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Influence of land use on plant community composition and diversity in Highland Sourveld grassland in the southern Drakensberg, South Africa.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: O'Connor, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity conservation of grasslands in the face of transformation and global climate change will depend mainly on rangelands because of insufficie...

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Strip intercropping of wheat and oilseed rape enhances biodiversity and biological pest control in a conventionally managed farm scenario.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Alarcón-Segura, V. & Grass, I. & Breustedt, G. & Rohlfs, M. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conventional agriculture in the global north is typically characterized by large monocultures, commonly managed with high levels of pesticide or ferti...

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Smart orchard design improves crop pollination.

Published online: 19 Aug 2023

Authors: Anders, M. & Grass, I. & Linden, V. M. G. & Taylor, P. J. & Westphal, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

More sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices, including ecological intensification, are needed to reduce biodiversity loss and...

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Coffee pulp accelerates early tropical forest succession on old fields.

Published online: 13 May 2021

Authors: Cole, R. J. & Zahawi, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Applying nutrient-rich agricultural by-products, such as fruit peels and pulp, to degraded land has been proposed as a strategy to overcome a number o...

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Training future generations to deliver evidence-based conservation and ecosystem management.

Published online: 15 May 2021

Authors: Downey, H. & Amano, T. & Cadotte, M. & Cook, C. N. & Cooke, S. J. & Haddaway, N. R. & Jones, J. P. G. & Littlewood, N. & Walsh, J. C. & Abrahams, M. I. & Adum, G. & Akasaka, M. & Alves, J. A. & Antwis, R. E. & Arellano, E. C. & Axmacher, J. & Barclay, H. & Batty, L. & Benítez-López, A. & Bennett, J. R. & Berg, M. J. & Bertolino, S. & Biggs, D. & Bolam, F. C. & Bray, T. & Brook, B. & Bull, J. & Burivalova, Z. & Cabeza, M. & Chauvenet, A. L. M. & Christie, A. P. & Cole, L. & Cotton, A. J. & Cotton, S. & Cousins, S. A. O. & Craven, D. & Cresswell, W. & Cusack, J. J. & Dalrymple, S. E. & Davies, Z. G. & Diaz, A. & Dodd, J. A. & Felton, A. & Fleishman, E. & Gardner, C. J. & Garside, R. & Ghoddousi, A. & Gilroy, J. J. & Gill, D. A. & Gill, J. A. & Glew, L. & Grainger, M. J. & Grass, A. A. & Greshon, S. & Gundry, J. & Hart, T. & Hopkins, C. R. & Howe, C. & Johnson, A. & Jones, K. & Jordan, N. R. & Kadoya, T. & Kerhoas, D. & Koricheva, J. & Lee TienMing & Lengyel, S. & Livingstone, S. & Lyons, A. & McCabe, G. & Millett, J. & Strevens, C. M. & Moolna, A. & Mossman, H. L. & Nibedita Mukherjee & Muñoz-Sáez, A. & Negrões, N. & Norfolk, O. & Osawa, T. & Papworth, S. & Park, K. J. & Pellet, J. & Phillott, A. D. & Plotnik, J. M. & Priatna, D. & Ramos, A. G. & Randall, N. & Richards, R. M. & Ritchie, E. G. & Roberts, D. L. & Rocha, R. & Rodríguez, J. P. & Sanderson, R. & Sasaki, T. & Savilaakso, S. & Sayer, C. & Sekercioglu, C. & Senzaki, M. & Smith, G. & Smith, R. J. & Soga, M. & Soulsbury, C. D. & Steer, M. D. & Stewart, G. & Strange, E. F. & Suggitt, A. J. & Thompson, S. & Trevelyan, R. J. & Venter, O. & White, R. L. & Whittingham, M. J. & Wilby, A. & Yarnell, R. & Zamora, V. & Sutherland, W. J. & Thompson, R. R. J. & Thornhill, I. & Usieta, H. & Webber, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

To be effective, the next generation of conservation practitioners and managers need to be critical thinkers with a deep understanding of how to make ...

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The phytophagous insects and mites of cultivated plants in South Africa: patterns and pest status.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Moran, V. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In South Africa, 472 species of phytophagous insects and mites on 121 species of crop and ornamental plants there were evaluated according to their pe...

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Ecosystem services and disservices by birds, bats and monkeys change with macadamia landscape heterogeneity.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Linden, V. M. G. & Grass, I. & Joubert, E. & Tscharntke, T. & Weier, S. M. & Taylor, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The relative importance of ecosystem services and disservices can change with landscape structure in a poorly understood way. We compare the impact of...

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A study of the ecology of Acacia mellifera, A. seyal, and Balanites aegyptiaca in relation to land clearing.

Published online: 26 Feb 1966

Authors: Adams, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land clearing for irrigated agriculture in the Sudan clay plains is urgently needed because the Roseires Dam is to be completed in 1967. Two different...

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Navigating uncertainty: managing herbivore communities enhances savanna ecosystem resilience under climate change.

Published online: 19 Jun 2024

Authors: Irob, K. & Blaum, N. & Tietjen, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Savannas are characterized by water scarcity and degradation, making them highly vulnerable to increased uncertainties in water availability resulting...

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Responses of hayfield vegetation to spring grazing by greater snow geese.

Published online: 31 Aug 1991

Authors: Bédard, J. & Lapointe, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field studies at Montmagny, Quebec showed that the use of hayfields (dominated by Medicago sativa, Trifolium pratense, Phleum pratense, Agropyron repe...

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