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Value of the aphid Rhopalosiphum padi as food for cereal spiders.

Published online: 05 Oct 1995

Authors: Toft, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Laboratory experiments were carried out to analyse various aspects of spider performance under different diets, focusing mainly on the value of the ap...

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Pollination services in a macadamia cultivar depend on across-orchard transport of cross pollen.

Published online: 14 Dec 2021

Authors: Kämper, W. & Trueman, S. J. & Ogbourne, S. M. & Wallace, H. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollination services are critical in entomophilous crops. Relationships between pollinator visits and fruit set and mass are complex and optimal strat...

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Proximity to natural habitat and flower plantings increases insect populations and pollination services in South African apple orchards.

Published online: 15 Dec 2021

Authors: Ratto, F. & Steward, P. & Sait, S. M. & Pryke, J. S. & Gaigher, R. & Samways, M. J. & Kunin, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introducing areas of wildflower vegetation within crop fields has been shown to enhance pollinator activity and pollination services to crops, and fin...

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Stubble height affects the use of stubble fields by farmland birds.

Published online: 23 Nov 2005

Authors: Butler, S. J. & Bradbury, R. B. & Whittingham, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the UK, overwintered stubbles are important foraging habitats for farmland birds, many of which are of current conservation concern. Maximizing the...

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Natural Capital Indicators: for defining and measuring change in natural capital.

Published online: 19 Jan 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Lusardi, J. & Rice, P. & Waters, R. & Craven, J.

Content type: Reports

All aspects of human well-being depend on the essential services that are provided by a healthy natural environment. These services include food, clea...

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The value of capturing diverse perspectives when setting decision triggers for threatened species management.

Published online: 19 Feb 2024

Authors: Hilton, M. & Walsh, J. C. & Maloney, R. F. & Hansen, N. A. & Cook, C. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation practitioners commonly work together in management teams, contributing expertise to the planning and decision-making associated with thre...

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Collaboration between local indigenous and visiting non-indigenous researchers: practical challenges and insights from a long-term environmental monitoring program in the Canadian arctic.

Published online: 26 Sep 2023

Authors: Richard, S. & Gilchrist, H. G. & Hennin, H. L. & Nguyen, V. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

There is a growing appreciation for the value of collaborative research projects involving local Indigenous and visiting non-Indigenous researchers. E...

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Enhancing gardens as habitats for flower-visiting aerial insects (pollinators): should we plant native or exotic species?

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Salisbury, A. & Armitage, J. & Bostock, H. & Perry, J. & Tatchell, M. & Thompson, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Domestic gardens typically consist of a mixture of native and non-native plants which support biodiversity and provide valuable ecosystem services, pa...

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The disproportionate value of 'weeds' to pollinators and biodiversity.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Balfour, N. J. & Ratnieks, F. L. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification has been implicated in global biodiversity declines. In the European Union, agri-environmental schemes are designed to ad...

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Food for flower-visiting insects: appreciating common native wild flowering plants.

Published online: 19 Sep 2023

Authors: Wignall, V. R. & Balfour, N. J. & Gandy, S. & Ratnieks, F. L. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Native wild flowering plants provide important season-round nectar and pollen resources for flower-visiting insects, but many are unappreciated or eve...

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