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Implications of Spatially Variable Costs and Habitat Conversion Risk in Landscape-Scale Conservation Planning [PDF]

, 2018
‘‘Strategic habitat conservation’’ refers to a process used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop cost-efficient strategies for conserving wildlife populations and their habitats.
Chartier, Neil, Drum, Ryan, Post van der Burg, Max   +2 more
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The effect of renovation of long-term temperate grassland on N2O emissions and N leaching from contrasting soils [PDF]

, 2016
pre-printRenovation of long-term grassland is associated with a peak in soil organic N mineralisation which, coupled with diminished plant N uptake can lead to large gaseous and leaching N losses.
Bourdin, F., Jones, M. B., Krol, Dominika, Lanigan, Gary, Richards, Karl G., Williams, M.   +5 more
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The future of organic grassland farming in mountainous regions of Central Europe [PDF]

, 2011
8 % of the total EU population lives in mountainous areas which represent a particularly important eco-region in Central Europe. Because of ecological, climatic and economic reasons an increasing pressure is imposed upon agriculture. Hence in large parts
Pötsch, Erich M., Schneider, Manuel, Starz, Walter, Steinwidder, Andreas, Wachendorf, Michael   +4 more
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Root traits predict decomposition across a landscape-scale grazing experiment [PDF]

, 2014
Acknowledgements We are grateful to the Woodland Trust for maintenance of and access to the Glen Finglas experiment. We thank Debbie Fielding, William Smith, Sarah McCormack, Allan Sim, Marcel Junker and Elaine Runge for help in the field and the ...
David Johnson, Rene Van Der Wal, Robin J. Pakeman, Sarah J. Woodin, Stuart W. Smith, Stuart W. Smith   +5 more
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Evolution of argoma shrubland (Ulex gallii Planch.) after clearing and burning treatments in Sierra de Aralar and Belate (Navarra)

Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica, 2019
Shrub encroachment is considered one of the greatest threats in the conservation of pastures, especially in abandoned territories and territories with low stocking density.
D. Gómez, A.J. Aguirre, X. Lizaur, M. Lorda, J.L. Remón   +4 more
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Identification of relevant environmental descriptors [PDF]

, 2018
Based on previous experiences and a literature review the most relevant environmental descriptors were selected and tested by means of field experiments.
Lantinga, Egbert
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Landowners' perceptions of risk in grassland management: woody plant encroachment and prescribed fire

Ecology and Society, 2014
Ecologists recognize that fire and herbivory are essential to maintaining habitat quality in grassland ecosystems. Prescribed fire and grazing are typically used on public reserves to increase biodiversity, improve grassland productivity, and control ...
Ryan N. Harr, Lois Wright Morton, Shannon R. Rusk, David M. Engle, James R. Miller, Diane Debinski   +5 more
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Perception of native grasslands in south-eastern Australia: some implications for landscape aesthetics and other landscape values [PDF]

, 2001
Grasslands are considered to be Australia’s most threatened ecosystems, yet relatively little is known about human preferences and attitudes which contribute to continued degradation of these landscapes.
Cary, John, Williams, Kathryn
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Fungal Endophyte Communities of Three Agricultural Important Grass Species Differ in Their Response Towards Management Regimes

Microorganisms, 2019
Despite the importance of endophytic fungi for plant health, it remains unclear how these fungi are influenced by grassland management practices.
Bernd Wemheuer, Torsten Thomas, Franziska Wemheuer   +2 more
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The legacy of 20th Century landscape change on today’s woodland carabid communities [PDF]

, 2017
Aim For many species, the effects of landscape change can involve a time lag and result in an extinction debt. The landscape matrix plays a vital role in supporting species populations.
Adriaens, Aguirre-Gutiérrez, Aviron, Baessler, Barbaro, Bellamy, Berglund, Borcard, Braak, Brouwers, Cleveland, Cousins, Cousins, Cousins, Cristofoli, Diamond, Duflot, ESRI, Fahrig, Fuller, Haslem, Heikkinen, Hendrickx, Hinsley, Hooftman, Husáková, Jopp, Judas, Kuussaari, Legendre, Lindborg, Luff, Lunt, Mason, Mayfield, NERC, Neumann, Neumann, Oliver, Oxbrough, Piessens, Piqueray, Rackham, Rackham, Radford, Rybicki, Sang, Schweiger, Spencer, Taboada, Tilman, Vanbergen, Vickery, Walker, Warren, Watts, Wiezik   +56 more
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