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The disproportionate value of 'weeds' to pollinators and biodiversity.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Balfour, N. J. & Ratnieks, F. L. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification has been implicated in global biodiversity declines. In the European Union, agri-environmental schemes are designed to ad...

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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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Social-ecological feedbacks drive spatial exploitation in a northern freshwater fishery: a halo of depletion.

Published online: 25 Jul 2020

Authors: Wilson, K. L. & Foos, A. & Barker, O. E. & Farineau, A. & Gisi, J. de & Post, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Freshwater fisheries are complex social-ecological systems spatially structured by coupled feedbacks between people and nature. Spatial exploitation d...

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Eager about beavers? Understanding opposition to species reintroduction, and its implications for conservation.

Published online: 31 Oct 2024

Authors: Holmes, G. & Rowland, G. & Fox, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The range of keystone species is increasing in some parts of the world, particularly Europe, through a combination of natural recolonization, governme...

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Minimizing invasive potential of Miscanthus × giganteus grown for bioenergy: identifying demographic thresholds for population growth and spread.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Matlaga, D. P. & Davis, A. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many species prioritized for bioenergy crop development possess traits associated with invasiveness, necessitating a priori efforts by ecologists to i...

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Using past planning practice to inform biodiversity net gain in residential developments.

Published online: 21 Apr 2025

Authors: Thornhill, I. & Gilchrist, A. & Searle, B. & Koksal, C. & Sampson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Urban growth is a major driver of biodiversity loss, as natural habitats are destroyed or fragmented. To address this, nature-positive initiatives aim...

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Incorporating biodiversity conservation in Peruvian development - a history with different episodes.

Published online: 31 Aug 2016

Authors: Zinngrebe, Y.

Content type: Bulletin

Conservation movements in developing countries, such as Peru, arise in relation to predominant perceptions concerning development and progress. In the...

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Using gross ecosystem product to harmonize biodiversity conservation and economic development in Southwestern China.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Lin ZiYan & Wu Tong & Rao EnMing & Xiao Yi & Ouyang ZhiYun

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Gross ecosystem product (GEP) is the aggregate economic value of the final goods and services of the ecosystem produced within a given area, providing...

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Can local communities afford full control over wildlife conservation? The case of CAMPFIRE in Zimbabwe.

Published online: 17 Apr 2019

Authors: Ntuli, H. & Muchapondwa, E. & Okumu, B.

Content type: Bulletin

Wildlife is widely becoming an important vehicle for rural development in most third-world countries across the globe. Policymakers are usually not in...

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The neglected importance of managing biological invasions for sustainable development.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Lenzner, B. & García-Rodríguez, A. & Colling, G. & Dullinger, S. & Fugger, J. & Glaser, M. & Hennenfeind, J. H. & Kaplan, E. & Liu DaiJun & Omer, A. & Pauchard, A. & Roy, H. E. & Schernhammer, T. & Schertler, A. & Stoett, P. & Tedeschi, L. & Vorstenbosch, T. & Wessely, J. & Essl, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Biological invasions have substantial and rising social-ecological impacts threatening human livelihoods and communities and hampering progress toward...

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