Search Results - "Finn, J.A."

Estimating conservation value and natural capital value of land cover classes in the Irish National Land Cover Map and application to a case study area by Ruas, S., Finn, J.A., Ó hUallacháin, D., Carlier, J., Doyle, M., Moran, J.

“…Conservation science and planning, by measuring proxies of biodiversity and ecosystem services provision, aim to identify priority areas for nature…”
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A pilot study of methodology for the development of farmland habitat reports for sustainability assessments by Finn, J.A., Moran, P.

“…The inclusion of farm maps of habitat features is becoming an urgent requirement for assessments of farm-scale sustainability and for compliance or…”
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The impact of cattle drinking points on aquatic macroinvertebrates in streams in south-east Ireland by Madden, D., Harrison, S., Finn, J.A., hUallacháin, D. Ó

“…Measures that prevent cattle access to watercourses are commonly implemented through agri-environment schemes, in an effort to address the objectives of the…”
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Field margin botanical diversity, composition and quality on intensively managed farming systems by Larkin, J., hUallacháin, D. Ó, Finn, J.A., Sheridan, H.

“…Remaining semi-natural habitats are important refuges for farmland biodiversity, and field margins are one such habitat. Field margins consist of strips of…”
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A comparison of grassland vegetation from three agri-environment conservation measures by Ó hUallacháin, D., Finn, J.A., Keogh, B., Fritch, R., Sheridan, H.

“…Semi-natural grassland habitats have declined significantly throughout Europe. To halt the decline, grassland conservation measures have been included in most…”
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A REVIEW OF EVIDENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF IRELAND'S RURAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION SCHEME (REPS) by Finn, J.A., Ó hUallacháin, D.

“…Since its inception in 1994, there has been strong demand for evidence of the environmental effectiveness of the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS),…”
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Riparian buffer zones in intensive grassland agri-systems are not necessarily a refuge for high conservation value species by Madden, D., Harrison, S., Finn, J.A., hUallacháin, D. Ó

“…The appropriate management of natural riparian zones can provide numerous ecosystem services within an agricultural landscape, including the enhancement of…”
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Botanical rejuvenation of field margins and benefits for invertebrate fauna on a drystock farm in county longford by Sheridan, H, J. A. Finn, G. O'Donovan

“…This study investigates methods to rejuvenate the flora of previously degraded field margins on a pastoral farm in County Longford. We also assess the effects…”
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The development and potential application of a land use monitoring programme for high nature value farmland and forest quality and quantity in the Republic of Ireland by Carlier, J., Doyle, M., Finn, J.A., Ó hUallacháin, D., Ruas, S., Moran, J.

“…Conserving natural resources and halting biodiversity loss are key environmental objectives of the European Union. High Nature Value farmland and forest…”
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Modelling enhancement of Ecosystem Services provision through integrated agri-environment and forestry measures by Carlier, J., Doyle, M., Finn, J.A., Ó hUallacháin, D., Ruas, S., Vogt, P., Moran, J.

“…Agri-environment and forest schemes can support landowners to conserve and enhance agricultural and forest ecosystems. The effectiveness of these schemes is…”
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A landscape classification map of Ireland and its potential use in national land use monitoring by Carlier, J., Doyle, M., Finn, J.A., Ó hUallacháin, D., Moran, J.

“…This study presents a novel landscape classification map of the Republic of Ireland and is the first to identify broad landscape classes by incorporating…”
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Greater gains in annual yields from increased plant diversity than losses from experimental drought in two temperate grasslands by Finn, J.A., Suter, M., Haughey, E., Hofer, D., Lüscher, A.

