Do Landscape matrix features affect species movement? (systematic review)
Posted by AndrewPullin on July 12, 2014Background Movement across the landscape is predicted to be important to species‟ regional population persistence and response to environmental change. Increased movement may increase the colonisation of newly-suitable patches, as well as recolonisation of patches after extinction events. Many biodiversity policies, such as the European Union Habitats Directive and the England Biodiversity Strategy, include recommendations […]
How do thinning and burning treatments in southwestern conifer forests in the United States affect wildlife distribution, abundance, and population performance? (systematic review)
Posted by AndrewPullin on July 12, 2014What is the aim of the review? To examine whether thinning and burning treatments in conifer forests in the southwestern United States affect wildlife distribution, abundance, and population performance.
What is the Impact of Public Access on Ground-Nesting Birds? (systematic review)
Posted by AndrewPullin on July 12, 2014What is the aim of the review? To determine the impact of public access on ground-nesting (including cliff- nesting) birds; and to examine the influence of type of access, intensity, duration and season of the impact, the species impacted, spatial scale and follow up period on the impact of public access.
The importance of nature for health: is there a specific benefit of contact with green space? (systematic review)
Posted by AndrewPullin on July 12, 2014What is the aim of the review? To examine the effectiveness of direct accessing of natural environments in the promotion of health and well-being compared with other forms of ‘exposure’ to the natural environment or with accessing ‘synthetic’ environments. Secondary questions will be addressed as follows: Do the benefits vary among different types of natural […]