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Creation of a large pool for colonisation by white-faced darter Leucorrhinia dubia dragonflies at Chatley Moss NNR, Staffordshire, England Based on: Beynon T.G. & Daguet C. (2005). Study Link |
2005 | 0 | |
Creation of dykes on grazing marshes and effects on the Norfolk hawker Aeshna isosceles dragonfly at Ludham and Potter Heigham Marshes NNR, Norfolk, England Based on: Southwood R., Taylor P. & Daguet C. (2005). Study Link |
2005 | 0 | |
Creation of patches of bare ground to enhance the habitat of ground-nesting bees and wasps at Shotover Hill, Oxfordshire, England Based on: Gregory S. & Wright I. (2005). Study Link |
2005 | 1 | |
Digging scrapes to enhance silver-studded blue Plebejus argus habitat at Broadcroft Quarry, Isle of Portland, Dorset, England Based on: de Whalley L., de Whalley B., Green P., Gammon N. & Shreeves W. (2006). Study Link |
2006 | 0 | |
The effect of cutting grass for butterfly conservation at Witch Lodge Field, Somerset, England Based on: Sutton R. (2006). Study Link |
2006 | 0 | |
Experimental bracken Pteridium aquilinum control to restore habitat for the heath fritillary Mellicta athalia at Bin Combe, Holnicote Estate, Somerset, England Based on: Camp P. (2006). Study Link |
2006 | 0 | |
Introducing red clover Trifolium pratense to former arable fields to provide a foraging resource for bumblebees Bombus spp. at Dungeness RSPB reserve, Kent, England Based on: Allcorn R.I., Akers P. & Lyons G. (2006). Study Link |
2006 | 1 | |
Management of an artificially created wildflower meadow for common blue Polyommatus icarus butterflies at Bunkers Park, Hertfordshire, England Based on: Pearson M. (2006). Study Link |
2006 | 0 | |
The use of copper strips to exclude African giant land-snails Achatina spp. from echo parakeet Psittacula eques nest cavities, Black River Gorges National Park, Mauritius Based on: Tatayah R.V.V., Malham J. & Haverson P. (2007). Study Link |
2007 | 1 | |
Creation of a drystone wall to create egg-laying habitat for grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae at Ryton Wood Meadows Butterfly Conservation Reserve, Warwickshire, England Based on: Slater M. (2007). Study Link |
2007 | 0 | |
The use of copper rings to reduce losses of red helleborine Cephalanthera rubra to slug and snail herbivory in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, England Based on: Newman R.D. & Showler A.J. (2007). Study Link |
2007 | 0 | |
Post-burn bracken Pteridium aquilinum control to manage habitat for the heath fritillary butterfly Mellicta athalia on Exmoor, Somerset, England Based on: Brook S., McCracken M. & Bulman C.R. (2007). Study Link |
2007 | 2 | |
Translocation of the silver-studded blue Plebejus argus to Cawston Heath, Norfolk, England Based on: Harris J.E. (2008). Study Link |
2008 | 0 | |
Reintroduction of the netted carpet moth Eustroma reticulatum to Derwentwater, The Lake District, Cumbria, England Based on: Hooson J. & Haw K. (2008). Study Link |
2008 | 0 | |
Responses of ground flora and insect assemblages to tree felling and soil scraping as an initial step to heathland restoration at Norton Heath Common, Essex, England Based on: Gardiner T. & Vaughan A. (2008). Study Link |
2008 | 2 | |
Efficacy of sod removal in regenerating fen vegetation for the conservation of the marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia, Montiaghs Moss Nature Reserve, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Based on: Reid N. & McEvoy P.M. (2009). Study Link |
2009 | 1 | |
Successful translocation of the locally rare mottled grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus to Jaywick flood defences in Essex, England Based on: Gardiner T. (2010). Study Link |
2010 | 0 | |
