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Spillover of terrestrial arthropod species and beta diversity in perennial crops relative to spatial scale of land-use intensity.

Published online: 11 Dec 2020

Authors: Schalkwyk, J. van & Pryke, J. S. & Samways, M. J. & Gaigher, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Arthropod diversity in agricultural areas is influenced by land-use intensity (LUI) at both local and landscape scales. In agricultural systems, non-c...

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The effects of fragmentation on fluctuating asymmetry in passerine birds of Brazilian tropical forests.

Published online: 29 Oct 2001

Authors: Anciães, M. & Marini, M. Â.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) refers to the difference between the right and left sides in characters that should otherwise be bilaterally symmetrical, b...

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The costs and benefits of restoring a continent's terrestrial ecosystems.

Published online: 29 Apr 2022

Authors: Mappin, B. & Ward, A. & Hughes, L. & Watson, J. E. M. & Cosier, P. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The rise in global commitments to restore habitat underlines its importance to halt biodiversity loss and abate climate change. To effectively plan fo...

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A national-scale model of linear features improves predictions of farmland biodiversity.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Sullivan, M. J. P. & Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Newson, S. E. & Scholefield, P. & Brereton, T. & Oliver, T. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Modelling species distribution and abundance is important for many conservation applications, but it is typically performed using relatively coarse-sc...

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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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Factors affecting the vegetation of ditch banks in peat areas in the western Netherlands.

Published online: 01 Sep 1990

Authors: Strien, A. J. van & Linden, J. van der & Melman, T. C. P. & Noordervliet, M. A. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of various environmental factors on the ditch bank vegetation in peat areas in the western Netherlands were studied to find the best manag...

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Individual study: the use of bud caps (leading shoot tree guards) to relieve browsing pressure in remote areas of Caledonian pinewood at Mar Lodge Estate National Nature Reserve, UK.

Published online: 12 Mar 2020

Authors: Painting, A. I. & Agnew, J. & Shaila Rao

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Bud caps can be used to reduce browsing pressure on isolated Scots pine Pinus sylvestris seedlings in outlying areas of Caledonian pinewood....

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Effects of palm heart harvesting on avian frugivores in the Atlantic rain forest of Brazil.

Published online: 08 Oct 1998

Authors: Galetti, M. & Aleixo, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of harvesting the dominant palm tree Euterpe edulis on the abundance of 15 large frugivorous birds (Ramphastidae, Cracidae, Cotingidae, Tr...

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Indicators for biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: a pan-European study.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Billeter, R. & Liira, J. & Bailey, D. & Bugter, R. & Arens, P. & Augenstein, I. & Aviron, S. & Baudry, J. & Bukacek, R. & Burel, F. & Cerny, M. & Blust, G. de & Cock, R. de & Diekötter, T. & Dietz, H. & Dirksen, J. & Dormann, C. & Durka, W. & Frenzel, M. & Hamersky, R. & Hendrickx, F. & Herzog, F. & Klotz, S. & Koolstra, B. & Lausch, A. & Coeur, D. le (et al)

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In many European agricultural landscapes, species richness is declining considerably. Studies performed at a very large spatial scale are helpful in u...

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Barriers to building wildlife-inclusive cities: insights from the deliberations of urban ecologists, urban planners and landscape designers.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Kay, C. A. M. & Rohnke, A. T. & Sander, H. A. & Stankowich, T. & Fidino, M. & Murray, M. H. & Lewis, J. S. & Taves, I. & Lehrer, E. W. & Zellmer, A. J. & Schell, C. J. & Magle, S. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Cities are seen as quintessentially human; however, because they can offer viable habitat to many plants, animals and other forms of life, cities are ...

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