Search Results - "Wallis de Vries, M.F"
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Pathways for the effects of increased nitrogen deposition on fauna
Published in Biological conservation (01-08-2017)“…Effects of increased N deposition, caused by agricultural practices and combustion of fossil fuels in traffic and industry, have been studied in detail for…”
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Effect of livestock breed and grazing intensity on grazing systems: 5. Management and policy implications
Published in Grass and forage science (01-12-2007)“…This paper explores the management and policy implications of research findings investigating the use of grazing intensity and traditional breeds to achieve…”
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Effects of large herbivores on grassland arthropod diversity
Published in Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society (01-05-2015)“…ABSTRACT Both arthropods and large grazing herbivores are important components and drivers of biodiversity in grassland ecosystems, but a synthesis of how…”
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Linking species assemblages to environmental change: Moving beyond the specialist-generalist dichotomy
Published in Basic and applied ecology (01-06-2014)“…Environmental changes due to land use developments, climate change and nitrogen deposition have profound influences on species assemblages. Investigating the…”
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Species richness declines and biotic homogenisation have slowed down for NW-European pollinators and plants
Published in Ecology letters (01-07-2013)“…Concern about biodiversity loss has led to increased public investment in conservation. Whereas there is a widespread perception that such initiatives have…”
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Differences in the climatic debts of birds and butterflies at a continental scale
Published in Nature climate change (01-02-2012)“…An analysis of annual variations in ecological community composition in several thousand plots distributed across Europe over two decades reveals that European…”
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Effect of spectral composition of artificial light on the attraction of moths
Published in Biological conservation (01-09-2011)“…► We tested the effect of the spectral composition of artificial light on moths. ► Lamps with smaller wavelengths attract higher species richness and…”
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Effect of local weather on butterfly flight behaviour, movement, and colonization: significance for dispersal under climate change
Published in Biodiversity and conservation (01-03-2011)“…Recent climate change is recognized as a main cause of shifts in geographical distributions of species. The impacts of climate change may be aggravated by…”
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Defoliation and Soil Compaction Jointly Drive Large-Herbivore Grazing Effects on Plants and Soil Arthropods on Clay Soil
Published in Ecosystems (New York) (01-06-2015)“…In addition to the well-studied impacts of defecation and defoliation, large herbivores also affect plant and arthropod communities through trampling, and the…”
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Susceptibility of pollinators to ongoing landscape changes depends on landscape history
Published in Diversity & distributions (01-10-2015)“…AIM: Pollinators play an important role in ecosystem functioning, affecting also crop production. Their decline may hence lead to serious ecological and…”
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Matching type of livestock to desired biodiversity outcomes in pastures – a review
Published in Biological Conservation (01-09-2004)“…From a review of the literature, we conclude that the main mechanism by which grazing livestock affect biodiversity in pastures is the creation and maintenance…”
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Grazed vegetation mosaics do not maximize arthropod diversity: Evidence from salt marshes
Published in Biological conservation (01-08-2013)“…•Large herbivores can create mosaics of short and tall vegetation.•These vegetation mosaics are believed to optimise arthropod species richness.•We compared…”
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Beyond climate envelopes: effects of weather on regional population trends in butterflies
Published in Oecologia (01-10-2011)“…Although the effects of climate change on biodiversity are increasingly evident by the shifts in species ranges across taxonomical groups, the underlying…”
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Impact of nitrogen deposition on larval habitats: the case of the Wall Brown butterfly Lasiommata megera
Published in Journal of insect conservation (01-04-2015)“…Nitrogen deposition is considered as one of the main threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Three mechanisms have been proposed to explain the…”
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No evidence of the effect of extreme weather events on annual occurrence of four groups of ectothermic species
Published in PloS one (17-10-2014)“…Weather extremes may have strong effects on biodiversity, as known from theoretical and modelling studies. Predicted negative effects of increased weather…”
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Spatially and financially explicit population viability analysis of Maculinea alcon in The Netherlands
Published in PloS one (14-06-2012)“…The conservation of species structured in metapopulations involves an important dilemma of resource allocation: should investments be directed at…”
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Host plant-mediated effects of climate change on the occurrence of the Alcon blue butter¿y (Phengaris alcon)
Published in Ecological modelling (2013)“…Among the expected consequences of climate change are shifts in species’ ranges. Most of current methods to predict such shifts in species distributions…”
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Conservation where people work: A role for business districts and industrial areas in enhancing endangered butterfly populations?
Published in Landscape and urban planning (30-10-2011)“…[Display omitted] ► In the Netherlands, populations of endangered butterflies often occur in the direct neighborhood of business districts and industry areas…”
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Landscape complexity and farmland biodiversity: Evaluating the CAPtarget on natural elements
Published in Journal for nature conservation (2016)“…Increasing pressures on natural areas and limited conservation budgets require, particularly in rural landscapes in the Western world, an immediate answer to…”
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Changes in nectar supply: A possible cause of widespread butterfly decline
Published in Current zoology (01-06-2012)“…Recent studies have documented declining trends of various groups of flower-visiting insects, even common butterfly species. Causes of these declines are still…”
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