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Restoring an ecosystem unique in Europe: private-sector leverage for a land-use plan based on the restoration of biodiversity: lessons from "Opération Cossure", the first trial of an offset supply scheme in France.

Published online: 25 Jan 2017

Authors: Rouvière, L. & Thiévent, P.

Content type: Bulletin article

Located between the Rhone and the Alpilles mountains in the south of France, the Crau Plain comprises the only semi-arid steppe in western Europe. Tho...

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Long-term dynamics of herbaceous vegetation structure and composition in two African savanna reserves.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Buitenwerf, R. & Swemmer, A. M. & Peel, M. J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Small fenced reserves are perceived to require management interventions to maintain ecosystems in a natural state. Such interventions are typically in...

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Mosses of the Gottlob, Springenkopf und Ruppelstein nature reserves in the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park.

Published online: 16 May 2019

Authors: Stapper, N.

Content type: Bulletin article

In 2015, three decades after the end of management, a bryophyte inventory was conducted in the natural forest reserves (NWR) Gottlob, Ruppelstein, and...

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Recovery of tigers in India: critical introspection and potential lessons.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Yadvendradev Jhala & Rajesh Gopal & Vaibhav Mathur & Prodipto Ghosh & Negi, H. S. & Sunita Narain & Yadav, S. P. & Amit Malik & Rajendra Garawad & Qamar Qureshi

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

1. In a world where biodiversity is on the decline, examples of conservation success especially of large carnivores are of interest to policy makers a...

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Modelling spatial variation in an exploited species across marine reserve boundaries.

Published online: 08 Jan 2024

Authors: Hanns, B. J. & Shears, N. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An increase in exploited species within marine reserves is often expected to benefit adjacent fished areas through the movement or 'spill-over' of exp...

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Conflicts between biodiversity conservation and development in a biosphere reserve.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Ma ZhiJun & Li Bo & Li WenJun & Han NianYong & Chen JiaKuan & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Integrating biodiversity conservation and the development of local communities is a major challenge for biosphere reserves. Their zonation (core, buff...

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Cost-effective age structure and geographical distribution of boreal forest reserves.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Lundström, J. & Öhman, K. & Perhans, K. & Rönnqvist, M. & Gustafsson, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forest reserves are established to preserve biodiversity, and to maintain natural functions and processes. Today there is heightened focus on old-grow...

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Quantifying human activity intensity in the Qinling-Daba Mountains.

Published online: 07 Nov 2024

Authors: Xie WenQi & Yao YongHui

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Human activities profoundly impact the Earth system such as climate change, biodiversity, disease transmission. Accurately acquiring and assessing the...

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Informed multi-objective decision-making in environmental management using Pareto optimality.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Kennedy, M. C. & Ford, E. D. & Singleton, P. & Finney, M. & Agee, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effective decision-making in environmental management requires the consideration of multiple objectives that may conflict. Common optimization methods...

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Restoration of wet features for breeding waders on lowland grassland.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Eglington, S. M. & Gill, J. A. & Bolton, M. & Smart, M. A. & Sutherland, W. J. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over the last century, the loss of around half of the world's wetlands, principally through drainage and conversion to agriculture, has been one of th...

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