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In Europe, agri-environmental schemes (AES) have been unsuccessful in halting biodiversity declines to any great extent. Two shortcomings of AES inclu...
Read moreOrganic farming is thought to lead to increased biodiversity and greater sustainability than higher-yielding conventional farming systems. It is usual...
Read moreInteractions between captive-reared and wild salmonids are frequent because hatcheries annually rear millions of fish for release in conservation prog...
Read moreSixty-eight deciduous woodlands, ranging in size from 0.2 to 12.5 ha, were surveyed in East Anglia, UK, and the density of grey squirrels (Sciurus car...
Read morePollination services, especially those of bees, play a vital role in agriculture. Declining honeybee populations require us to find alternative soluti...
Read moreAgri-environment schemes promote organic farming in an attempt to reduce the negative effects of agricultural intensification on farmland biodiversity...
Read moreThe use of detection dogs to effectively monitor bird and bat fatalities at wind farms is becoming increasingly popular. All studies to date agree tha...
Read morePollination and pest control are two major ecological functions sustaining crop yield. In insect-pollinated crops, previous studies have revealed that...
Read moreCatches of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. decreased in the 1980s and 1990s over its entire area in the North Atlantic and smolts were often released f...
Read moreLand at Ranscombe Farm Reserve showed a build-up of biennial and perennial plants following a number years of conservation management for rare arable ...
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