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Summary for policymakers of the regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Africa of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.

Published online: 16 Oct 2019

Authors: Archer, E. & Dziba, L. E. & Mulongoy, K. J. & Maoela, M. A. & Walters, M. & Biggs, R. & Cormier-Salem, M. C. & DeClerck, F. & Diaw, M. C. & Dunham, A. E. & Failler, P. & Gordon, C. & Harhash, K. A. & Kasisi, R. & Kizito, F. & Nyingi, W. D. & Oguge, N. & Osman-Elasha, B. & Stringer, L. C. & de Morais, L. T. & Assogbadjo, A. & Egoh, B. N. & Halmy, M. W. & Heubach, K. & Mensah, A. & Pereira, L.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This document distills the key messages for policymakers of the Regional Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Africa. The repo...

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Climate change as a main driver of ecological research.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Pettorelli, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change is a major threat to biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human well-being. Mitigating its effects on living organisms and societies w...

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Enhanced ecosystem functioning following stream restoration: the roles of habitat heterogeneity and invertebrate species traits.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Frainer, A. & Polvi, L. E. & Jansson, R. & McKie, B. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat restoration is increasingly undertaken in degraded streams and rivers to help improve biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Follow-up assess...

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Revegetation promotes soil microbial network stability in a novel riparian ecosystem.

Published online: 08 Jan 2024

Authors: Ye Chen & Gong Yu & Chen MeiPing & Delgado-Baquerizo, M. & Che RongXiao & Liu ShengEn & Zhang QuanFa

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil microorganisms play a crucial role in ecosystem processes and functions, but how their co-occurrence networks respond to restoration of degraded ...

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Payments to support urban greening and nature conservation.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Richards, D. & Thompson, B.

Content type: Blog

This paper explains how payments for urban ecosystem services could help protect, restore, and manage urban ecosystems. Payments for ecosystem service...

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Deciphering land-use influences on boreal lakes to guide landscape planning.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Heino, J. & Toivanen, M. & Alahuhta, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Changes in natural land cover have been pronounced in the last 12,000 years, and land use has intensified in the last century owing to anthropogenic p...

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Precision agricultural data and ecosystem services: can we put the pieces together?

Published online: 02 Nov 2023

Authors: Robinson, S. V. J. & Schwinghamer, T. & Cárcamo, H. & Galpern, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Ecosystem services can maintain or increase crop yield in agricultural systems, but data to support management decisions are expensive and time-consum...

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Ecosystem Services and Gaelic: a Scoping Exercise.

Published online: 10 Oct 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Maclean, R.

Content type: Reports

This report is a scoping exercise to ascertain the potential for identifying: (1) and highlighting how an understanding of Scotland's Gaelic language ...

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From biodiversity to health: quantifying the impact of diverse ecosystems on human well-being.

Published online: 29 Mar 2023

Authors: Ulrich, W. & Batáry, P. & Baudry, J. & Beaumelle, L. & Bucher, R. & Čerevková, A. & Riva, E. G. de la & Felipe-Lucia, M. R. & Gallé, R. & Kesse-Guyot, E. & Rembiałkowska, E. & Rusch, A. & Stanley, D. & Birkhofer, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Ample evidence suggests positive effects of species diversity on ecosystem functioning and services in natural and agricultural landscapes. Less obvio...

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Invasion theory as a management tool for increasing native biodiversity in urban ecosystems.

Published online: 17 Dec 2021

Authors: Cadotte, M. W. & Potgieter, L. J. & Wang ChihJulie & MacIvor, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human activity has altered ecosystems in some places to a point where traditional restoration, ecosystem management and conservation interventions mig...

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