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Riparian field margins: can they enhance the functional structure of ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages in intensively managed grassland landscapes?

Published online: 19 Dec 2012

Authors: Cole, L. J. & Brocklehurst, S. & Elston, D. A. & McCracken, D. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Europe and North America, there is growing concern that biodiversity declines associated with agricultural intensification will adversely impact th...

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Land parcellation reduced spatial redundancy resulting in grassland degradation.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Jiao JianXin & Li ShanShan & Wang WenYin & Qi LingYan & Degen, A. A. & Bai YanFu & Jiao Ting & Shang ZhanHuan

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Degradation is the most immediate threat to biodiversity and sustainable livelihoods of global pastoral grasslands. However, we are still uncertain wh...

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Local knowledge and relational values of midwestern woody perennial polyculture farmers can inform tree-crop policies.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Kreitzman, M. & Chapman, M. & Keeley, K. O. & Chan, K. M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Agricultural producers, academics and policy-makers are increasingly interested in multifunctional tree crop systems as a solution for maintaining eco...

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Low levels of outdoor recreation alter wildlife behaviour.

Published online: 04 Jan 2023

Authors: Sytsma, M. L. T. & Lewis, T. & Gardner, B. & Prugh, L. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Public interest in nature-based recreation is growing, including visitation to protected areas. However, the level of recreation in these areas that c...

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Exploring reservoir dynamics: a case study of rabies in the Serengeti ecosystem.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Lembo, T. & Hampson, K. & Haydon, D. T. & Craft, M. & Dobson, A. & Dushoff, J. & Ernest, E. & Hoare, R. & Kaare, M. & Mlengeya, T. & Mentzel, C. & Cleaveland, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Knowledge of infection reservoir dynamics is critical for effective disease control, but identifying reservoirs of multi-host pathogens is challenging...

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Predicting avian patch occupancy in a fragmented landscape: do we know more than we think?

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Shanahan, D. F. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A recent and controversial topic in landscape ecology is whether populations of species respond to habitat fragmentation in a general fashion. Empiric...

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How can ecologists help realise the potential of payments for carbon in tropical forest countries?

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Baker, T. R. & Jones, J. P. G. & Thompson, O. R. R. & Román Cuesta, R. M. & Castillo, D. del & Chan Aguilar, I. & Torres, J. & Healey, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is great interest among policy makers in the potential of carbon-based payments for ecosystem services (PES) to reduce carbon emissions from def...

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Searching for biodiversity gains through woodfuel and forest management.

Published online: 04 Dec 2013

Authors: Fuller, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Woodfuel extraction from established woods and forests is promoted in Western Europe as a renewable energy source. Woodfuel management is mainly carri...

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Spatial restrictions hinder avoidance of choke species in an indigenous rights-based fishery.

Published online: 22 Mar 2024

Authors: English, P. A. & Picco, C. M. & Edwards, J. C. & Haggarty, D. R. & Forrest, R. E. & Anderson, S. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Nutrient-rich waters along the Pacific coast of North America support diverse fish communities that have helped sustain coastal peoples for millennia....

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Restoration of a ponderosa pine forest increases soil CO2 efflux more than either water or nitrogen additions.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Selmants, P. C. & Hart, S. C. & Boyle, S. I. & Gehring, C. A. & Hungate, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration often involves returning ecosystem structure to some predisturbance reference state, but ecosystem function must also recover i...

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