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Urban cultivation in allotments maintains soil qualities adversely affected by conventional agriculture.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Edmondson, J. L. & Davies, Z. G. & Gaston, K. J. & Leake, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Modern agriculture, in seeking to maximize yields to meet growing global food demand, has caused loss of soil organic carbon (SOC) and compaction, imp...

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Morphoecological characteristics of grasses used to restore degraded semi-arid African rangelands.

Published online: 26 May 2022

Authors: Mganga, K. Z. & Kaindi, E. & Ndathi, A. J. N. & Bosma, L. & Kioko, T. & Kadenyi, N. & Wambua, S. M. & Steenbergen, F. van & Musimba, N. K. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Progressive loss of productivity and plant diversity is a concern in global rangelands. In African rangelands, this process is partly attributed to he...

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Missing the people for the trees: identifying coupled natural-human system feedbacks driving the ecology of Lyme disease.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: MacDonald, A. J. & Larsen, A. E. & Plantinga, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Infectious diseases are rapidly emerging and many are increasing in incidence across the globe. Processes of land-use change, notably habitat loss and...

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Quantifying wildlife watchers' preferences to investigate the overlap between recreational and conservation value of natural areas.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Mancini, F. & Coghill, G. M. & Lusseau, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nature-based recreation substantially benefits human wellbeing, for example, by improving physical and mental health. However, recreation can also hav...

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Sensemaking and abductive reasoning for transformative biodiversity conservation.

Published online: 08 Jun 2025

Authors: Cortés-Capano, G. & Loos, J. & Hausmann, A. & Kortetmäki, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Transformative biodiversity conservation requires innovative approaches that expand knowledge production in complex social-ecological systems, incorpo...

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Behavioural responses of bonelli's eagles to human disturbances: assessing the effect on reproduction and suggested mitigating measures.

Published online: 08 Jun 2025

Authors: Martínez, J. E. & Zuberogoitia, I. & Calvo, J. F. & Álvarez, M. & Arroyo, B. & Margalida, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

There has been increasing recognition of the adverse effects of outdoor recreation on the behavioural ecology, breeding success and ultimate abandonme...

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Drivers and potential solutions for transnational illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) in the Gulf of Honduras.

Published online: 08 Jun 2025

Authors: Rivera, A. & Núñez-Vallecillo, M. & Martín-Chicas, J. S. & Guardiola, P. & Fulton, S. & González-Gil, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The threat of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing to global fisheries, particularly in lower-income tropical regions, underscores the ur...

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How do land use conflicts escalate? Identifying causal mechanisms in a conflict over a biogas plant in Brandenburg, Germany.

Published online: 08 Jun 2025

Authors: Fienitz, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The dynamics of land use conflicts have recently received increasing interest in the scholarly debate; however, research thus far has focussed on the ...

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Worldviews and values of key societal actors influencing decision-making around nature: the case of wild pollinator conservation in Europe.

Published online: 08 Jun 2025

Authors: Uwingabire, Z. & Vanbergen, A. J. & Damiens, F. L. P. & Breeze, T. D. & Wal, R. van der & Young, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Biodiversity is vital for life on earth but faces many anthropogenic pressures. Mitigating these pressures and improving biodiversity status requires ...

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Increasing plant species diversity benefits soil protein accumulation in a subtropical forest.

Published online: 22 Jan 2025

Authors: Zhu ZiHong & Wanek, W. & Gao Kun & Fang YuanTian & Li DeJun

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protein, derived from plant and microbial residues, constitutes a significant portion of soil nitrogen or organic carbon pool and plays a crucial role...

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