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 ResearchWhen corridors collide: Road-related disturbance in commuting bats
Journal of Wildlife Management
As an increasingly dominant feature in the landscape, transportation corridors are becoming a major concern for bats. Although wildlifevehicle collisions are considered to be a…
Academic ResearchWhere movement happens: scale-dependent landscape effects on genetic differentiation in the European tree frog
Ecography
Functional connectivity among fragmented populations depends on the landscape matrix between occupied habitat patches and its effect on the frequency of animal movement and gene…
Academic ResearchWhitethroat Sylvia communis and Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella nesting success and breeding distribution in relation to field boundary vegetation
Bird Study
Field boundary characteristics influencing territory establishment and nesting success of Whitethroats and Yellowhammers on farmland in Leicestershire were investigated. Hedge height had a negative influence…
Academic ResearchWhy and how we should study field boundary biodiversity in an agrarian landscape context
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
Field boundaries are generally considered as important semi-natural environments in agrarian landscapes. The aim of this paper is to provide a methodological framework towards a…
Academic ResearchWide-area mapping of small-scale features in agricultural landscapes using airborne remote sensing
Isprs Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Natural and semi-natural habitats in agricultural landscapes are likely to come under increasing pressure with the global population set to exceed 9 billion by 2050.…
Academic ResearchWindbreaks in the United States: A systematic review of producer-reported benefits, challenges, management activities and drivers of adoption
Agricultural Systems
Windbreaks are an agroforestry practice used to provide simultaneous economic, environmental and social benefits that occur when trees are deliberately integrated into an agroecosystem. To…
Academic ResearchWood chips used for weed control in Organic Farming
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection
The effect of wood chips mulch on weeds and yield was tested in a long-term experiment within a crop rotation in Organic Farming. The wood…
Academic ResearchWooded field margins increase potential for cultural and biological control of soybean pests
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
Crop field margins provide benefits to growers by inhibiting pest dispersal through cultural control and provisioning resources for predators through conservation biological control. The purpose…
Academic ResearchWooded Semi-Natural Habitats Complement Permanent Grasslands in Supporting Wild Bee Diversity in Agricultural Landscapes
Insects
Simple Summary Loss of semi-natural habitats in agricultural landscapes negatively affects wild bees. These pollinators are, however, very important in agricultural landscapes as they enable…
Academic ResearchWoodland, cropland and hedgerows promote pollinator abundance in intensive grassland landscapes, with saturating benefits of flower cover
Journal of Applied Ecology
1. Pollinating insects provide economic value by improving crop yield. They are also functionally and culturally important across ecosystems outside of cropland. To understand landscape-level…