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Beyond taxonomy: a review of macroinvertebrate trait-based community descriptors as tools for freshwater biomonitoring.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Menezes, S. & Baird, D. J. & Soares, A. M. V. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species traits have been frequently used in ecological studies in an attempt to develop a general ecological framework linking biological communities ...

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NatureScot Research Report 1259 - A risk-based approach to peatland restoration and peat instability.

Published online: 21 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Mills, A. J. & Rushton, D.

Content type: Reports

This report outlines a risk-based approach to assessing the potential impacts of peatland restoration activities on peat stability. It introduces an i...

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Spatial distribution of biodiversity citizen science in a natural area depends on area accessibility and differs from other recreational area use.

Published online: 25 Oct 2022

Authors: Mandeville, C. P. & Nilsen, E. B. & Finstad, A. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Opportunistic citizen science produces large amounts of primary biodiversity data but is underutilized in the conservation and management of protected...

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Weighting effective number of species measures by abundance weakens detection of diversity responses.

Published online: 20 Jul 2020

Authors: Cao Yong & Hawkins, C. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effective number of species (ENS) has been proposed as a robust measure of species diversity that overcomes several limitations in terms of both d...

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Optimising nature conservation outcomes for a given region-wide level of food production.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Finch, T. & Green, R. E. & Massimino, D. & Peach, W. J. & Balmford, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The land sharing-sparing framework aims to quantify the trade-off between food production and biodiversity conservation, but it has been criticized fo...

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Assemblages of soil macrofauna across a Scottish land-use intensification gradient: influences of habitat quality, heterogeneity and area.

Published online: 04 Jan 2006

Authors: Eggleton, P. & Vanbergen, A. J. & Jones, D. T. & Lambert, M. C. & Rockett, C. & Hammond, P. M. & Beccaloni, J. & Marriott, D. & Ross, E. & Giusti, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land-use intensification strongly influences biodiversity by altering habitat heterogeneity, the distribution of habitat types and their extent. This ...

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Plant population success across urban ecosystems: a framework to inform biodiversity conservation in cities.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Kowarik, I. & Lippe, M. von der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a rapidly urbanising world, the ability of plant species to survive and build self-sustaining populations in urban environments is increasingly imp...

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The elephant queen: can a nature documentary help to increase tolerance towards elephants?

Published online: 15 Jul 2024

Authors: Williams, H. F. & Leneuiyia, K. L. & Mwalavu, B. & Serem, G. & Sempeyo, V. & Pope, F. & King, L. E. & Verissimo, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

enThis link goes to a English sectionswThis link goes to a English section Conflict between humans and elephants is one of the more complex examples o...

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Relative effects of herbivory by sheep, rabbits, goats and kangaroos on recruitment and regeneration of shrubs and trees in eastern South Australia.

Published online: 04 Oct 1997

Authors: Tiver, F. & Andrew, M. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Short-term recruitment and long-term regeneration of 18 species of shrubs and trees in over 600 populations in eastern South Australia were determined...

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Convergence and divergence in plant community trajectories as a framework for monitoring wetland restoration progress.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Matthews, J. W. & Spyreas, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Environmental policies that use ecological restoration to offset the destruction of natural ecosystems assume that restorations readily compensate for...

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