Research Database
This database brings together over 800 research papers, reports and other materials. Use the search function to help find specific resources.
Database last updated: 06/10/2023. Learn about the Research Database.
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Academic ResearchA review of strategies for mitigating roadside air pollution in urban street canyons
Environmental Pollution,Volume 280, 116971
Urban street canyons formed by high-rise buildings restrict the dispersion of vehicle emissions, which pose severe health risks to the public by aggravating roadside air…
Academic ResearchA review of the abundance and diversity of invertebrate and plant foods of granivorous birds in northern Europe in relation to agricultural change
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
This study reviews the diet of 26 granivorous bird species of European temperate farmland, and evidence for the effects of agricultural practices on their invertebrate…
Academic ResearchA review of the ecology and conservation of hedgerow invertebrates in Britain
Journal of Environmental Management
This paper reviews the available information on the ecology and conservation status of invertebrates, other than butterflies, in British hedgerows. The main habitat factors of…
Academic ResearchA review of the ecology of butterflies in British hedgerows
Journal of Environmental Management
In examining the influence of hedges on butterflies it is appropriate to consider the whole hedgerow complex, which may include verges and other adjacent land.…
Academic ResearchA sequential multi-level framework to improve habitat suitability modelling
Landscape Ecology
Context Habitat suitability models (HSM) can improve our understanding of a species' ecology and are valuable tools for informing landscape-scale decisions. We can increase HSM…
Academic ResearchA small mammal’s map: identifying and improving the large-scale and cross-border habitat connectivity for the hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius in a fragmented agricultural landscape
Biodiversity and Conservation
Fragmentation and habitat loss pose major threats to global biodiversity. Especially forest dwelling species with small ranges and high habitat specialisation are affected by ongoing…
Academic ResearchA systems approach to the research of people’s relationships with English hedgerows
Landscape and Urban Planning
Although complexity is often recognised as a feature of landscapes, assessment of their value and prescriptions for their management are usually based on a narrow,…
Academic ResearchA tale of two cities-From separation to common green connectivity for maintaining of biodiversity and well-being
Land Use Policy
The provision of health and well-being is one of the fundamental tasks of urban green infrastructure. This requires a new estimation of the strategic distribution…
Academic ResearchA territory scale analysis of habitat preferences of the declining Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
Bird Study
Capsule Ortolan Bunting occurrence is associated with bare ground, Lucerne, shrub cover and hedgerows/tree rows. Aims To assess the habitat features selected by Ortolan Buntings…
Academic ResearchA-horizon dynamics in a historical hedged landscape
Geoderma
In hedged landscapes, the hedge structure induces a modification of soil organization at the landscape scale and another modification of soil geometry and properties at…