Grasshopper strips prove effective in enhancing grasshopper abundance in Rivenhall Churchyard, Essex, England Based on: Gardiner T., Gardiner M. & Cooper N. (2011). Study Link |
2011 | 0 | |
First-year effects of sagebrush control on two sparrows Based on: Best L.B. (1972). Study Link |
1972 | 1 | |
A region-wide experiment with functional agrobiodiversity (FAB) in arable farming in the Netherlands Based on: Alebeek F.V., Wiersema M., Rijn P.V., Wäckers F., Belder E.D., Willemse J. & Gurp H.V. (2006). Study Link |
2006 | 2 | |
Managing uncropped land in order to enhance biodiversity benefits of the arable farmed landscape Based on: Anon . (2008) Home-Grown Cereals Authority report, (Project RD-2004-3137). Study Link |
2008 | 1 | |
Carabid beetles and agricultural practices: Influence of soil ploughing Based on: Baguette M. & Hance T. (1997). Study Link |
1997 | 1 | |
The effects of arable field margin management on the abundance and species richness of Araneae (spiders) Based on: Baines M., Hambler C., Johnson P.J., Macdonald D.W. & Smith H. (1998). Study Link |
1998 | 2 | |
Organic and intensive farming impact on phytodiversity Based on: Balezentiene L. (2008). Study Link |
2008 | 1 | |
Functional aspects of soil animal diversity in agricultural grasslands Based on: Bardgett R.D. & Cook R. (1998). Study Link |
1998 | 2 | |
The effects of agricultural management on the soil biota of some upland grasslands Based on: Bardgett R.D., Frankland J.C. & Whittaker J.B. (1993). Study Link |
1993 | 1 | |
The value of planted grass field margins as a habitat for sawflies and other chick-food insects Based on: Barker A.M. & Reynolds C.J.M. (1999). Study Link |
1999 | 2 | |
Effects of different methods of cultivation and direct drilling, and disposal of straw residues, on populations of earthworms Based on: Barnes B.T. & Ellis F.B. (1979). Study Link |
1979 | 1 | |
Pseudoscorpions in field margins: effects of margin age, management and boundary habitats Based on: Bell J.R., Gates S., Haughton A.J., Macdonald D.W., Smith H., Wheater C.P. & Cullen W.R. (1999). Study Link |
1999 | 2 | |
Manipulating the abundance of Lepthyphantes tenuis (Araneae: Linyphiidae) by field margin management Based on: Bell J.R., Johnson P.J., Hambler C., Haughton A.J., Smith H., Feber R.E., Tattersall F.H., Hart B.H., Manley W. & Macdonald D.W. (2002). Study Link |
2002 | 3 | |
Generalist predators in organically and conventionally managed grass-clover fields: implications for conservation biological control Based on: Birkhofer K., Fliessbach A., Wise D.H. & Scheu S. (2008). Study Link |
2008 | 1 | |
Effects of management practices on the carabid fauna of newly established wildflower meadows in Scotland Based on: Blake R., Foster G.N., Fisher G.E.J. & Ligertwood G.L. (1996). Study Link |
1996 | 3 | |
Management of set-aside to enhance biodiversity: the wild bird cover option Based on: Boatman N.D. & Bence S.L. (2000). Study Link |
2000 | 2 | |
The significance of restored flower-rich hay meadows on set-aside land for butterflies and grasshoppers Based on: Bosshard A. & Kuster D. (2001). Study Link |
2001 | 2 | |
The diversity of birds and butterflies in Irish lowland landscapes with special reference to the effects of set-aside management on birds in the breeding season. Based on: Bracken F. (2004) University College, Dublin, . Study Link |
2004 | 2 | |
Collembola abundances and assemblage structures in conventionally tilled and conservation tillage arable systems Based on: Brennan A., Fortune T. & Bolger T. (2006). Study Link |
2006 | 1 | |
The changing status of the chalkhill blue butterfly Polyommatus coridon in the UK: the impacts of conservation policies and environmental factors Based on: Brereton T.M., Warren M.S., Roy D.B. & Stewart K. (2008). Study Link |
