eucalypt forests in Australia. Many of the ecol...

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Mapping ecosystem service and biodiversity changes over 70 years in a rural English county.

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: Jiang MingKai & Bullock, J. M. & Hooftman, D. A. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity and ecosystem services continue to be compromised by land-use change, which is often focussed on enhancing agricultural production. Asses...

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Plant diversity enhanced yield and mitigated drought impacts in intensively managed grassland communities.

Published online: 27 Oct 2021

Authors: Grange, G. & Finn, J. A. & Brophy, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is a global requirement to improve the environmental sustainability of intensively managed grassland monocultures that rely on high rates of nit...

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People, nature and large herbivores in a shared landscape: a mixed-method study of the ecological and social outcomes from agriculture and conservation.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Balfour, N. J. & Durrant, R. & Ely, A. & Sandom, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

1. In this exploratory study, we employ an interdisciplinary approach to explore potential synergies and trade-offs between the needs of people and na...

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Exploring farmers' agrobiodiversity management practices and knowledge in clove agroforests of Madagascar.

Published online: 25 Oct 2021

Authors: Mariel, J. & Carrière, S. M. & Penot, E. & Danthu, P. & Rafidison, V. & Labeyrie, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Interactions between farmers and agrobiodiversity are key drivers of agroecosystems sustainability and of the resilience of such systems to perturbati...

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Influence of agricultural intensification on pollinator pesticide exposure, food acquisition and diversity.

Published online: 10 Nov 2024

Authors: Shi XiaoYu & Ma ChangSheng & De Kraker Joop & Gong ShanXing & Hodgson, J. A. & Luo ShuDong & Steen, J. J. M. van der & Xiao HaiJun & Wang Fang & Tie XiaoWei & Chen Zheng & Zou Yi

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollinators are essential for maintaining sustainable crop production, while the decline of pollinators is a widespread concern. Agricultural intensif...

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Explaining grassland biomass - the contribution of climate, species and functional diversity depends on fertilization and mowing frequency.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Bernhardt-Römermann, M. & Römermann, C. & Sperlich, S. & Schmidt, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grassland ecosystems are often used to generate biomass in temperate regions of the world. It is well known that biomass is influenced by climate and ...

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Wild pollination services to California almond rely on semi-natural habitat.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Klein, A. M. & Brittain, C. & Hendrix, S. D. & Thorp, R. & Williams, N. & Kremen, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Global declines in honeybees have led to concerns about negative impacts on food production because of low levels of pollination. This is exemplified ...

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