Richard M. Francksen
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View article: Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age
Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age Open
With biodiversity loss escalating globally, a step change is needed in our capacity to accurately monitor species populations across ecosystems. Robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) offer technological solutions that may substantially adva…
View article: Chick diet in UK Little Terns <i>Sternula albifrons</i>
Chick diet in UK Little Terns <i>Sternula albifrons</i> Open
Capsule: We studied the diet of Little Tern chicks in the UK using new data collected as part of the EU LIFE-funded Little Tern Recovery Project (2014–2018) (the LIFE Project), which shows that, despite a wide variety of prey items being r…
View article: Agriculturally Improved and Semi-Natural Permanent Grasslands Provide Complementary Ecosystem Services in Swedish Boreal Landscapes
Agriculturally Improved and Semi-Natural Permanent Grasslands Provide Complementary Ecosystem Services in Swedish Boreal Landscapes Open
Permanent grasslands cover more than a third of European agricultural land and are important for a number of ecosystem services. Permanent grasslands used for agriculture are broadly separated into agriculturally improved and semi-natural …
View article: Reef Shark Abundance Trends Inside One of the World's First Shark Sanctuaries: Evidence of Population Stability
Reef Shark Abundance Trends Inside One of the World's First Shark Sanctuaries: Evidence of Population Stability Open
View article: State of Knowledge on UK Agricultural Peatlands for Food Production and the Net Zero Transition
State of Knowledge on UK Agricultural Peatlands for Food Production and the Net Zero Transition Open
Agricultural peatlands are the most productive soils in the UK for the cultivation of many food crops. Historical drainage of peat for agriculture (i.e., cropland and managed grassland), without consideration of other associated environmen…
View article: An Overview of Permanent Grassland Grazing Management Practices and the Impacts on Principal Soil Quality Indicators
An Overview of Permanent Grassland Grazing Management Practices and the Impacts on Principal Soil Quality Indicators Open
Grasslands are at risk of degradation due to unsustainable management practices and climate change. Here, we review the principal soil quality indicators (SQIs) to evaluate the sustainability of different grassland management practices glo…
View article: A Review of Permanent Grassland Grazing Management Practices and the Impacts on Principal Soil Quality Indicators
A Review of Permanent Grassland Grazing Management Practices and the Impacts on Principal Soil Quality Indicators Open
Grasslands are at risk of degradation due to unsustainable management practices and climate change. Sustainable grassland soil management can promote ecosystem service delivery and improve the resilience of the entire grassland ecosystem t…
View article: The role of grassland for erosion and flood mitigation in Europe: A meta-analysis
The role of grassland for erosion and flood mitigation in Europe: A meta-analysis Open
View article: The Effects of Nitrogen Fertilisation on Plant Species Richness in European Permanent Grasslands: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
The Effects of Nitrogen Fertilisation on Plant Species Richness in European Permanent Grasslands: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open
Nitrogen fertilisation is a common form of agricultural intensification, aimed at increasing biomass, which can affect plant species diversity and ecosystem functioning. Using a systematic review and meta-analysis of nitrogen fertilisation…
View article: Fisher–shark interactions: A loss of support for the Maldives shark sanctuary from reef fishers whose livelihoods are affected by shark depredation
Fisher–shark interactions: A loss of support for the Maldives shark sanctuary from reef fishers whose livelihoods are affected by shark depredation Open
Targets for protecting predatory species often fail to consider the human costs of conservation. Human–wildlife interactions can increase following conservation action and present a major ecological and socioeconomic challenge. Using semis…
View article: Land use change in Baghdad City and assessment of the Jadriyah and Umm Al- Khanazeer Island Important Bird Area (IBA) from 1984 to 2020
Land use change in Baghdad City and assessment of the Jadriyah and Umm Al- Khanazeer Island Important Bird Area (IBA) from 1984 to 2020 Open
Land use change, particularly the expansion of urban areas and associated human activities at the expense of natural and semi-natural areas, is a major ecological issue in urban areas around the world. Climate change being a very strong ad…
View article: Permanent grasslands in Europe: Land use change and intensification decrease their multifunctionality
Permanent grasslands in Europe: Land use change and intensification decrease their multifunctionality Open
View article: Do biodiversity-ecosystem functioning experiments inform stakeholders how to simultaneously conserve biodiversity and increase ecosystem service provisioning in grasslands?
Do biodiversity-ecosystem functioning experiments inform stakeholders how to simultaneously conserve biodiversity and increase ecosystem service provisioning in grasslands? Open
View article: Measures of predator diet alone may underestimate the collective impact on prey: Common buzzard Buteo buteo consumption of economically important red grouse Lagopus lagopus scotica
Measures of predator diet alone may underestimate the collective impact on prey: Common buzzard Buteo buteo consumption of economically important red grouse Lagopus lagopus scotica Open
Human-wildlife conflicts often centre on economic loss caused by wildlife. Yet despite being a major issue for land-managers, estimating total prey losses to predation can be difficult. Estimating impacts of protected wildlife on economica…
View article: EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF COMMON BUZZARD BUTEO BUTEO PREDATION ON RED GROUSE LAGOPUS LAGOPUS SCOTICA
EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF COMMON BUZZARD BUTEO BUTEO PREDATION ON RED GROUSE LAGOPUS LAGOPUS SCOTICA Open