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Asian corn borer (ACB) and non‐ACB pests in GM corn (Zea mays L.) in the Philippines by Afidchao, Miladis M, Musters, CJM, de Snoo, Geert R

“…BACKGROUND: The Asian corn borer (ACB), Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée), has become the most damaging pest in corn in south‐east Asia. Corn farmers in the…”
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Toward effective nature conservation on farmland: making farmers matter by de Snoo, Geert R, Herzon, Irina, Staats, Henk, Burton, Rob J.F, Schindler, Stefan, van Dijk, Jerry, Lokhorst, Anne Marike, Bullock, James M, Lobley, Matt, Wrbka, Thomas, Schwarz, Gerald, Musters, C.J.M

“…Until now the main instrument to counteract the loss of biodiversity and landscape quality in the European countryside has been agri‐environment schemes (AES),…”
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Adult firefly abundance is linked to weather during the larval stage in the previous year by Evans, Tracy R., Salvatore, Donald, van de Pol, Martijn, Musters, C.J.M.

“…1. Much is known about the brief adult phase of fireflies. However, fireflies spend a relatively long developmental period under the soil surface. Climatic and…”
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Effects of agricultural practices on organic matter degradation in ditches by Hunting, Ellard R., Vonk, J. Arie, Musters, C.J.M., Kraak, Michiel H.S., Vijver, Martina G.

“…Agricultural practices can result in differences in organic matter (OM) and agricultural chemical inputs in adjacent ditches, but its indirect effects on OM…”
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The effect of pesticides on the composition of aquatic macrofauna communities in field ditches by Ieromina, O., Peijnenburg, W.J.G.M., Musters, C.J.M., Vijver, M.G.

“…Ditches surrounding agricultural fields in the Netherlands are predominantly used for flood control, and they accommodate aquatic plant and animal species…”
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The loss of biodiversity conservation in EU research programmes: Thematic shifts in biodiversity wording in the environment themes of EU research programmes FP7 and Horizon 2020 by Admiraal, J.F., Musters, C.J.M., de Snoo, G.R.

“…Society has been seeking ways to express biodiversity's value to stimulate its protection. Economic valuation of ecosystem services has had limited success to…”
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Invertebrates in field margins: taxonomic group diversity and functional group abundance in relation to age by Noordijk, Jinze, Musters, C. J. M, van Dijk, Jerry, de Snoo, Geert R

“…Sown, temporary field margins are a common agri-environment scheme (AES) in the Netherlands. Despite their wide application, though, there has been scarcely…”
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Trait modality distribution of aquatic macrofauna communities as explained by pesticides and water chemistry by Ieromina, O., Musters, C. J. M., Bodegom, P. M., Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M., Vijver, M. G.

“…Analyzing functional species’ characteristics (species traits) that represent physiological, life history and morphological characteristics of species help…”
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Predicting rarity and decline in animals, plants, and mushrooms based on species attributes and indicator groups by Musters, C. J. M., Kalkman, Vincent, Strien, Arco

“…In decisions on nature conservation measures, we depend largely on knowledge of the relationship between threats and environmental factors for a very limited…”
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Effects of mowing date on the opportunities of seed dispersal of ditch bank plant species under different management regimes by Leng, Xin, Musters, C.J.M., de Snoo, Geert R.

“…Mowing and plant removal is a traditional practice in low-intensity farming and likely to lead to high plant species richness. Even today, scientific knowledge…”
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Restoration of plant diversity on ditch banks: Seed and site limitation in response to agri-environment schemes by Leng, X., Musters, C.J.M., de Snoo, G.R.

“…Recently it has become clear that seed limitation is probably a much more important factor in plant recovery than has often been recognized. However, in…”
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The effect of agri-environment schemes on amphibian diversity and abundance by Maes, Joke, Musters, C.J.M., De Snoo, Geert R.

“…The Western Peat District of The Netherlands has a characteristic Dutch landscape. It consists mainly of meadows for dairy farming, crisscrossed by a dense…”
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Intronic variation at the CHD1-Z gene in Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa limosa: correlations with fitness components revisited by Trimbos, Krijn B., Kentie, Rosemarie, van der Velde, Marco, Hooijmeijer, Jos C. E. W., Poley, Carola, Musters, C. J. M., de Snoo, Geert R., Piersma, Theunis

“…Recently, Schroeder et al. (2010, Ibis 152: 368–377) suggested that intronic variation in the CHD1‐Z gene of Black‐tailed Godwits breeding in southwest…”
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Vegetation development in sown field margins and on adjacent ditch banks by Noordijk, Jinze, Musters, C. J. M, van Dijk, Jerry, de Snoo, Geert R

“…The creation of temporal and newly sown field margins for 6 years is a common agri-environment scheme (AES) in the Netherlands. Conservation profits resulting…”
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Synergy between nature reserves and agri-environmental schemes in enhancing ditch bank target species plant diversity by Leng, X., Musters, C.J.M., de Snoo, G.R.

“…The issue of what conservation strategies to apply in agricultural landscape for the most effective protection of biodiversity has been debated for some years…”
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Development of biodiversity in field margins recently taken out of production and adjacent ditch banks in arable areas by Musters, C.J.M., van Alebeek, F., Geers, R.H.E.M., Korevaar, H., Visser, A., de Snoo, G.R.

“…Taking field margins out of intensive cultivation is a common form of agri-environmental scheme and on-farm nature management. Typically, no nutrients or…”
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Spatiotemporal variation of plant diversity on ditch banks under different management regimes by Leng, Xin, Musters, C.J.M., de Snoo, Geert R.

“…Agricultural intensification has led to a loss of biological diversity at various spatial and temporal scales and understanding the mechanisms driving these…”
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Changes in migration behaviour of Blackbirds Turdus merula from the Netherlands by Van Vliet, Jasper, Musters, C.J.M., Ter Keurs, Wim J.

“…Capsule Dutch Blackbirds from all regions had almost ceased migrating in the period between 1955 and 1990, probably as a result of climate change…”
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Breeding birds as a farm product by Musters, C.J.M, Kruk, M, Graaf, H.J. de, Keurs, W.J. ter

“…Since the 1950s, meadowbird populations have been under increasing threat from radical changes in farming practices. We studied the possibilities for…”
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Roadmap for interactive exploration of sustainable development opportunities: The use of simple instruments in the complex setting of bottom-up processes in rural areas by de Graaf, H.J., Noordervliet, M.A.W., Musters, C.J.M., de Snoo, G.R.

“…Before embarking on the development of rural areas or regions it seems necessary to answer the following key questions: what goals of the parties involved can…”
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