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Livestock and their management are key to the future of Africa's wildlife.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Western, D. & Tyrrell, P. & Brehony, P. & Russell, S. & Western, G. & Kamanga, J.

Content type: Blog

Protected areas fall far short of securing the space needed to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem function at a global scale and in the face of climat...

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Divergent fire management leads to multiple beneficial outcomes for butterfly conservation in a production mosaic.

Published online: 25 Aug 2020

Authors: Gaigher, R. & Samways, M. J. & Samways, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire is an intrinsic component of many natural ecosystems. In human-modified landscapes that occur in fire-driven ecosystems, it can be difficult to m...

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Exploring the mesofilter as a novel operational scale in conservation planning.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Crous, C. J. & Samways, M. J. & Pryke, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increased emphasis is being placed on developing effective biodiversity conservation tools for practical conservation planning. The mesofilter is such...

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Landscape context and farm uptake limit effects of bird conservation in the Swedish Volunteer & Farmer Alliance.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Josefsson, J. & Pärt, T. & Berg, Å. & Lokhorst, A. M. & Eggers, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Europe, agri-environmental schemes (AES) have been unsuccessful in halting biodiversity declines to any great extent. Two shortcomings of AES inclu...

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Restore or rewild? Implementing complementary approaches to bend the curve on biodiversity loss.

Published online: 26 Sep 2023

Authors: Pettorelli, N. & Bullock, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Restoration and rewilding are both relevant conservation approaches to addressing the current nature, health and climate crises. Here, we discuss the ...

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Landscape structure regulates pest control provided by ants in sun coffee farms.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Aristizábal, N. & Metzger, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ants play a fundamental role in coffee pest control. Despite this, there is a lack of understanding about how landscape configuration and composition ...

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Weed communities are more diverse, but not more abundant, in dense and complex bocage landscapes.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Authors: Boinot, S. & Mony, C. & Fried, G. & Ernoult, A. & Aviron, S. & Ricono, C. & Couthouis, E. & Alignier, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bocage landscapes are characterized by a network of hedgerows that delimits arable fields. Such landscapes provide many ecosystem services, including ...

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How landscape structure, land-use intensity and habitat diversity affect components of total arthropod diversity in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 02 May 2007

Authors: Hendrickx, F. & Maelfait, J. P. & Wingerden, W. van & Schweiger, O. & Speelmans, M. & Aviron, S. & Augenstein, I. & Billeter, R. & Bailey, D. & Bukacek, R. & Burel, F. & Diekötter, T. & Dirksen, J. & Herzog, F. & Liira, J. & Roubalova, M. & Vandomme, V. & Bugter, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification poses a serious threat to biodiversity as a consequence of increased land-use intensity, decreased landscape heterogeneit...

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Configurational landscape heterogeneity shapes functional community composition of grassland butterflies.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Perović, D. & Gámez-Virués, S. & Börschig, C. & Klein, A. M. & Krauss, J. & Steckel, J. & Rothenwöhrer, C. & Erasmi, S. & Tscharntke, T. & Westphal, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape heterogeneity represents two aspects of landscape simplification: (i) compositional heterogeneity (diversity of habitat types); and (ii) con...

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The influence of grazing intensity and landscape composition on the diversity and abundance of flower-visiting insects.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Sjödin, N. E. & Bengtsson, J. & Ekbom, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The loss of semi-natural grasslands in agro-ecosystems has increased the importance of adequate management of remaining grasslands. Recommendations fo...

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