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Agricultural practices for food safety threaten pest control services for fresh produce.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Karp, D. S. & Moses, R. & Gennet, S. & Jones, M. S. & Joseph, S. & M'Gonigle, L. K. & Ponisio, L. C. & Snyder, W. E. & Kremen, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over the past decade, several foodborne disease outbreaks provoked widespread reforms to the fresh produce industry. Subsequent concerns about wildlif...

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A desk review of the ecology of heather beetle.

Published online: 25 May 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gillingham, P. & Diaz, A. & Stillman, R. & Pinder, A. C.

Content type: Reports

The heather beetle Lochmaea suturalis is a naturally occurring species in the heather dominated landscapes of the United Kingdom. When the heather bee...

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Factors affecting the establishment and survival of Anaitis efformata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) introduced into Australia for the biological control of St. John's wort, Hypericum perforatum. II. Field trials.

Published online: 08 Jul 1987

Authors: Briese, D. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Life tables for Anaitis efformata [Aplocera efformata], a potential control agent for St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum), were obtained by followi...

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Social and ecological drivers of success in agri-environment schemes: the roles of farmers and environmental context.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: McCracken, M. E. & Woodcock, B. A. & Lobley, M. & Pywell, R. F. & Saratsi, E. & Swetnam, R. D. & Mortimer, S. R. & Harris, S. J. & Winter, M. & Hinsley, S. & Bullock, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environment schemes remain a controversial approach to reversing biodiversity losses, partly because the drivers of variation in outcomes are poo...

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Developing a framework of minimum standards for the risk assessment of alien species.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Roy, H. E. & Rabitsch, W. & Scalera, R. & Stewart, A. & Gallardo, B. & Genovesi, P. & Essl, F. & Adriaens, T. & Bacher, S. & Booy, O. & Branquart, E. & Brunel, S. & Copp, G. H. & Dean, H. & D'hondt, B. & Josefsson, M. & Kenis, M. & Kettunen, M. & Linnamagi, M. & Lucy, F. & Martinou, A. & Moore, N. & Nentwig, W. & Nieto, A. & Pergl, J. & Peyton, J. (et al)

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions are a threat to biodiversity, society and the economy. There is an urgent need to provide evidence-based assessments of the risks...

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Floral interventions enhance flower visitor communities and pollination services in Moringa plantations.

Published online: 17 Apr 2024

Authors: Dhandapani, S. & Manikandan Pakkirisamy & Ranjith Rajaraman & Garratt, M. P. D. & Potts, S. G. & Rengalakshmi Raj & Malarvannan Subramanian & Senapathi, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectiontaThis link goes to a English section Pollination is a crucial ecosystem service contributing to global food secu...

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Soil organic carbon accumulation modes between pioneer and old-growth forest ecosystems.

Published online: 06 Jan 2021

Authors: Xiong Xin & Zhou GuoYi & Zhang DeQiang

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing evidence suggests that high biomass and litterfall do not necessarily bring about soil organic carbon (SOC) sinks, contrary to the assumpti...

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Influence of patch characteristics on browsing of tree seedlings by mammalian herbivores.

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Pietrzykowski, E. & McArthur, C. & Fitzgerald, H. & Goodwin, A. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In south-eastern Australia, browsing of commercial tree seedlings by mammalian herbivores in plantation forestry incurs a large economic cost to the i...

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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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Native grass ground covers provide multiple ecosystem services in Californian vineyards.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Daane, K. M. & Hogg, B. N. & Wilson, H. & Yokota, G. Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mechanisms responsible for the success or failure of agricultural diversification are often unknown. Most studies of arthropod pest management focus o...

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