2008 | 3 | |
Testing solutions in grass-dominated landscapes: a review of current research Based on: Buckingham D.L., Atkinson P.W. & Rook A.J. (2004). Study Link |
2004 | 5 | |
Factors influencing bird use in different pastoral systems Based on: Buckingham D.L., Peach W.J. & Fox D. (2002) Proceedings of the British Grassland Society/British Ecological Society Conference, 55-58. Study Link |
2002 | 2 | |
Arthropods in grassy field margins in the Wieringermeer: Scope, population development and possible consequences for farm practice Based on: Canters K.J. & Tamis W.L.M. (1999). Study Link |
1999 | 2 | |
The effect of tillage type and cropping system on earthworm communities, macroporosity and water infiltration Based on: Capowiez Y., Cadoux S.P., Bouchant P., Ruy S.P., Roger-Estrade J., Richard G. & Boizard H. (2009). Study Link |
2009 | 1 | |
Effects of headland management on Carabid beetle communities in Breckland cereal fields Based on: Cardwell C., Hassall M. & White P. (1994). Study Link |
1994 | 2 | |
Impact of some agricultural practices on carabidae beetles Based on: Chabert A. & Beaufreton C. (2005). Study Link |
2005 | 2 | |
An overview of some tillage impacts on earthworm population abundance and diversity -- implications for functioning in soils Based on: Chan K.Y. (2001). Study Link |
2001 | 1 | |
Large-scale field trials with conservation headlands in Sweden Based on: Chiverton P.A. (1994). Study Link |
1994 | 2 | |
Carabid (Coleoptera) assemblages in the Scottish uplands: the influence of sheep grazing on ecological structure Based on: Cole L.J., Pollock M.L., Robertson D., Holland J.P. & McCracken D.I. (2006). Study Link |
2006 | 1 | |
Effects of different grass treatments used to create overwintering habitat for predatory arthropods on arable farmland Based on: Collins K.L., Boatman N.D., Wilcox A. & Holland J.M. (2003). Study Link |
2003 | 2 | |
Impacts of different agricultural practices on the biodiversity of microarthropod communities in arable crop systems Based on: Cortet J., Ronce D., Poinsot-Balaguer N., Beaufreton C., Chabert A., Viaux P. & Fonseca J.P.C.D. (2002). Study Link |
2002 | 2 | |
The foraging ecology of hoverflies and the potential for manipulating their distribution on farmland. Based on: Cowgill S.E. (1991) Southampton, . Study Link |
1991 | 1 | |
Effect of non-inversion tillage on field usage by UK farmland birds in winter Based on: Cunningham H.M., Bradbury R.B., Chaney K. & Wilcox A. (2005). Study Link |
2005 | 2 | |
The effect of non-inversion tillage on earthworm and arthropod populations as potential food sources for farmland birds Based on: Cunningham H.M., Chaney K., Wilcox A. & Bradbury R. (2002). Study Link |
2002 | 1 | |
Relationships between earthworm populations and management intensity in cattle-grazed pastures in Ireland Based on: Curry J.P., Doherty P., Purvis G. & Schmidt O. (2008). Study Link |
2008 | 1 | |
Enhancement of non-target insects: indications about dimensions of unsprayed crop edges Based on: de Snoo G.R. (1996) Aarhus University Press, 209-219. Study Link |
1996 | 2 | |
Arable flora in sprayed and unsprayed crop edges Based on: de Snoo G.R. (1997). Study Link |
1997 | 1 | |
Unsprayed field margins: effects on environment, biodiversity and agricultural practice Based on: de Snoo G.R. (1999). Study Link |
1999 | 2 | |
Non-target insects in unsprayed cereal edges and aphid dispersal to the adjacent crop Based on: de Snoo G.R. & deLeeuw J. (1996). Study Link |
1996 | 1 | |
Butterflies in sprayed and unsprayed field margins Based on: de Snoo G.R., van der Poll R.J. & Bertels J. (1998). Study Link |
1998 | 2 | |
Do field margins contribute to enhancement of species diversity in a cleared arable landscape? Investigations on the insect community of mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris L). Based on: Denys C. (1997). Study Link |
