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Natural colonisation could provide a cost-effective means to increase woodland coverage across the UK uplands. However, there is a shortage of evidenc...
Read moreUnderstanding ecosystem responses to disturbance is important for effective management of biodiversity. Observed relationships between time since dist...
Read moreRecent declines in woodland birds in Britain have been linked to increasing habitat fragmentation. To understand the effects of fragmentation, data on...
Read moreA population of 54-76 pairs of Turdus merula was studied on 350 ha of lowland farmland (arable, grazed and leys), 90 ha of broadleaved woodland (domin...
Read moreLand abandonment due to increasing depopulation of rural areas is an ongoing trend in developed countries worldwide. Abandoned lands represent an oppo...
Read moreGrazing by domestic livestock is sometimes promoted as a management tool to benefit biodiversity. In many situations, however, it can produce negative...
Read moreOrganic farming is thought to lead to increased biodiversity and greater sustainability than higher-yielding conventional farming systems. It is usual...
Read moreSeed limitation represents a fundamental constraint to the restoration of native plant communities, and practitioners often apply seed additions to ov...
Read moreConservation biology faces the challenge of ensuring species persistence in increasingly modified landscapes. Agriculture covers a large proportion of...
Read moreLosses of farmland birds from the wider countryside have become a major conservation issue in the UK and Europe. Song thrush Turdus philomelos populat...
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