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Niches for species: a multi-species model to guide woodland management.

Published online: 31 May 2020

Authors: Broome, A. & Rattey, A. & Bellamy, C.

Content type: Bulletin

To protect biodiversity in the face of environmental change, there is a need to designate and manage areas of habitat for rare and threatened species....

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Effect of pyric herbivory on source-sink dynamics in grassland birds.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Davis, C. A. & Churchwell, R. T. & Fuhlendorf, S. D. & Engle, D. M. & Hovick, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grasslands world-wide provide a host of ecosystem services. In particular, these grasslands serve as biodiversity repositories for a myriad of imperil...

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Maximizing benefits to bat populations through management of power line corridors.

Published online: 31 Oct 2024

Authors: Campbell, C. J. & Cheng, T. L. & Akre, K. L. & Adams, A. M. & Solick, D. I. & Bennett, A. & Newman, C. & Frick, W. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Power line corridors are ubiquitous worldwide and are commonly used by bats as habitat. Targeted management of these corridor habitats has the potenti...

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Resolving a heated debate: the utility of prescribed burning as a management tool for biodiversity on lowland heath.

Published online: 15 Jan 2024

Authors: Smith, B. M. & Carpenter, D. & Holland, J. & Andruszko, F. & Gathorne-Hardy, A. & Eggleton, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lowland heath is a priority habitat for conservation, nowadays largely managed for biodiversity. Historically, prescribed burning has been the princip...

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Carbon sequestration by habitat: a review of the evidence (second edition).

Published online: 20 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gregg, R. & Elias, J. & Alonso, I. & Crosher, I. & Muto, P. & Morecroft, M.

Content type: Reports

This report reviews the scientific evidence base relating to carbon storage and sequestration by semi-natural habitats, in relation to their condition...

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Scientific analysis of the status of designated Natura 2000 areas and the protection of nitrogen-sensitive species and habitats.

Published online: 18 Jul 2018

Authors: Schmidt, A. M. & Smidt, R. A.

Content type: Bulletin

The designation of Natura 2000 sites in the Netherlands took longer than expected. At present, 159 of 160 identified sites have been designated as Nat...

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A critical analysis of the potential for EU Common Agricultural Policy measures to support wild pollinators on farmland.

Published online: 21 Dec 2020

Authors: Cole, L. J. & Kleijn, D. & Dicks, L. V. & Stout, J. C. & Potts, S. G. & Albrecht, M. & Balzan, M. V. & Bartomeus, I. & Bebeli, P. J. & Bevk, D. & Biesmeijer, J. C. & Chlebo, R. & Dautartė, A. & Emmanouil, N. & Hartfield, C. & Holland, J. M. & Holzschuh, A. & Knoben, N. T. J. & Kovács-Hostyánszki, A. & Mandelik, Y. & Panou, H. & Paxton, R. J. & Petanidou, T. & Carvalho, M. A. A. P. de & Rundlöf, M. & Sarthou, J. P. & Stavrinides, M. C. & Suso, M. J. & Szentgyörgyi, H. & Vaissière, B. E. & Varnava, A. & Vilà, M. & Zemeckis, R. & Scheper, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification and associated loss of high-quality habitats are key drivers of insect pollinator declines. With the aim of decreasing th...

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Living England: satellite-based habitat classification. Technical User Guide.

Published online: 12 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Kilcoyne, A. & Clement, M. & Moore, C. & Phillipps, G. P. & Keane, R. & Woodget, A. & Potter, S. & Stefaniak, A. & Trippier, B.

Content type: Reports

The Living England project, led by Natural England, is a multi-year programme delivering a satellite-derived national habitat layer in support of the ...

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Roadside diversity in relation to age and surrounding source habitat: evidence for long time lags in valuable green infrastructure.

Published online: 15 Sep 2020

Authors: Auffret, A. G. & Lindgren, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The severe and ongoing decline in semi-natural grassland habitat during the past two centuries means that it is important to consider how other, margi...

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Is the density of redshank Tringa totanus nesting on saltmarshes in Great Britain declining due to changes in grazing management?

Published online: 24 Feb 1999

Authors: Norris, K. & Brindley, E. & Cook, T. & Babbs, S. & Brown, C. F. & Yaxley, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Salt marsh habitats support about 50% of the population of redshank breeding in Britain. Between 1985 and 1996, breeding densities declined by 23%. Th...

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