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Niches for species: a multi-species model to guide woodland management.

Published online: 31 May 2020

Authors: Broome, A. & Rattey, A. & Bellamy, C.

Content type: Bulletin

To protect biodiversity in the face of environmental change, there is a need to designate and manage areas of habitat for rare and threatened species....

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Past, present and future distributions of bumblebees in South America: identifying priority species and areas for conservation.

Published online: 16 Dec 2020

Authors: Silva Krechemer, F. da & Marchioro, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change has been commonly associated with a decline of bumblebee populations around the world. However, most information regarding the impacts ...

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Combining species distribution models and value of information analysis for spatial allocation of conservation resources.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Raymond, C. V. & McCune, J. L. & Rosner-Katz, H. & Chadès, I. & Schuster, R. & Gilbert, B. & Bennett, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managers often have incomplete information to make decisions about threatened species management, and lack the time or funding needed to obtain comple...

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Effectiveness of artificial amphibian breeding sites against non-native species in a public protected area in Tuscany, Italy.

Published online: 08 Nov 2017

Authors: Bruni, G. & Ricciardi, G. & Vannini, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

The spread of non-native invasive species is among the factors thought to be responsible for the recent global declines in amphibian populations. In a...

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Conventional methods for enhancing connectivity in conservation planning do not always maintain gene flow.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Hanson, J. O. & Fuller, R. A. & Rhodes, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected area systems need to conserve species in places with suitable habitat that are configured to facilitate gene flow. Since genetic data requir...

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Correspondence among multiple methods provides confidence when measuring marine protected area effects for species and assemblages.

Published online: 27 Jun 2024

Authors: Honeyman, C. & Carlson, P. & Jainese, C. & Parsons-Field, A. & Eisaguirre, J. & Davis, K. & Giraldo-Ospina, A. & Spiecker, B. & Caselle, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Marine protected areas (MPAs) have become a popular tool utilised across global oceans to achieve a variety of conservation goals. Because the reasons...

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Densities of qualifying species within Liverpool Bay/ Bae Lerpwl SPA: 2015 to 2020.

Published online: 09 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Content type: Reports

This report presents the outcomes of a survey carried out within the Liverpool Bay Special Protected Area (SPA) with the aim of evaluating the constit...

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Adapting landscapes to climate change: examples of climate-proof ecosystem networks and priority adaptation zones.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Vos, C. C. & Berry, P. & Opdam, P. & Baveco, H. & Nijhof, B. & O'Hanley, J. & Bell, C. & Kuipers, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change has been inducing range shifts for many species as they follow their suitable climate space and further shifts are projected. Whether s...

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Will agri-environment schemes deliver substantial biodiversity gain, and if not why not?

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Whittingham, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

One of the main aims of agri-environment schemes (AES) is to increase biodiversity on farmland. Common conservation practice is to identify areas cont...

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Biodiversity targets and whole biodiversity assemblage monitoring for SSSI: Exploring the potential for 'Regional Biodiversity Targets' and 'Whole biodiversity assemblage monitoring for Sites of Special Scientific Interest' in England.

Published online: 19 Oct 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Galbraith, C. & Stroud, D.

Content type: Reports

This short report describes the development of an approach to create regional biodiversity targets and how to develop monitoring of the whole biodiver...

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