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Tree performance in a biodiversity enrichment experiment in an oil palm landscape.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Zemp, D. C. & Gérard, A. & Hölscher, D. & Ammer, C. & Irawan, B. & Sundawati, L. & Teuscher, M. & Kreft, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale conversion of tropical forests into oil palm monocultures has led to dramatic losses of biodiversity and ecosystem functions. While ecolog...

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Transformation and endurance of indigenous hunting: Kadazandusun-Murut bearded pig hunting practices amidst oil palm expansion and urbanization in Sabah, Malaysia.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Kurz, D. J. & Saikim, F. H. & Justine, V. T. & Bloem, J. & Libassi, M. & Luskin, M. S. & Withey, L. S. & Goossens, B. & Brashares, J. S. & Potts, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Land-use change and political-economic shifts have shaped hunting patterns globally, even as traditional hunting practices endure across many local so...

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Bee diversity along a disturbance gradient in tropical lowland forests of south-east Asia.

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Liow LeeHsiang & Sodhi, N. S. & Elmqvist, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bees are believed to be dominant pollen vectors in tropical forests, yet studies specific to bees in South East Asia are rare. Regeneration and restor...

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Riparian reserves help protect forest bird communities in oil palm dominated landscapes.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Mitchell, S. L. & Edwards, D. P. & Bernard, H. & Coomes, D. & Jucker, T. & Davies, Z. G. & Struebig, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conversion of forest to oil palm agriculture is a significant and ongoing threat to tropical biodiversity. Despite this, little is known about the val...

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Contrasting impacts of land-use change on phylogenetic and functional diversity of tropical forest birds.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Chapman, P. M. & Tobias, J. A. & Edwards, D. P. & Davies, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity conservation strategies increasingly target maintaining evolutionary history and the resilience of ecosystem function, not just species r...

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Forest and land-use governance in a decentralized Indonesia: a legal and policy review.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Ardiansyah, F. & Marthen, A. A. & Amalia, N.

Content type: Bulletin

This report reviews the statutory distribution of powers and responsibilities across levels and sectors in forestry in Indonesia. It outlines the lega...

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Riparian buffers act as microclimatic refugia in oil palm landscapes.

Published online: 21 Apr 2022

Authors: Williamson, J. & Slade, E. M. & Luke, S. H. & Swinfield, T. & Chung, A. Y. C. & Coomes, D. A. & Heroin, H. & Jucker, T. & Lewis, O. T. & Vairappan, C. S. & Rossiter, S. J. & Struebig, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is growing interest in the ecological value of set-aside habitats around rivers in tropical agriculture. These riparian buffers typically compri...

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Modelling habitat suitability for a potential flagship species, the hooded capuchin, of the Paraguayan Upper Paraná Atlantic forest.

Published online: 28 Aug 2022

Authors: Smith, R. L. & Lusseau, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The hooded capuchin (Sapajus cay) is an adaptable, generalist primate species found throughout eastern Paraguay with preferences for the Paraguayan Up...

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Habitat structure and egg distributions in the processionary caterpillar Ochrogaster lunifer: lessons for conservation and pest management.

Published online: 20 Apr 2000

Authors: Floater, G. J. & Zalucki, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spatial and temporal distribution of eggs laid by herbivorous insects is a crucial component of herbivore population stability, as it influences o...

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Ex situ cultivation entails high risk of seed dormancy loss on short-lived wild plant species.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Ensslin, A. & Vyver, A. van de & Vanderborght, T. & Godefroid, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in life-history traits such as seed dormancy during cultivation of wild plant species in ex situ facilities could jeopardize conservation acti...

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