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Farming Approaches for Greater Biodiversity, Livelihoods, and Food Security by Garibaldi, Lucas A., Gemmill-Herren, Barbara, D’Annolfo, Raffaele, Graeub, Benjamin E., Cunningham, Saul A., Breeze, Tom D.

“…Scientists and policy-makers globally are calling for alternative approaches to conventional intensification of agriculture that enhance ecosystem services…”
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The role of carrion in maintaining biodiversity and ecological processes in terrestrial ecosystems by Barton, Philip S., Cunningham, Saul A., Lindenmayer, David B., Manning, Adrian D.

“…Carrion provides a resource for a subset of animal species that deliver a critical ecosystem service by consuming dead animal matter and recycling its…”
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Ten policies for pollinators by Dicks, Lynn V., Viana, Blandina, Bommarco, Riccardo, Brosi, Berry, del Coro Arizmendi, María, Cunningham, Saul A., Galetto, Leonardo, Hill, Rosemary, Lopes, Ariadna V., Pires, Carmen, Taki, Hisatomo, Potts, Simon G.

“…What governments can do to safeguard pollination services Earlier this year, the first global thematic assessment from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy…”
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Importance of pollinators in changing landscapes for world crops by Klein, Alexandra-Maria, Vaissière, Bernard E, Cane, James H, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Cunningham, Saul A, Kremen, Claire, Tscharntke, Teja

“…The extent of our reliance on animal pollination for world crop production for human food has not previously been evaluated and the previous estimates for…”
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Global growth and stability of agricultural yield decrease with pollinator dependence by Garibaldi, Lucas A, Aizen, Marcelo A, Klein, Alexandra M, Cunningham, Saul A, Harder, Lawrence D

“…Human welfare depends on the amount and stability of agricultural production, as determined by crop yield and cultivated area. Yield increases asymptotically…”
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Restoration of trophic structure in an assemblage of omnivores, considering a revegetation chronosequence by Gibb, Heloise, Cunningham, Saul A.

“…1. Habitat loss is considered the single greatest driver of species extinctions and amelioration of this threat through habitat restoration is increasingly…”
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Density of invasive western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in fragmented woodlands indicates potential for large impacts on native species by Cunningham, Saul A., Crane, Mason J., Evans, Maldwyn J., Hingee, Kassel L., Lindenmayer, David B.

“…Feral Apis mellifera colonies are widespread globally and cause ecological impacts as pollinators and competitors for food and nesting opportunities. The…”
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Habitat contrasts reveal a shift in the trophic position of ant assemblages by Gibb, Heloise, Cunningham, Saul A.

“…1. Trophic structure within a guild can be influenced by factors such as resource availability and competition. While ants occupy a wide range of positions in…”
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Improving spatial arrangement of honeybee colonies to avoid pollination shortfall and depressed fruit set by Cunningham, Saul A, Fournier, Alice, Neave, Michael J, Le Feuvre, Danny, Diekötter, Tim

“…Pollination shortfalls affect yield of many crops, and the use of managed honeybee colonies is a common practice for addressing the problem. However, colony…”
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Spatial and temporal variation in pollinator effectiveness: do unmanaged insects provide consistent pollination services to mass flowering crops? by Rader, Romina, Howlett, Bradley G., Cunningham, Saul A., Westcott, David A., Edwards, Will

“…1. Recent declines in honeybee populations have focused attention on the potential for unmanaged insects to replace them as pollinators of food crops. The…”
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Seed supply for broadscale restoration: maximizing evolutionary potential by Broadhurst, Linda M., Lowe, Andrew, Coates, David J., Cunningham, Saul A., McDonald, Maurice, Vesk, Peter A., Yates, Colin

“…Restoring degraded land to combat environmental degradation requires the collection of vast quantities of germplasm (seed). Sourcing this material raises…”
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To close the yield-gap while saving biodiversity will require multiple locally relevant strategies by Cunningham, Saul A., Attwood, Simon J., Bawa, Kamal S., Benton, Tim G., Broadhurst, Linda M., Didham, Raphael K., McIntyre, Sue, Perfecto, Ivette, Samways, Michael J., Tscharntke, Teja, Vandermeer, John, Villard, Marc-André, Young, Andrew G., Lindenmayer, David B.

“…•A singular focus on increasing yield exacerbates biodiversity decline.•There are options that increase yield while protecting biodiversity.•Practices to…”
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Managing ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes: are the solutions the same? by Macfadyen, Sarina, Cunningham, Saul A., Costamagna, Alejandro C., Schellhorn, Nancy A.

“…1. Biodiversity conservation and agricultural production have traditionally been viewed as substantially in conflict and recent declines in biodiversity have…”
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Species traits predict assemblage dynamics at ephemeral resource patches created by carrion by Barton, Philip S, Cunningham, Saul A, Macdonald, Ben C T, McIntyre, Sue, Lindenmayer, David B, Manning, Adrian D

“…Carrion is an ephemeral and spatially patchy resource that supports a diverse subset of species linked to nutrient cycling and the decomposition process. A…”
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Maximizing the Environmental Benefits of Carbon Farming through Ecosystem Service Delivery by Lin, Brenda B, Macfadyen, Sarina, Renwick, Anna R, Cunningham, Saul A, Schellhorn, Nancy A

“…The international carbon market provides a unique opportunity to increase ecosystem services and biodiversity through the revegetation of agricultural…”
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Enhancing soil biophysical condition for climate-resilient restoration in mesic woodlands by Prober, Suzanne M., Stol, Jacqui, Piper, Melissa, Gupta, V.V.S.R., Cunningham, Saul A.

“…•Restoring mesic woodland ground-layers typically targets weed and nutrient control.•In drying climates attention to soil biophysical condition also becomes…”
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Does wing morphology affect recolonization of restored farmland by ground‐dwelling beetles? by Gibb, Heloise, Retter, Bryony, Cunningham, Saul A., Barton, Philip S.

“…Revegetation of previously cleared land is widely used to increase habitat area and connectivity of remnant vegetation for biodiversity conservation. Whether…”
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Diurnal effectiveness of pollination by bees and flies in agricultural Brassica rapa: Implications for ecosystem resilience by Rader, Romina, Edwards, Will, Westcott, David A., Cunningham, Saul A., Howlett, Bradley G.

“…Bees are known to provide pollination services to a wide range of crops, yet flies are rarely included in estimates of function. As bees and flies differ…”
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Livestock grazing exclusion and microhabitat variation affect invertebrates and litter decomposition rates in woodland remnants by Lindsay, Elizabeth A., Cunningham, Saul A.

“…Most of the remaining grassy woodland in south-eastern Australia exists as remnants on private land in agricultural landscapes. These have been subjected to…”
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Returning a lost process by reintroducing a locally extinct digging marsupial by Munro, Nicola T, McIntyre, Sue, Macdonald, Ben, Cunningham, Saul A, Gordon, Iain J, Cunningham, Ross B, Manning, Adrian D

“…The eastern bettong ( ), a medium-sized digging marsupial, was reintroduced to a predator-free reserve after 100 years of absence from the Australian mainland…”
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