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The effect of supplementary winter seed food on breeding populations of farmland birds: evidence from two large-scale experiments.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Siriwardena, G. M. & Stevens, D. K. & Anderson, G. Q. A. & Vickery, J. A. & Calbrade, N. A. & Dodd, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Low winter food availability is probably critical in the declines of many farmland bird species in Europe, leading to the implementation of ameliorati...

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The effect of postfire salvage logging on bird communities in Mediterranean pine forests: the benefits for declining species.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Rost, J. & Clavero, M. & Brotons, L. & Pons, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Postfire salvage logging is the most commonly applied forestry practice in burned forests world-wide, mainly for economic reasons. However, it strongl...

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Compensatory dynamics maintain bird phylogenetic diversity in fragmented tropical landscapes.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Morante Filho, J. C. & Arroyo-Rodríguez, V. & Andrade, E. R. de & Santos, B. A. & Cazetta, E. & Faria, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical forest loss can drive the extinction of forest-dependent species. Yet, non-forest species can proliferate in deforested landscapes, thus enab...

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The effect of the spatial distribution of winter seed food resources on their use by farmland birds.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Siriwardena, G. M. & Calbrade, N. A. & Vickery, J. A. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environment measures providing winter seed are central to current management activities aiming to reverse granivorous farmland bird declines. Pre...

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Carrying capacity in overwintering birds: when are spatial models needed?

Published online: 14 May 2003

Authors: Goss-Custard, J. D. & Stillman, R. A. & Caldow, R. W. G. & West, A. D. & Guillemain, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We sometimes need to predict the maximum number of bird-days that can be supported by the food supply in a site used by migratory birds outside the br...

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Birds of Aleppo pine plantations in south-east Spain in relation to vegetation composition and structure.

Published online: 16 Jan 1998

Authors: López, G. & Moro, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The forested habitats in a large part of the Mediterranean semiarid climates of Spain are dominated by Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) forests, most of...

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Consequences of pastoral abandonment for the structure and diversity of the alpine avifauna.

Published online: 16 Jun 2004

Authors: Laiolo, P. & Dondero, F. & Ciliento, E. & Rolando, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is a long-term trend of depopulation of rural areas and pasture abandonment throughout the Alps. This trend peaked after the Second World War an...

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Local management or wider context: what determines the value of farm revegetation plantings for birds?

Published online: 24 Dec 2021

Authors: Haslem, A. & Clarke, R. H. & Holland, G. J. & Radford, J. Q. & Stewart, A. & Bennett, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Small-scale revegetation plantings on farms are common to restoration efforts in agricultural regions worldwide. Such plantings provide habitat for di...

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Environmental filtering and landscape composition drive multifaceted diversity of bird assemblages in vineyards.

Published online: 14 Jul 2024

Authors: Bouvier, J. C. & Lavigne, C. & Sentenac, G. & Boivin, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural landscapes are productive areas with high biodiversity potential, but their conversion to monocultures and intensification of practices a...

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Heavy migration traffic and bad weather are a dangerous combination: bird collisions in New York City.

Published online: 13 Jul 2024

Authors: Chen, K. & Kross, S. M. & Parkins, K. & Seewagen, C. & Farnsworth, A. & Doren, B. M. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bird-building collisions account for 365-988 million bird fatalities every year in the United States alone. Understanding conditions that heighten col...

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