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A leverage points perspective on sustainability by Fischer, Joern, Riechers, Maraja

“…Drawing on seminal work by the late Donella Meadows, we propose a leverage points perspective as a hitherto under‐recognized heuristic and practical tool for…”
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Landscape modification and habitat fragmentation: a synthesis by Fischer, Joern, Lindenmayer, David B.

“…Landscape modification and habitat fragmentation are key drivers of global species loss. Their effects may be understood by focusing on: (1) individual species…”
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Conservation policy in traditional farming landscapes by Fischer, Joern, Hartel, Tibor, Kuemmerle, Tobias

“…Many traditional farming landscapes have high conservation value. Conservation policy in such landscapes typically follows a “preservation strategy,” most…”
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Human–nature connectedness and other relational values are negatively affected by landscape simplification: insights from Lower Saxony, Germany by Riechers, Maraja, Martín-López, Berta, Fischer, Joern

“…Landscape simplification is a worldwide phenomenon that impacts biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. Humans benefit greatly from nature’s contributions to…”
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The influence of landscape change on multiple dimensions of human-nature connectedness by Riechers, Maraja, Balázsi, Ágnes, Abson, David J., Fischer, Joern

“…Human–nature connectedness is hailed as a potential remedy for the current sustainability crisis, yet it is also deeply affected by it. Here, we perform a…”
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Human–nature connection: a multidisciplinary review by Ives, Christopher D, Giusti, Matteo, Fischer, Joern, Abson, David J, Klaniecki, Kathleen, Dorninger, Christian, Laudan, Josefine, Barthel, Stephan, Abernethy, Paivi, Martín-López, Berta, Raymond, Christopher M, Kendal, Dave, von Wehrden, Henrik

“…•Human–nature connections are receiving increasing attention in sustainability science.•Relevant insights have been obtained in diverse disciplines, but…”
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The disproportionate value of scattered trees by Fischer, Joern, Stott, Jenny, Law, Bradley S.

“…Scattered trees are declining in agricultural landscapes worldwide. They are considered keystone structures because their effect on ecosystem functioning is…”
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Land sparing versus land sharing: Moving forward by Fischer, Joern, Abson, David J, Butsic, Van, Chappell, M. Jahi, Ekroos, Johan, Hanspach, Jan, Kuemmerle, Tobias, Smith, Henrik G, von Wehrden, Henrik

“…To address the challenges of biodiversity conservation and commodity production, a framework has been proposed that distinguishes between the integration…”
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Tackling the habitat fragmentation panchreston by Lindenmayer, David B., Fischer, Joern

“…The term ‘habitat fragmentation’ is often used inconsistently and as a broad umbrella for many patterns and processes that accompany landscape change. This has…”
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From stories to maps: translating participatory scenario narratives into spatially explicit information by Duguma, Dula W., Schultner, Jannik, Abson, David J., Fischer, Joern

“…To understand future land use change, and related ecological and social impacts, scenario planning has become increasingly popular. We demonstrate an approach…”
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Low-intensity agricultural landscapes in Transylvania support high butterfly diversity: implications for conservation by Loos, Jacqueline, Dorresteijn, Ine, Hanspach, Jan, Fust, Pascal, Rakosy, László, Fischer, Joern

“…European farmland biodiversity is declining due to land use changes towards agricultural intensification or abandonment. Some Eastern European farming systems…”
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The importance of ecosystem services for rural inhabitants in a changing cultural landscape in Romania by Hartel, Tibor, Fischer, Joern, Câmpeanu, Claudia, Milcu, Andra Ioana, Hanspach, Jan, Fazey, Ioan

“…Many traditional cultural landscapes evolved as coupled social-ecological systems. It is important to understand how such systems navigate novel challenges…”
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Cultural Ecosystem Services: A Literature Review and Prospects for Future Research by Milcu, Andra Ioana, Hanspach, Jan, Abson, David, Fischer, Joern

“…Cultural ecosystem services constitute a growing field of research that is characterized by an increasing number of publications from various academic…”
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Assessing sustainable biophysical human-nature connectedness at regional scales by Dorninger, Christian, Abson, David J, Fischer, Joern, von Wehrden, Henrik

“…Humans are biophysically connected to the biosphere through the flows of materials and energy appropriated from ecosystems. While this connection is…”
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Does money “buy” tolerance toward damage‐causing wildlife? by Kansky, Ruth, Kidd, Martin, Fischer, Joern

“…The Kavango‐Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area supports large‐scale migrations of wildlife that occur in a mixed agri‐conservation landscape in five…”
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Resilience principles and a leverage points perspective for sustainable woody vegetation management in a social-ecological system of southwestern Ethiopia by Shumi, Girma, Wahler, Hannah, Riechers, Maraja, Senbeta, Feyera, Abson, David, Schultner, Jannik, Fischer, Joern

“…Addressing ecosystem destruction and unsustainable development requires appropriate frameworks to comprehensively investigate social-ecological systems…”
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Tree decline and the future of Australian farmland biodiversity by Fischer, Joern, Zerger, Andre, Gibbons, Phil, Stott, Jenny, Law, Bradley S., Mooney, Harold A.

“…Farmland biodiversity is greatly enhanced by the presence of trees. However, farmland trees are declining worldwide, including in North America, Central…”
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Applying social-ecological system resilience principles to the context of woody vegetation management in smallholder farming landscapes of the Global South by Shumi, Girma, Loos, Jacqueline, Fischer, Joern

“…ABSTRACTWoody vegetation diversity is declining due to human-induced land-use changes, mainly agricultural expansion and intensification, deforestation, forest…”
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Global assessment of the non-equilibrium concept in rangelands by von Wehrden, Henrik, Hanspach, Jan, Kaczensky, Petra, Fischer, Joern, Wesche, Karsten

“…The non-equilibrium concept of rangeland dynamics predicts that the potential for grazing-induced degradation is low in rangelands with relatively variable…”
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Drivers of ecosystem service specialization in a smallholder agricultural landscape of the Global South: a case study in Ethiopia by Brück, Maria, Fischer, Joern, Law, Elizabeth, Schultner, Jannik, Abson, David

“…The global shift toward agricultural specialization in the 20th century led to unprecedented ecological and socioeconomic changes, both positive and negative,…”
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