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Post-war changes in arable farming and biodiversity in Great Britain.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Robinson, R. A. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agriculture represents the dominant land use throughout much of western Europe, and a significant part of European biodiversity is associated with thi...

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Conservation value of linear woody remnants for two forest carnivores in a Mediterranean agricultural landscape.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Pereira, M. & Rodríguez, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The loss of biodiversity caused by agricultural expansion can be countered by adopting wildlife-friendly farming strategies and by expanding the netwo...

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Factors affecting susceptibility of farms to crop raiding by African elephants: using a predictive model to mitigate conflict.

Published online: 04 Jan 2006

Authors: Sitati, N. W. & Walpole, M. J. & Leader-Williams, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Crop raiding by African elephants Loxodonta africana erodes local tolerance for elephants and thereby impedes conservation efforts, so solutions are u...

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Changes in prey abundance unlikely to explain the demography of a critically endangered Central European bat.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Bontadina, F. & Schmied, S. F. & Beck, A. & Arlettaz, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recognizing the factor(s) that caused a demographic crash is a prerequisite to the development of a tailored population restoration plan. While habita...

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The potential of gardening and other plant-related interventions to reduce symptoms of depression: a systematic review of non-randomized controlled trials and uncontrolled studies.

Published online: 27 Jan 2025

Authors: Rosa, C. D. & Chaves, T. S. & Collado, S. & Larson, L. R. & Lee, K. J. & Profice, C. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Previous systematic reviews have examined the effect of horticultural interventions (e.g., taking care of plants, planting, gardening) on individuals'...

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Evaluating management interventions in small populations of a perennial herb Primula vulgaris using spatio-temporal analyses of point patterns.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Jacquemyn, H. & Endels, P. & Honnay, O. & Wiegand, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In high-intensity agricultural landscapes, small landscape elements such as hedgerows, ditch banks, and rows of pollard trees may represent the last r...

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Distance to hedgerows drives local repulsion and attraction of wind turbines on bats: implications for spatial siting.

Published online: 08 Oct 2022

Authors: Leroux, C. & Kerbiriou, C. & Viol, I. le & Valet, N. & Barré, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The exponential development of wind energy raises concerns regarding its impacts on airborne biodiversity. Evidence of wind turbine attraction and rep...

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Patterns of activity and habitat use by a population of bullfinches (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) in relation to bud-feeding in orchards.

Published online: 02 Sep 1985

Authors: Greig-Smith, P. W. & Wilson, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A farmland population of bullfinches on the Weald of Kent was studied for 2 years to determine how changes in its size, composition, or activity corre...

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Contrasting effects of vineyard type, soil and landscape factors on ground- versus above-ground-nesting bees.

Published online: 23 Aug 2023

Authors: Wersebeckmann, V. & Warzecha, D. & Entling, M. H. & Leyer, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification and abandonment of traditional agricultural practices are main drivers of current insect declines. The resulting loss of ...

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Highways as corridors and habitats for the invasive common reed Phragmites australis in Quebec, Canada.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Jodoin, Y. & Lavoie, C. & Villeneuve, P. & Theriault, M. & Beaulieu, J. & Belzile, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Roads provide suitable conditions for the establishment and growth of exotic species. Most roads are bordered by drainage ditches forming a network of...

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