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Wolf survival and population trend using non-invasive capture-recapture techniques in the Western Alps.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Marucco, F. & Pletscher, D. H. & Boitani, L. & Schwartz, M. K. & Pilgrim, K. L. & Lebreton, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reliable estimates of population parameters are often necessary for conservation management but these are hard to obtain for elusive, rare and wide-ra...

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Effects of land use at a landscape scale on bumblebee nest density and survival.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Goulson, D. & Lepais, O. & O'Connor, S. & Osborne, J. L. & Sanderson, R. A. & Cussans, J. & Goffe, L. & Darvill, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We have little idea how landscape-scale factors influence the success of wild bumblebee nests over time. Here for the first time we use molecular mark...

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Large-scale forest disturbance and associated management shape bird communities in Central European spruce forests.

Published online: 21 Feb 2025

Authors: Graser, A. & Georg, M. & Kallmayer, J. & Marten, A. & Pertl, C. & Rumpf, H. & Senf, C. & Kamp, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Central Europe, natural forest disturbance is increasing due to climate change and the legacies of past forest management. The resulting early succ...

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Combining detection dogs and camera traps improves minimally invasive population monitoring for the cheetah, an elusive and rare large carnivore.

Published online: 07 Apr 2025

Authors: Verschueren, S. & Hofmann, T. & Schmidt-Küntzel, A. & Kakove, M. & Munyandi, B. & Bauer, H. & Balkenhol, N. & Leirs, H. & Neumann, S. & Cristescu, B. & Marker, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Monitoring large carnivores is imperative for conservation planning, but is difficult due to their elusive behaviour and natural rarity. Some carnivor...

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NatureScot Research Report 1278 - Monitoring the success of Peatland Action - establishing a baseline condition for vegetation.

Published online: 28 Nov 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Ross, S. & Blackshaw, A.

Content type: Reports

This project aims to establish the baseline condition of a selection of these sites to enable future long-term monitoring of the effects of the manage...

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Biological-based habitat classification approaches promote cost-efficient monitoring: an example using seabed assemblages.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Cooper, K. M. & Bolam, S. G. & Downie, A. L. & Barry, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seabed habitat maps can help facilitate the management of marine environments. A variety of approaches exist for seabed habitat classification. Most p...

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Morphology and mini-barcodes: the inclusion of larval sampling and NGS-based barcoding improves robustness of ecological analyses of mosquito communities.

Published online: 01 Nov 2021

Authors: Yeo HuiQing & Yeoh TzeXuan & Ding HuiCong & Lee TzeMing [Lee, T. M. T.] & Puniamoorthy, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A significant proportion of vector-borne diseases are transmitted by blood-sucking dipterans, including mosquitoes. Understanding transmission risks r...

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Using presence-only and presence-absence data to estimate the current and potential distributions of established invasive species.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Gormley, A. M. & Forsyth, D. M. & Griffioen, P. & Lindeman, M. & Ramsey, D. S. L. & Scroggie, M. P. & Woodford, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predicting the current and potential distributions of established invasive species is critical for evaluating management options, but methods for diff...

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Assessing metabarcoding methods for re-analysis of pond DNA samples: Towards a new metric for assessment of pond condition.

Published online: 24 Jan 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Ward, G. & Robertson, C. & Ryder, D. & Bass, D.

Content type: Reports

The aims of this study were to determine whether the quality and quantity of plant and eukaryote DNA present in the district level licensing (DLL) sam...

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Net primary production of a perennial grass ley (Festuca pratensis) assessed with different methods and compared with a lucerne ley (Medicago sativa).

Published online: 15 Dec 1990

Authors: Pettersson, R. & Hansson, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The aboveground production of an established F. pratensis ley in central Sweden was analysed by repeated clipping during 1982 and 1983. Standing veget...

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