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Aridity exacerbates grazing-induced rangeland degradation: a population approach for dominant grasses.

Published online: 24 Nov 2020

Authors: Oñatibia, G. R. & Amengual, G. & Boyero, L. & Aguiar, M. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The current human-induced intensification of grazing pressure and the aridity increase as a result of climate change are unprecedented and have been i...

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Do pollinators prefer pesticide-free plants? An experimental test with monarchs and milkweeds.

Published online: 08 Dec 2020

Authors: Olaya-Arenas, P. & Scharf, M. E. & Kaplan, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hundreds of recent studies have voiced concern over the negative impacts of non-target pesticides on pollinator health. However, pesticide loads are h...

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Chronic anthropogenic disturbance on Caatinga dry forest fragments.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Antongiovanni, M. & Venticinque, E. M. & Matsumoto, M. & Fonseca, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding how chronic anthropogenic disturbances are distributed in space leads to more effective conservation and management practices. This stud...

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Accounting for flow intermittency in environmental flows design.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Authors: Acuña, V. & Jorda-Capdevila, D. & Vezza, P. & Girolamo, A. M. de & McClain, M. E. & Stubbington, R. & Pastor, A. V. & Lamouroux, N. & Schiller, D. von & Munné, A. & Datry, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

River ecosystems world-wide are affected by altered flow regimes, and advanced science and practice of environmental flows have been developed to unde...

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Understanding the fate of shrimp aquaculture effluent in a mangrove ecosystem: aiding management for coastal conservation.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Authors: Hargan, K. E. & Williams, B. & Nuangsaeng, B. & Siriwong, S. & Tassawad, P. & Chaiharn, C. & McAdoo, B. & Huertos, M. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Areas dedicated to shrimp aquaculture have increased dramatically over the last 50 years. Resultant land-use changes directly threaten the extent of m...

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Escape responses of terrestrial and aquatic birds to drones: towards a code of practice to minimize disturbance.

Published online: 30 Nov 2020

Authors: Weston, M. A. & O'Brien, C. & Kostoglou, K. N. & Symonds, M. R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Advances in human technology can lead to widespread and rapid increases in interactions between wildlife and potentially disturbing stimuli. The recre...

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Can retention forestry help conserve biodiversity? A meta-analysis.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Fedrowitz, K. & Koricheva, J. & Baker, S. C. & Lindenmayer, D. B. & Palik, B. & Rosenvald, R. & Beese, W. & Franklin, J. F. & Kouki, J. & Macdonald, E. & Messier, C. & Sverdrup-Thygeson, A. & Gustafsson, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Industrial forestry typically leads to a simplified forest structure and altered species composition. Retention of trees at harvest was introduced abo...

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Effects of land use on plant diversity - a global meta-analysis.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Gerstner, K. & Dormann, C. F. & Stein, A. & Manceur, A. M. & Seppelt, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant diversity is globally threatened by anthropogenic land use including management and modification of the natural environment. At regional and loc...

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Semi-natural habitats mitigate the effects of temperature rise on wild bees.

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Papanikolaou, A. D. & Kühn, I. & Frenzel, M. & Schweiger, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of climate change on wild bee communities is of major concern since the decline of bee species could imperil the provision of pollination s...

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Effects of pesticides on soil bacterial, fungal and protist communities, soil functions and grape quality in vineyards.

Published online: 24 May 2024

Authors: Steiner, M. & Falquet, L. & Fragnière, A. L. & Brown, A. & Bacher, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Pesticides can have unintentional effects on non-target organisms and change biotic communities. Such changes might be particularly important in soil ...

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