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'Traditional peoples' and the struggle for inclusive land governance in Brazil.

Published online: 07 Sep 2016

Authors: Shankland, A. & Sullivan, Z. & Dayrell, C. A. & Alvarenga, A. C. & Rocha, D. F. B.

Content type: Bulletin

In recent decades, Brazil has attracted international interest both for the intensity of its land conflicts and for the extent of its land governance ...

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Identifying links between the biodiversity impacts and monetary costs of alien birds.

Published online: 13 Oct 2023

Authors: Evans, T. & Angulo, E. & Diagne, C. & Kumschick, S. & Şekercioğlu, Ç. H. & Turbelin, A. & Courchamp, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Alien species can be damaging to native biodiversity, human well-being and the economy. Identifying the complete range of impacts they cause, and the ...

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Adoption and potential of agri-environmental schemes in Europe: cross-regional evidence from interviews with farmers.

Published online: 13 Oct 2023

Authors: Bartkowski, B. & Beckmann, M. & Bednář, M. & Biffi, S. & Domingo-Marimon, C. & Mesaroš, M. & Schüßler, C. & Šarapatka, B. & Tarčak, S. & Václavík, T. & Ziv, G. & Wittstock, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In Europe and elsewhere, agri-environmental schemes (AES) are designed to reduce agriculture's impacts on the environment. Designing effective schemes...

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An assessment of grassland restoration success using species diversity components.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Martin, L. M. & Moloney, K. A. & Wilsey, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We do not know which aspects of community structure and ecosystem processes are restorable for most ecosystems, yet this information is crucial for ac...

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The effects of grazing management on the vegetation of mesotrophic (meadow) grassland in Northern England.

Published online: 15 Apr 1994

Authors: Smith, R. S. & Rushton, S. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Haymeadows in the Yorkshire Dales and the North Pennines in N. England are normally grazed with cattle and sheep outside the 2-3 month summer period, ...

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Is the density of redshank Tringa totanus nesting on saltmarshes in Great Britain declining due to changes in grazing management?

Published online: 24 Feb 1999

Authors: Norris, K. & Brindley, E. & Cook, T. & Babbs, S. & Brown, C. F. & Yaxley, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Salt marsh habitats support about 50% of the population of redshank breeding in Britain. Between 1985 and 1996, breeding densities declined by 23%. Th...

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Breeding skylarks Alauda arvensis on Environmentally Sensitive Area arable reversion grass in southern England: survey-based and experimental determination of density.

Published online: 24 Feb 1999

Authors: Wakeham-Dawson, A. & Szoszkiewicz, K. & Stern, K. & Aebischer, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the South Downs and South Wessex Downs (southern England), designated an Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) in 1987 and 1993, respectively, farme...

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Effects of grazing by free-ranging cattle on vegetation dynamics in a continental north-west European heathland.

Published online: 28 Jul 2000

Authors: Bokdam, J. & Gleichman, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Abandonment and eutrophication are major threats to traditional pastoral landscapes and their wildlife in Europe. Social and economica developments ha...

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Natural colonisation rates in a UK upland landscape under different conservation management approaches following sheep removal.

Published online: 19 Aug 2024

Authors: Porton, G. & Wrigley, R. & Scott, C. E. & Spracklen, D. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Natural colonisation could provide a cost-effective means to increase woodland coverage across the UK uplands. However, there is a shortage of evidenc...

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Debarking harvesters simultaneously combat the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) and conserve non-target beetle diversity.

Published online: 26 Jul 2024

Authors: Zarges, S. & Wohlert, J. & Kamp, J. & Thorn, S. & Müller, J. & Hagge, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

In the face of climate change, the European Spruce Bark Beetle (Ips typographus) breeding predominantly in Norway spruce (Picea abies) led to exceptio...

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