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The spatial aggregation of organic farming in England and its underlying environmental correlates.

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Gabriel, D. & Carver, S. J. & Durham, H. & Kunin, W. E. & Palmer, R. C. & Sait, S. M. & Stagl, S. & Benton, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Given the current debate on the global food crisis, conservation in Europe is expected to shift from maximizing biodiversity at the expense of yield t...

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Farmer identities influence wildlife habitat management in the US corn belt.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Dixon, A. P. & Arbuckle, J. G. & Ellis, E. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Farmer wildlife management practices are critical to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem functions across intensively used agricultural landscapes. Po...

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Agricultural pastures challenge the attractiveness of natural saltmarsh for a migratory goose.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Dokter, A. M. & Fokkema, W. & Ebbinge, B. S. & Olff, H. & Jeugd, H. P. van der & Nolet, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Broad-scale land conversions and fertilizer use have dramatically altered the available staging area for herbivorous long-distance migrants. Instead o...

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Beyond the agroecological and sustainable agricultural intensification debate: is blended sustainability the way forward?

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Mockshell, J. & Kamanda, J.

Content type: Bulletin

With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has come a renewed global interest in ending hunger, achieving food security and preventing natural reso...

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Valuable habitat and low deforestation can reduce biodiversity gains from development rights markets.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Helmstedt, K. J. & Potts, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Illegal private land deforestation threatens global biodiversity, even in areas with native habitat requirements stipulated by law. Compliance can be ...

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Change in crop management strategies could double the maize yield in Africa.

Published online: 29 Nov 2017

Authors: Rezaei, E. E. & Gaiser, T.

Content type: Bulletin

Change in cropping practices is required to address the food security issues in Africa. Yet, testing of the performance of such changes, in particular...

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How effective are agri-environment schemes for protecting and improving herpetofaunal diversity in Australian endangered woodland ecosystems?

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Michael, D. R. & Wood, J. T. & Crane, M. & Montague-Drake, R. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification is a major cause of reptile and amphibian decline world-wide, prompting concern on how to best protect biodiversity in co...

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Allocating community-level payments for ecosystem services: initial experiences from a REDD pilot in Tanzania.

Published online: 23 Dec 2015

Authors: Robinson, E. J. Z. & Albers, H. J. & Lokina, R. B. & Meshack, C.

Content type: Bulletin

Payments for ecosystem services (PES) typically reward landowners for managing their land to provide ecosystem services that would not otherwise be pr...

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Long-term changes in the flora of the cereal ecosystem on the Sussex Downs, England, focusing on the years 1968-2005.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Potts, G. R. & Ewald, J. A. & Aebischer, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There has been a surge of interest in the effects of modern agriculture on biodiversity but studies of farmland flora have lacked continuity and histo...

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Oilseed rape crops distort plant-pollinator interactions.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Diekötter, T. & Kadoya, T. & Peter, F. & Wolters, V. & Jauker, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

New incentives at the national and international level frequently lead to substantial structural changes in agricultural landscapes. Subsidizing energ...

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