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Flow and stability of natural pest control services depend on complexity and crop rotation at the landscape scale.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Rusch, A. & Bommarco, R. & Jonsson, M. & Smith, H. G. & Ekbom, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing landscape complexity can enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services in agroecosystems. However, policies based on conversion of arable lan...

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Minimizing invasive potential of Miscanthus × giganteus grown for bioenergy: identifying demographic thresholds for population growth and spread.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Matlaga, D. P. & Davis, A. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many species prioritized for bioenergy crop development possess traits associated with invasiveness, necessitating a priori efforts by ecologists to i...

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Science to support climate-smart agricultural development: concepts and results from the MICCA pilot projects in East Africa.

Published online: 10 Dec 2014

Authors: Rosenstock, T. S. & Mpanda, M. & Kimaro, A. & Luedeling, E. & Kuyah, S. & Anyekulu, E. & Freeman, O. E. & Thiong'o, M. & Abwanda, S. & Mutuo, P. & Mativo, J. & Shaba, S. & Kirui, J. & Franzel, S. & Neufeldt, H. & Shepherd, K. & Neely, C.

Content type: Bulletin

This document reports on the concepts driving the scientific activities of FAO's Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture Programme's (MICCA) pilot...

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Publication and use of genetic tools in conservation management applications-a systematic review.

Published online: 03 Jan 2024

Authors: Tkach, K. & Watson, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Genetics tools are used in applied conservation management for taxonomic identification, delineation of management units, management of wild populatio...

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Cause for caution: response to forum contribution by van der Meer and Folmer.

Published online: 05 Mar 2024

Authors: Piersma, T. & Koolhaas, A. & Gils, J. A. van & Dekinga, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Triggered by the disappearance of the bivalve-eating red knots Calidris canutus from feeding areas in the western Dutch Wadden Sea after these interti...

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Creating a Culture of Evidence Use.

Published online: 22 Feb 2023

Published by: UK, Conservation Evidence

Authors: Frick, W. F. & Cooke, S. J. & Dickson, I. & Jackson, H. A. & Keller, K. E. & Luz, A. de la & Parks, D. & McPherson, T. & Simkins, A. T. & Tanshi, I. & Thompson, des B. A. & Tinsley-Marshall, P. & Young, L. C.

Content type: Book chapter

This chapter explores some of the challenges and offers ideas for how organisations can lead the conservation movement by shifting norms toward eviden...

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What are the links between tree-based farming and dietary quality for rural households? A review of emerging evidence in low- and middle-income countries.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Vansant, E. C. & Mausch, K. & Ickowitz, A. & McMullin, S. & Karanja, A. & Rasmussen, L. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), conventional agricultural policy promotes specialized production systems of carbohydrate-rich crops ...

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Participatory mapping reveals biocultural and nature values in the shared landscape of a Nordic UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Cusens, J. & Barraclough, A. M. D. & Måren, I. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Making the right decisions for sustainable development requires sound knowledge of the values and spatial distribution of the services co-produced by ...

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Inequities in the distribution of flood risk under floodplain restoration and climate change scenarios.

Published online: 01 Sep 2022

Authors: Gourevitch, J. D. & Diehl, R. M. & Wemple, B. C. & Ricketts, T. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The combined impacts of climate change and ecological degradation are expected to worsen inequality within society. These dynamics are exemplified by ...

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Behavioural insights for improved uptake of agricultural sustainability assessment tools.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: MacLeod, C. J. & Brandt, A. J. & Collins, K. & Moller, H. & Manhire, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Changing human behaviour to enhance agricultural sustainability outcomes is an ongoing challenge that urgently needs addressing. It requires identifyi...

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