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Sweep netting samples, but not sticky trap samples, indicate beneficial arthropod abundance is negatively associated with landscape wide insecticide use.

Published online: 28 Apr 2022

Authors: Bakker, L. & Werf, W. van der & Bianchi, F. J. J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insecticide use and landscape context are major drivers for the abundance of beneficial arthropods, such as predators, parasitoids and pollinators. Ho...

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A marine natural capital asset and risk register - towards securing the benefits from marine systems and linked ecosystem services.

Published online: 30 Jun 2022

Authors: Rees, S. E. & Ashley, M. & Cameron, A. & Mullier, T. & Ingle, C. & Oates, J. & Lannin, A. & Hooper, T. & Attrill, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Documented biodiversity loss has galvanised a global process to develop conceptual frameworks that link the social and ecological systems. This paper ...

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Soil history as a primary control on plant invasion in abandoned agricultural fields.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Kulmatiski, A. & Beard, K. H. & Stark, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Abandoned agricultural (AA) fields are often invaded by exotic plants. This observation has been difficult to explain because agricultural practices c...

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Seasonal patterns in post-dispersal seed predation of Abutilon theophrasti and Setaria faberi in three cropping systems.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Heggenstaller, A. H. & Menalled, F. D. & Liebman, M. & Westerman, P. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Post-dispersal seed predation is an important source of mortality for arable weed populations that can potentially contribute to ecologically based ma...

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Macro-invertebrate associations in sewage filter-beds and their relationship to operational practice.

Published online: 26 May 1999

Authors: Learner, M. A. & Chawner, H. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The macro-invertebrate faunas of 67 filter-beds in 48 sewage works throughout the UK were surveyed in relation to the physico-chemical characteristics...

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Understanding farmers' reasons behind mitigation decisions is key in supporting their coexistence with wildlife.

Published online: 23 Nov 2022

Authors: Vogel, S. M. & Songhurst, A. C. & McCulloch, G. & Stronza, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Coexistence between wildlife and farmers can be challenging and can endanger the lives of both, prompting the provisioning of mitigation methods by go...

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Genotypically diverse cultivar mixtures for insect pest management and increased crop yields.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Tooker, J. F. & Frank, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In modern crop production, each plant is often nearly genetically identical to its neighbours, allowing insect pests and pathogens to move easily from...

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Sustainable landscape, soil and crop management practices enhance biodiversity and yield in conventional cereal systems.

Published online: 27 Mar 2021

Authors: Redlich, S. & Martin, E. A. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Input-driven, modern agriculture is commonly associated with large-scale threats to biodiversity, the disruption of ecosystem services and long-term r...

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Evaluating spatially explicit sharing-sparing scenarios for multiple environmental outcomes.

Published online: 06 Mar 2021

Authors: Finch, T. & Day, B. H. & Massimino, D. & Redhead, J. W. & Field, R. H. & Balmford, A. & Green, R. E. & Peach, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding how to allocate land for the sustainable delivery of multiple, competing objectives is a major societal challenge. The land sharing-spar...

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Tapping birdwatchers to promote bird-friendly coffee consumption and conserve birds.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Williams, A. & Dayer, A. A. & Hernandez-Aguilera, J. N. & Phillips, T. B. & Faulkner-Grant, H. & Gómez, M. I. & Rodewald, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

1. Though coffee was traditionally grown as an understory crop beneath mature trees (i.e. 'shade-grown' coffee), most farms have been converted to ful...

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