1997 | 3 | |
The effect of sward height and drainage on common starlings Sturnus vulgaris and northern lapwings Vanellus vanellus foraging in grassland habitats Based on: Devereux C.L., McKeever C.U., Benton T.G. & Whittingham M.J. (2004). Study Link |
2004 | 5 | |
The structure and functioning of flower-visiting insect communities on hay meadows Based on: Dicks L.V. (2002) University of Cambridge, . Study Link |
2002 | 2 | |
Variation in arthropod abundance in barley under varying sowing regimes Based on: Douglas D.J.T., Vickery J.A. & Benton T.G. (2010). Study Link |
2010 | 2 | |
Reduced pesticide inputs on cereal field margins: the effects on butterfly abundance Based on: Dover J., Sotherton N. & Gobbett K.A.Y. (1990). Study Link |
1990 | 2 | |
Conservation headlands: effects on butterfly distribution and behaviour Based on: Dover J.W. (1997). Study Link |
1997 | 2 | |
The effect of direct drilling and minimal cultivation on earthworm populations Based on: Edwards C.A. & Lofty J.R. (1982). Study Link |
1982 | 1 | |
Response of earthworm communities to different types of soil tillage Based on: Emmerling C. (2001). Study Link |
2001 | 1 | |
Agri-environment schemes in England 2009: A review of results and effectiveness Based on: Natural England (2009) Natural England report, no. NE194. Study Link |
2009 | 16 | |
Impact of five different tillage systems on soil organic carbon content and the density, biomass, and community composition of earthworms after a ten year period Based on: Ernst G. & Emmerling C. (2009). Study Link |
2009 | 1 | |
Diversity of plant and butterfly species on organic farmland field margins in relation to management. Based on: Feber R.E. & Hopkins A. (1997) British Grassland Society (BGS), 63-64. Study Link |
1997 | 4 | |
Butterfly Conservation on Arable Farmland Based on: Feber R.E. & Smith H. (1995) Chapman & Hall, 84-97. Study Link |
1995 | 2 | |
The effects of field margin restoration on the meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) Based on: Feber R.E., Smith H. & Macdonald D.W. (1994). Study Link |
1994 | 6 | |
Effects of an agri-environment scheme on farmland biodiversity in Ireland Based on: Feehan J., Gillmor D. & Culleton N. (2005). Study Link |
2005 | 5 | |
The impact of the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) on plant and insect diversity Based on: Feehan J., Gillmor D.A. & Culleton N.E. (2002). Study Link |
2002 | 2 | |
Agri-environment schemes and butterflies: the utilisation of 6 m grass margins Based on: Field R.G., Gardiner T., Mason C.F. & Hill J. (2005). Study Link |
2005 | 4 | |
Agri-environment schemes and butterflies: the utilisation of two metre arable field margins Based on: Field R.G., Gardiner T., Mason C.F. & Hill J. (2007). Study Link |
2007 | 3 | |
The use of farmland by butterflies: a study on mixed farmland and field margins Based on: Field R.G., Gardiner T. & Watkins G. (2007). Study Link |
2007 | 4 | |
The utilization of two-metre Countryside Stewardship Scheme grass margins by the gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus (L) Based on: Field R.G. & Mason C.F. (2005). Study Link |
2005 | 4 | |
Do agri-environment measures for birds on arable land deliver for other taxa? Based on: Fisher G.P., MacDonald M.A. & Anderson G.Q.A. (2007). Study Link |
2007 | 5 | |
Nature conservation in agricultural ecosystems: results of the Schorfheide-Chorin Research Project Based on: Flade M., Platcher H., Schmidt R. & Werner A. (2003) Quelle & Meyer, . Study Link |
2003 | 1 | |
Results from a 21 year old field trial. Organic farming enhances soil fertility and biodiversity Based on: Fliessbach A., Mäder P., Dubois D. & Gunst L. (2000) FiBL Dossier report, 15. Study Link |
