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View article: Go hard or go home: Major removal of woody vegetation and sediment greatly enhances wetland plant and water beetle diversity recovery in a farmland pond landscape
Go hard or go home: Major removal of woody vegetation and sediment greatly enhances wetland plant and water beetle diversity recovery in a farmland pond landscape Open
Ponds are important habitats for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provisions in farmland settings. Agricultural intensification and cessation of traditional management have resulted in a substantial loss of open‐canopy farml…
View article: Integrating connectivity into actionable spatial planning for nature recovery: Lessons learnt from mapping the Nature Recovery Network in England
Integrating connectivity into actionable spatial planning for nature recovery: Lessons learnt from mapping the Nature Recovery Network in England Open
In England, ecological connectivity is at the core of the ambitious Nature Recovery Network (NRN), a national effort to establish a resilient network of biodiverse places across the country. The delivery mechanism for the NRN is through Lo…
View article: Talking the same language: Co-production of a palaeoecological investigation to inform heathland management
Talking the same language: Co-production of a palaeoecological investigation to inform heathland management Open
There is a recognised role for the integration of palaeoecological data into conservation management, but its application remains hampered by a disconnect between academics and practitioners. We co-produced a palaeoecological investigation…
View article: Conservation-led palaeolimnology: a review of applied palaeolimnology and lessons to improve accessibility and value to conservation practice
Conservation-led palaeolimnology: a review of applied palaeolimnology and lessons to improve accessibility and value to conservation practice Open
The integration of palaeolimnology into conservation practice is crucial for effective ecosystem management and restoration. Palaeoecological data provide a unique long-term perspective on key ecological challenges and enable decision make…
View article: Looking through the lens of Mace's conservation philosophy: framing paleoecology for better ecosystem restoration
Looking through the lens of Mace's conservation philosophy: framing paleoecology for better ecosystem restoration Open
In the late Professor G. Mace's iconic work entitled “Whose conservation?” she laid out the four movements through which U.K. conservation has progressed in the last 70 years. These are key concepts in understanding the motivations and per…
View article: Conservation-led palaeolimnology – A review of applied palaeolimnology and lessons to improve accessibility and value to conservation practice
Conservation-led palaeolimnology – A review of applied palaeolimnology and lessons to improve accessibility and value to conservation practice Open
The integration of palaeolimnology into conservation practice is crucial for effective ecosystem management and restoration, yet there exist well-recognised accessibility issues and a clear research-implementation gap. This study evaluates…
View article: Landholder perceptions and attitudes towards the rewilding of private land: an analysis from Surrey, UK
Landholder perceptions and attitudes towards the rewilding of private land: an analysis from Surrey, UK Open
Rewilding is a conservation concept and practice which has gained traction over the past two decades, and is often perceived as a powerful tool to reverse anthropogenic ecological degradation. In the UK, Environmental Land Management Schem…
View article: Environmental <scp>DNA</scp> can inform the trade‐off between proactive and reactive strategies for crayfish conservation
Environmental <span>DNA</span> can inform the trade‐off between proactive and reactive strategies for crayfish conservation Open
The introduction of the signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus to British rivers has led to ecological degradation and the decline of the native white‐clawed crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes . To manage and mitigate the impact of the s…
View article: Practitioner perspectives on the application of palaeoecology in nature conservation
Practitioner perspectives on the application of palaeoecology in nature conservation Open
It is widely recognised that palaeoecology holds great potential to inform and support nature conservation, but that there are difficulties in knowledge exchange between academia and practitioners that inhibit the operationalisation of res…
View article: Environmental DNA can inform the trade-off between reactive and proactive strategies for crayfish conservation
Environmental DNA can inform the trade-off between reactive and proactive strategies for crayfish conservation Open
1. Species colonising environments outside of their native ranges can cause widespread and far-reaching damage to ecosystems. The introduction of the signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus to British rivers has led to considerable ecolog…
View article: Functional connectivity modelling and biodiversity Net Gain in England: Recommendations for practitioners
Functional connectivity modelling and biodiversity Net Gain in England: Recommendations for practitioners Open
• Biodiversity Net Gain policy will be a mandatory requirement for urban development. • Its benefits for biodiversity can be maximized by considering functional connectivity. • The potential of electric circuit theory to fill this policy g…