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Subarctic afforestation: effects of forest plantations on ground-nesting birds in lowland Iceland.

Published online: 13 Nov 2022

Authors: Pálsdóttir, A. E. & Gill, J. A. & Alves, J. A. & Pálsson, S. & Méndez, V. & Ewing, H. & Gunnarsson, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Planting forests is a commonly suggested measure to mitigate climate change. The resulting changes in habitat structure can greatly influence the dive...

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Biodiversity in landscape mosaics: the roles of local land use and the surrounding landscape on dung beetle assemblages.

Published online: 03 Jan 2024

Authors: Carvalho, R. L. & Andresen, E. & Arroyo-Rodríguez, V. & Anjos, D. V. & Resende, A. F. & Mello, F. V. de & Vasconcelos, H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biotic communities in heterogeneous agricultural landscapes can be shaped by both the land use of local patches and the structure of surrounding lands...

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Active restoration fosters better recovery of tropical rainforest birds than natural regeneration in degraded forest fragments.

Published online: 08 Feb 2022

Authors: Priyanka Hariharan & Raman, T. R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration has emerged as a key strategy for conserving tropical forests and habitat specialists, and monitoring faunal recovery using ind...

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No evidence for trade-offs between bird diversity, yield and water table depth on oil palm smallholdings: implications for tropical peatland landscape restoration.

Published online: 03 Aug 2022

Authors: Warren-Thomas, E. & Agus, F. & Akbar, P. G. & Crowson, M. & Hamer, K. C. & Hariyadi, B. & Hodgson, J. A. & Kartika, W. D. & Lopes, M. & Lucey, J. M. & Mustaqim, D. & Pettorelli, N. & Saad, A. & Sari, W. & Sukma, G. & Stringer, L. C. & Ward, C. & Hill, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical peat swamp forests retain large carbon stocks and support unique biodiversity, but clearance and drainage for agriculture have resulted in fi...

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REDD + and adaptation to climate change in Burkina Faso: Causes, agents and institutions.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Kambire, H. W. & Djenontin, I. N. S. & Kabore, A. & Djoudi, H. & Balinga, M. P. B. & Zida, M. & Assembe-Mvondo, S.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper discusses the status and institutions involved in REDD+ and adaptation to climate change in Burkina Faso. The paper also incorporates advic...

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Desert bird associations with broad-scale boundary length: applications in avian conservation.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Gutzwiller, K. J. & Barrow, W. C., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Current understanding regarding the effects of boundaries on bird communities has originated largely from studies of forest-non-forest boundaries in m...

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Unraveling local preferences and willingness to pay for different management scenarios: a choice experiment to Biosphere Reserve management.

Published online: 26 Jun 2019

Authors: Castillo-Eguskitza, N. & Hoyos, D. & Onaindia, M. & Czajkowski, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Economic valuation of ecosystem services has emerged as a valuable tool to promote conservation and sustainable land management. Our study adds to thi...

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Modelling the distribution of bats in relation to landscape structure in a temperate mountain environment.

Published online: 10 Jul 2002

Authors: Jaberg, C. & Guisan, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This study presents quantitative models that use landscape structure to predict spatial patterns in overall bat community composition, and individual ...

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Porcupine population fluctuations in past centuries revealed by dendrochronology.

Published online: 18 Jan 1964

Authors: Spencer, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Describes a survey of porcupine feeding on Pinyon and Yellow Pine in the Mesa Verde area (S.W. Colorado). A tree-ring chronology was constructed, base...

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Ecological anachronisms in the recruitment of temperate light-demanding tree species in wooded pastures.

Published online: 14 Jul 2004

Authors: Bakker, E. S. & Olff, H. & Vandenberghe, C. & Maeyer, K. de & Smit, R. & Gleichman, J. M. & Vera, F. W. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Light-demanding trees and thorny shrubs in temperate plant communities may reflect adaptations to now-extinct large grazers, such as aurochs and tarpa...

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