2000 | 1 | |
The potential of Collembola as indicators of pesticide usage: evidence and methods from the UK arable ecosystem Based on: Frampton G.K. (1997). Study Link |
1997 | 1 | |
Long-term impacts of an organophosphate-based regime of pesticides on field and field-edge Collembola communities Based on: Frampton G.K. (2002). Study Link |
2002 | 1 | |
The MAFF 'SCARAB' project: long-term consequences for farmland arthropods of pesticide use in the UK Based on: Frampton G.K., Cilgi T. & Wratten S.D. (1994). Study Link |
1994 | 1 | |
Species diversity of ground beetles (Carabidae) in sown weed strips and adjacent fields Based on: Frank T. (1997). Study Link |
1997 | 1 | |
Beneficial arthropods respond differentially to wildflower areas of different age Based on: Frank T., Aeschbacher S., Barone M., Kunzle I., Lethmayer C. & Mosimann C. (2009). Study Link |
2009 | 1 | |
Effect of sward type and management on butterfly numbers in the uplands Based on: Fraser M.D., Evans J.G., Davies D.W.R. & Vale J.E. (2008). Study Link |
2008 | 4 | |
Winter wheat pests and their natural enemies under organic farming system in Slovakia: effect of ploughing and previous crop Based on: Gallo J. & Pekar S. (1999). Study Link |
1999 | 1 | |
A study of grasshopper populations in Countryside Stewardship Scheme field margins in Essex Based on: Gardiner T. & Hill J. (2005). Study Link |
2005 | 2 | |
Grass field margins and Orthoptera in eastern England Based on: Gardiner T., Hill J. & Marshall E.J.P. (2008). Study Link |
2008 | 1 | |
Habitat evaluation using an abundant wild bee species - body size and sex ratio in Osmia rufa (L.) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) Based on: Gathmann A. & Tscharntke T. (2000). Study Link |
2000 | 1 | |
The effect on earthworms of ploughing, tined cultivation, direct drilling and nitrogen in a barley monoculture system Based on: Gerard B.M. & Hay R.K.M. (1979). Study Link |
1979 | 2 | |
Management of plant communities on set-aside land and its effects on earthworm communities Based on: Gormsen D., Hedlund K., Korthals G.W., Mortimer S.R., Pizl V., Smilauerova M. & Sugg E. (2004). Study Link |
2004 | 1 | |
Linyphiid spider populations in sustainable wheat-clover bi-cropping compared to conventional wheat-growing practice Based on: Gravesen E. (2008). Study Link |
2008 | 2 | |
Dispersal of carabid species along a linear sequence of young hedge plantations Based on: Gruttke H. (1994) Kluwer Academic Publishers, 299-303. Study Link |
1994 | 2 | |
Butterflies and bumblebees in greenways and sown wildflower strips in southern Sweden Based on: Haaland C. & Gyllin M. (2010). Study Link |
2010 | 4 | |
Increasing syrphid fly diversity and density in sown flower strips within simple vs. complex landscapes Based on: Haenke S., Scheid B., Schaefer M., Tscharntke T. & Thies C. (2009). Study Link |
2009 | 2 | |
Effect of agricultural practices on carabid populations Based on: Hance T. & Gregoirewibo C. (1987). Study Link |
1987 | 1 | |
Indirect effects of grazing and nutrient addition on the hemipteran community of heather moorlands Based on: Hartley S.E., Gardner S.M. & Mitchell R.J. (2003). Study Link |
2003 | 1 | |
Strip-management in rape crop: is winter rape endangered by negative impacts of sown weed strips? Based on: Hausammann A. (1996). Study Link |
1996 | 1 | |
The effect of cereal headland treatments on carabid communities Based on: Hawthorne A. & Hassall M. (1995) Aarhus University Press, 185-198. Study Link |
1995 | 2 | |
Grass conservation headlands - adapting an arable technique for the grassland farmer Based on: Haysom K.A., McCracken D.I., Foster G.N. & Sotherton N.W. (1999). Study Link |
1999 | 2 |
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