“…•Strong yield reductions (e.g. −66%) in single grassland harvest with experimental drought.•Similar effects of drought on monocultures and four-species…”
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Ecosystem function enhanced by combining four functional types of plant species in intensively managed grassland mixtures: a 3-year continental-scale field experiment by Finn, John A., Kirwan, Laura, Connolly, John, Sebastià, M. Teresa, Helgadottir, Aslaug, Baadshaug, Ole H., Bélanger, Gilles, Black, Alistair, Brophy, Caroline, Collins, Rosemary P., Čop, Jure, Dalmannsdöttir, Sigridur, Delgado, Ignacio, Elgersma, Anjo, Fothergill, Michael, Frankow-Lindberg, Bodil E., Ghesquiere, An, Golinska, Barbara, Golinski, Piotr, Grieu, Philippe, Gustavsson, Anne-Maj, Höglind, Mats, Huguenin-Elie, Olivier, Jørgensen, Marit, Kadziuliene, Zydre, Kurki, Päivi, Llurba, Rosa, Lunnan, Tor, Porqueddu, Claudio, Suter, Matthias, Thumm, Ulrich, Lüscher, Andreas

“…1. A coordinated continental-scale field experiment across 31 sites was used to compare the biomass yield of monocultures and four species mixtures associated…”
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Development of a scoring method to identify important areas of plant diversity in Ireland by Walsh, A., Sullivan, C.A., Waldren, S., Finn, J.A.

“…In the face of accelerating biodiversity loss it is more important than ever to identify important areas of biodiversity and target limited resources for…”
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Evenness drives consistent diversity effects in intensive grassland systems across 28 European sites by KIRWAN, L, LÜSCHER, A, SEBASTIÀ, M.T, FINN, J.A, COLLINS, R.P, PORQUEDDU, C, HELGADOTTIR, A, BAADSHAUG, O.H, BROPHY, C, CORAN, C, DALMANNSDÓTTIR, S, DELGADO, I, ELGERSMA, A, FOTHERGILL, M, FRANKOW-LINDBERG, B.E, GOLINSKI, P, GRIEU, P, GUSTAVSSON, A.M, HÖGLIND, M, HUGUENIN-ELIE, O, ILIADIS, C, JØRGENSEN, M, KADZIULIENE, Z, KARYOTIS, T, LUNNAN, T, MALENGIER, M, MALTONI, S, MEYER, V, NYFELER, D, NYKANEN-KURKI, P, PARENTE, J, SMIT, H.J, THUMM, U, CONNOLLY, J

“…1 Ecological and agronomic research suggests that increased crop diversity in species-poor intensive systems may improve their provision of ecosystem services…”
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The development of a national typology for High Nature Value farmland in Ireland based on farm-scale characteristics by Sullivan, C.A., Finn, J.A., Ó hÚallacháin, D., Green, S., Matin, S., Meredith, D., Clifford, B., Moran, J.

“…High Nature Value farmland (HNVf) plays an important role in delivering biodiversity and has the capacity to deliver many important environmental public goods…”
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Experimental mixtures of dung fauna affect dung decomposition through complex effects of species interactions by O'Hea, N. M., Kirwan, L., Finn, J. A.

“…Dung fauna plays an important role in dung decomposition, a key ecosystem process in nutrient cycling in grazed grasslands. The diversity of a three-species…”
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Methodological tests of the use of trace elements as tracers to assess root activity by Hoekstra, N. J, Finn, J. A, Buchmann, N, Gockele, A, Landert, L, Prill, N, Scherer-Lorenzen, M, Lüscher, A

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: There is increasing interest in how resource utilisation in grassland ecosystems is affected by changes in plant diversity and abiotic…”
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Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: reconciling the results of experimental and observational studies by HECTOR, A, JOSHI, J, SCHERER-LORENZEN, M, SCHMID, B, SPEHN, E.M, WACKER, L, WEILENMANN, M, BAZELEY-WHITE, E, BEIERKUHNLEIN, C, CALDEIRA, M.C, DIMITRAKOPOULOS, P.G, FINN, J.A, HUSS-DANELL, K, JUMPPONEN, A, LEADLEY, P.W, LOREAU, M, MULDER, C.P.H, NEßHÖVER, C, PALMBORG, C, READ, D.J, SIAMANTZIOURAS, A.S.D, TERRY, A.C, TROUMBIS, A.Y

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Plant and invertebrate diversity in grassland field margins by Sheridan, H., Finn, J.A., Culleton, N., O’Donovan, G.

“…This study investigates three treatment methods to establish field margins of high botanical and invertebrate diversity within an intensively managed grassland…”
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