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Land-use intensity impacts habitat selection of ground-nesting farmland birds in the Netherlands.

Published online: 20 Jan 2023

Authors: Li YuHong & Piersma, T. & Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W. & Howison, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

(1). Agricultural intensification has modified grassland habitats, causing serious declines in farmland biodiversity including breeding birds. Until n...

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Wetland attributes significantly affect patterns of bird species distribution in the Sardinian wetlands (Italy): an uncertain future for waterbird conservation.

Published online: 24 Aug 2023

Authors: Ferrarini, A. & Gustin, M. & Celada, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Sardinian wetlands belong to the Sardinia-Corsica corridor of the central eastern Mediterranean bird flyway. They supply the food and shelter for ...

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Avian pest control in vineyards is driven by interactions between bird functional diversity and landscape heterogeneity.

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Barbaro, L. & Rusch, A. & Muiruri, E. W. & Gravellier, B. & Thiery, D. & Castagneyrol, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insectivorous birds are increasingly recognized for the crucial pest control services they provide to agroecosystems. While both the foraging activity...

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Environmental filtering and landscape composition drive multifaceted diversity of bird assemblages in vineyards.

Published online: 14 Jul 2024

Authors: Bouvier, J. C. & Lavigne, C. & Sentenac, G. & Boivin, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural landscapes are productive areas with high biodiversity potential, but their conversion to monocultures and intensification of practices a...

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Ecosystem services and disservices by birds, bats and monkeys change with macadamia landscape heterogeneity.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Linden, V. M. G. & Grass, I. & Joubert, E. & Tscharntke, T. & Weier, S. M. & Taylor, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The relative importance of ecosystem services and disservices can change with landscape structure in a poorly understood way. We compare the impact of...

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Uncertainty in population estimates: a meta-analysis for petrels.

Published online: 02 Aug 2021

Authors: Bird, J. P. & Woodworth, B. K. & Fuller, R. A. & Shaw, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Population estimates are commonly generated and used in conservation science. All estimates carry inherent uncertainty, but little attention has be...

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Linking recreational disturbance to population size in a ground-nesting passerine.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Mallord, J. W. & Dolman, P. M. & Brown, A. F. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is often a perceived conflict between recreational access and wildlife conservation. Although many studies have investigated the potential effec...

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Wildlife following people: a multidisciplinary assessment of the ancient colonization of the Mediterranean basin by a long-lived raptor.

Published online: 10 Sep 2024

Authors: Moleón, M. & Graciá, E. & García, N. & Gil-Sánchez, J. M. & Godinho, R. & Beja, P. & Palma, L. & Real, J. & Hernández-Matías, A. & Muñoz, A. R. & Arrondo, E. & Sánchez-Zapata, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Modern humans widely shaped present ecosystems through intentional and unintentional geographical redistribution of wildlife, both in historical and p...

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Habitat selection by song thrushes in stable and declining farmland populations.

Published online: 16 Jun 2004

Authors: Peach, W. J. & Denny, M. & Cotton, P. A. & Hill, I. F. & Gruar, D. & Barritt, D. & Impey, A. & Mallord, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Losses 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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Case study: Common myna impacts.

Published online: 24 Jan 2018

Published by: Australia, Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre

Content type: Miscellaneous

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