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Comparing biodiversity between protected areas and adjacent rangeland in xeric succulent thicket, South Africa: arthropods and reptiles.

Published online: 21 May 2003

Authors: Fabricius, C. & Burger, M. & Hockey, P. A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although it is widely assumed that protected areas conserve species that would not survive elsewhere, this assumption is seldom tested. The aim of the...

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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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Effects of pasture improvement and management on the ground beetle and spider communities of upland grasslands.

Published online: 08 Aug 1992

Authors: Rushton, S. P. & Luff, M. L. & Eyre, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of pasture improvement procedures and subsequent pesticide use on the carabid and spider faunas of semi- natural upland grasslands in nort...

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Plant, herbivore and parasitoid community composition in native Nothofagaceae forests vs. exotic pine plantations.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Peralta, G. & Frost, C. M. & Didham, R. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Converting natural areas into land used for production causes dramatic changes in the configuration of landscapes. Both the loss and fragmentation of ...

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Fal & Helford SAC subtidal sediment data analysis report 2017.

Published online: 12 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Johnson, G. & Burrows, F. & Crabtree, R. & Warner, I.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this project was to analyse sediment infauna data to quantify any changes in community composition at the Fal and Helford Special Area of C...

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Differences in bee community composition between restored and remnant prairies are more strongly linked to forb community differences than landscape differences.

Published online: 09 Feb 2022

Authors: Lane, I. G. & Portman, Z. M. & Herron-Sweet, C. H. & Pardee, G. L. & Cariveau, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grassland restoration is an important tool for conserving bee biodiversity within agricultural landscapes. Restorations foster increases in local bee ...

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Improving the effectiveness of riparian management for aquatic invertebrates in a degraded agricultural landscape: stream size and land-use legacies.

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Greenwood, M. J. & Harding, J. S. & Niyogi, D. K. & McIntosh, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Riparian management has been embraced by water and land managers globally to offset the deleterious effects of intensive agricultural land use on aqua...

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Functional responses of multitaxa communities to disturbance and stress gradients in a restored floodplain.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Fournier, B. & Gillet, F. & Bayon, R. C. le & Mitchell, E. A. D. & Moretti, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Trait-based approaches can reveal the mechanisms through which disturbances or stress impact communities, allowing comparisons of the role of differen...

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The influence of predation on the chronic response of Artemia sp. populations to a toxicant.

Published online: 11 Apr 2007

Authors: Beketov, M. A. & Liess, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Environmental risk assessment of contaminants is conventionally based on toxic effects assessed in organism-level test systems. We suggest that, for t...

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Floral presence and flower identity alter cereal aphid endosymbiont communities on adjacent crops.

Published online: 21 Dec 2023

Authors: Zytynska, S. E. & Sturm, S. & Hawes, C. & Weisser, W. W. & Karley, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Floral plantings adjacent to crops fields can recruit populations of natural enemies by providing flower nectar and non-crop prey to increase natural ...

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