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Lack of insects in cities limits breeding success of urban birds
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How does an increase in nitrogen application affect grasslands?
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Poor Amazonians go hungry despite living in one of the most biodiverse places on Earth
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Applied ecology in times of COVID-19
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More taxpayers’ money for the environment and public benefit
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Fishing for Mammals: How DNA from rivers could revolutionise mammal detection on land
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Smaller fields and diversified crops can help spontaneous plants to make a comeback, even in the middle of fields
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Dragonflies are efficient predators that consume hundreds of thousands of insects, locally
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Conservation translocation: trade-offs for species survival and biodiversity
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Lava flows tell 600-year story of biodiversity loss on tropical island
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Amazon forest disturbance is changing how plants are dispersed
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Call for policy makers to protect pollinators
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Why the British Ecological Society President mows round the dandelions in her lawn
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Global study finds predators are most likely to be lost when habitats are converted for human use
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