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A green future: our 25 year plan to improve the environment; the good, the bad, and the non-committal.

Published online: 25 Jul 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: White paper

The 25 Year Environment Plan set out by the Government on 11 January 2018 has been met with a mixed response by the environmental community. Its scope...

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The solutions to the brent goose problem: an economic analysis.

Published online: 14 Jan 1995

Authors: Vickery, J. A. & Watkinson, A. R. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Five possible solutions to the problem of over-wintering brent geese (Branta bernicla) grazing on farmers' crops in the UK are described: maintaining ...

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FIRETOOL: an expert system for the use of prescribed fires in Brazilian savannas.

Published online: 10 Aug 1996

Authors: Pivello, V. R. & Norton, G. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A prototype expert system, FIRETOOL, was developed to help decision makers and managers use prescribed burns for the ecological management of Brazilia...

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Illegal timber trade and REDD+ interface in Eastern Africa: a pilot.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Vedeld, P. O. & Cavanagh, C. & Trædal, L. T.

Content type: Bulletin

The objective of this paper is to enhance the national and regional capacity to combat the illegal timber and charcoal trade in East Africa. This pape...

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Wasteland management and restoration in Western Europe.

Published online: 01 Sep 1990

Authors: Bradshaw, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Because of early industrialization, Western Europe has a large legacy of wasteland produced by mining and industry. Most of this is close to centres o...

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Scientific aspects of nature conservation in the United Kingdom.

Published online: 01 Sep 1990

Authors: Usher, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation in the United Kingdom is divided between government organizations, and non-government organizations. Four areas of achievement are descri...

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What are the benefits of assisted versus natural recovery? Development of a decision making framework.

Published online: 11 May 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Tillin, H. M. & Lubelski, A. & Watson, A. & Tyler-Waters, H.

Content type: Reports

Marine assisted recovery options focussed on species are expensive and labour intensive. For most marine species, these barriers, coupled with low lev...

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Approaches for testing herbivore effects on plant population dynamics.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Halpern, S. L. & Underwood, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As plant invasions pose one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, it is critical to improve both our understanding of invasiveness and strategies f...

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Nutrient removal by cattle from a shortgrass prairie.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Dean, R. & Ellis, J. E. & Rice, R. W. & Bement, R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Energy and N removal by cattle from a shortgrass prairie ecosystem [botanical composition not stated] in N. Colorado were determined. Grazing intensit...

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Building resilience through climate risk insurance: insights from agricultural research for development.

Published online: 02 Jun 2020

Authors: Kramer, B. & Hellin, J. & Hansen, J. & Rose, A. & Braun, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Scaling insurance to transfer climate risk from the rural poor to financial markets is vital to enhance agricultural risk management in developing cou...

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