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The impact of proxy-based methods on mapping the distribution of ecosystem services.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Eigenbrod, F. & Armsworth, P. R. & Anderson, B. J. & Heinemeyer, A. & Gillings, S. & Roy, D. B. & Thomas, C. D. & Gaston, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An increasing number of studies are examining the distribution and congruence of ecosystem services, often with the goal of identifying areas that wil...

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Penwith Moors Ecohydrological catchment land-cover survey.

Published online: 19 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gilroy, A. & Beard, M.

Content type: Reports

This report presents a land-cover survey conducted in eleven mire catchments within Penwith Moors. The objectives of the land-cover survey are to reco...

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Fostering ocean empathy through future scenarios.

Published online: 07 Aug 2022

Authors: Blythe, J. & Baird, J. & Bennett, N. & Dale, G. & Nash, K. L. & Pickering, G. & Wabnitz, C. C. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Empathy for nature is considered a prerequisite for sustainable interactions with the biosphere. Yet to date, empirical research on how to stimulate e...

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Environmental variables for distribution modelling of UK marine megafauna species.

Published online: 10 Nov 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Wilkinson, D. & Quinn, J.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this report is to summarize the environmental predictor variables regularly used in distribution models for marine megafauna species around...

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A model of leaf budding and development for a mature Quercus forest.

Published online: 18 Oct 1988

Authors: Nizinski, J. J. & Saugier, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data for 1976 to 1983 from a 120-yr-old Q. petraea stand at Fontainebleu forest, France, were used to derive a model for predicting date of budburst a...

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Choosing prevention or cure when mitigating biodiversity loss: trade-offs under 'no net loss' policies.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Bull, J. W. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity cannot always be conserved. Economic development activities can result in biodiversity losses, but also increase human well-being, so tra...

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Integrated soil quality assessment as an indicator for a successful conversion to organic agriculture.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Willekens, K. & Debode, J. & Waeyenberge, L. & Vandecasteele, B.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

The results of an extensive soil quality assessment on conventionally managed fields were compared with the soil quality on a reference field as a res...

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Quantum-based agriculture: the final frontier?

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Wright, J. & Kieft, H. & Diest, S. von

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Organic farming already meets multiple sustainability goals, and factors limiting its mainstreaming are social rather than technical. What is the next...

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The impact of changing the season in which cereals are sown on the diversity of the weed flora in rotational fields in Denmark.

Published online: 28 May 1999

Authors: Hald, A. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The weed flora of the unsprayed field margins of 19 fields in arable crop rotations was studied in Denmark in 1988-92. The farmer determined the crop ...

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A comparison of relative growth rates of different individual plants and different cultivars of onion of diverse geographic origin at two temperatures and two light intensities.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Brewster, J. L. & Barnes, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In two series of experiments, the relative leaf growth rates (RA) and relative growth rates (RW) of seedlings of 8 onion cvs of diverse geographic ori...

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