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Grassland nature reserves safeguard a high species richness and biomass of grasshoppers.

Published online: 01 Dec 2024

Authors: Poniatowski, D. & Weißgräber, V. & Drung, M. & Freienstein, F. M. & Kettermann, M. & Scherer, G. & Fartmann, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the course of land-use change, especially since the mid-20th century, the area of semi-natural (unimproved) grasslands has dramatically decreased. ...

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An Intertidal Survey of the Biotopes of Rocky Scars in the Drigg Coast, European Marine Site.

Published online: 17 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Woombs, M.

Content type: Reports

The objectives of this report are to map the extent of the rocky skears in the Esk estuary, Mite Estuary, Irt Estuary and the Channel, and to provide ...

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Recreation of lowland heathland on ex-arable land: assessing the limiting processes on two sites with contrasting soil fertility and pH.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Walker, K. J. & Warman, E. A. & Bhogal, A. & Cross, R. B. & Pywell, R. F. & Meek, B. R. & Chambers, B. J. & Pakeman, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

European heathlands are of high conservation value but have declined as a result of agricultural intensification. Heathland recreation is currently be...

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Compensatory dynamics maintain bird phylogenetic diversity in fragmented tropical landscapes.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Morante Filho, J. C. & Arroyo-Rodríguez, V. & Andrade, E. R. de & Santos, B. A. & Cazetta, E. & Faria, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical forest loss can drive the extinction of forest-dependent species. Yet, non-forest species can proliferate in deforested landscapes, thus enab...

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Species-rich semi-natural grasslands have a higher resistance but a lower resilience than intensively managed agricultural grasslands in response to climate anomalies.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Keersmaecker, W. de & Rooijen, N. van & Lhermitte, S. & Tits, L. & Schaminée, J. & Coppin, P. & Honnay, O. & Somers, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The stable delivery of ecosystem services provided by grasslands is strongly dependent on the stability of grassland ecosystem functions such as bioma...

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Predator refuges for conservation biological control in an intermediately disturbed system: the rise and fall of a simple solution.

Published online: 22 Feb 2017

Authors: Liman, A. S. & Eklund, K. & Björkman, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managed systems harvested at intermediate time-scales have advantages over annual short-cycled systems in maintaining top-down control of insect herbi...

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Lake restoration: successes, failures and long-term effects.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Søndergaard, M. & Jeppesen, E. & Lauridsen, T. L. & Skov, C. & Nes, E. H. van & Roijackers, R. & Lammens, E. & Portielje, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Eutrophication constitutes a serious threat to many European lakes and many approaches have been used during the past 20-30 years to improve lake wate...

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Succession of aquatic vegetation driven by reduced water-level fluctuations in floodplain lakes.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Geest, G. J. van & Coops, H. & Roijackers, R. M. M. & Buijse, A. D. & Scheffer, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In recent years, interest has grown in restoring floodplain function of regulated rivers. Successful rehabilitation of riparian systems requires knowl...

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Stable coexistence of an invasive plant and biocontrol agent: a parameterized coupled plant-herbivore model.

Published online: 30 Mar 2005

Authors: Buckley, Y. M. & Rees, M. & Sheppard, A. W. & Smyth, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coupled plant-herbivore models, allowing feedback from plant to herbivore populations and vice versa, enable us to predict the impact of biocontrol ag...

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Reversing declines in farmland birds: how much agri-environment provision is needed at farm and landscape scales?

Published online: 23 Aug 2023

Authors: Sharps, E. & Hawkes, R. W. & Bladon, A. J. & Buckingham, D. L. & Border, J. & Morris, A. J. & Grice, P. V. & Peach, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environment schemes (AES) are the primary policy mechanism for addressing farmland biodiversity declines across Europe. Despite previous studies ...

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