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Solar parks as livestock enclosures can become key to linking energy, biodiversity and society.

Published online: 12 Oct 2023

Authors: Zaplata, M. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The expansion of renewable energy generation sites in the landscape is controversial, as is repopulation by large predators, particularly wolves. Both...

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Insectivorous bats alter their flight and feeding behaviour at ground-mounted solar farms.

Published online: 21 May 2024

Authors: Barré, K. & Baudouin, A. & Froidevaux, J. S. P. & Chartendrault, V. & Kerbiriou, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionfrThis link goes to a French section Efforts to mitigate the climate crisis result in a green-green dilemma: the ...

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Renewable energies and biodiversity: impact of ground-mounted solar photovoltaic sites on bat activity.

Published online: 15 Jan 2024

Authors: Tinsley, E. & Froidevaux, J. S. P. & Zsebők, S. & Szabadi, K. L. & Jones, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionfrThis link goes to a French section Renewable energy is growing at a rapid pace globally but as yet there has be...

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Towards a standardized protocol to assess natural capital and ecosystem services in solar parks.

Published online: 13 Apr 2023

Authors: Carvalho, F. & Treasure, L. & Robinson, S. J. B. & Blaydes, H. & Exley, G. & Hayes, R. & Howell, B. & Keith, A. & Montag, H. & Parker, G. & Sharp, S. P. & Witten, C. & Armstrong, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

(1). Natural capital and ecosystem services have emerged as fundamental concepts of ecosystem management strategies in the past two decades, particula...

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Impacting habitat connectivity of the endangered Florida panther for the transition to utility-scale solar energy.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Leskova, O. V. & Frakes, R. A. & Markwith, S. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The only breeding population of the endangered Florida panther Puma concolor coryi is restricted to <5% of its historic range in South Florida, but...

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Solar radiation for plant growth.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Szeicz, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Analysis of theoretical calculations and experimental measurements showed that the photosynthetically useful fraction of the solar spectrum for total ...

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Vertical migrations of fish schools determine overlap with a mobile tidal stream marine renewable energy device.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Authors: Whitton, T. A. & Jackson, S. E. & Hiddink, J. G. & Scoulding, B. & Bowers, D. & Powell, B. & Jackson, T. D. & Gimenez, L. & Davies, A. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large increases in the generation of electricity using marine renewable energy (MRE) are planned, and assessment of the environmental impacts of novel...

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On-site floral resources and surrounding landscape characteristics impact pollinator biodiversity at solar parks.

Published online: 22 Apr 2024

Authors: Blaydes, H. & Potts, S. G. & Whyatt, J. D. & Armstrong, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

There is increasing land use change for solar parks and growing recognition that they could be used to support insect pollinators. However, understand...

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Microclimate and vegetation function as indicators of forest thermodynamic efficiency.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Norris, C. & Hobson, P. & Ibisch, P. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resilient and functional landscapes are essential for climate change adaptation. Thermodynamic theory has been applied increasingly to ecological stud...

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The energy and mass exchange characteristics of a loblolly pine plantation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Murphy, C. E., Jr. & Schubert, J. F. & Dexter, A. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The partitioning of net radiation into latent and sensible heat varied with time of day and from day to day. This resulted from variations in net radi...

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