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Using citizen science data to define and track restoration targets in urban areas.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Callaghan, C. T. & Major, R. E. & Lyons, M. B. & Martin, J. M. & Wilshire, J. H. & Kingsford, R. T. & Cornwell, W. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat fragmentation and land degradation, directly and indirectly caused by urbanization, are drastically altering the world's ecosystems and are th...

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Using participatory video in environmental research.

Published online: 06 Nov 2024

Authors: Nawrath, M. & Fisher, J. C. & Arotoma-Rojas, I. & Davies, Z. G. & Elsey, H. & Cooke, P. & Mistry, J. & Dallimer, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Tackling environmental challenges that face humanity requires us to acknowledge new ways of working and to cross disciplinary boundaries. However, the...

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A decadal study reveals that restoration guided by an umbrella species does not reach target levels.

Published online: 18 Jun 2024

Authors: Ekström, A. L. & Hjältén, J. & Löfroth, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Maintaining structural and functional elements of ecosystems are essential in order to preserve biodiversity and ecosystem function. As a means of gui...

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Even short-term revegetation complicates soil food webs and strengthens their links with ecosystem functions.

Published online: 21 Sep 2022

Authors: Wang Bing & Zhu YuHe & Chen Xiang & Chen DiMa & Wu Ying & Wu LiJi & Liu ShengEn & Yue LinYan & Wang Yang & Bai YongFei

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Degradation of dryland ecosystems is a worldwide problem caused by climate change and human activities. To restore these degraded ecosystems, governme...

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The diversity and abundance of ants in relation to forest disturbance and plantation establishment in southern Cameroon.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Watt, A. D. & Stork, N. E. & Bolton, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical biodiversity is seriously threatened by deforestation but few studies have quantified its impact. We aimed to measure the impact of forest cl...

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Ecosystem recovery in restored headwater streams: the role of enhanced leaf retention.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Muotka, T. & Laasonen, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is controversy over how the success of ecological restoration should be measured. Traditionally, emphasis has been placed on species diversity a...

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Reversing habitat loss: an experimental test of the interactive effects of grazing exclusion and surface rock restoration on reptile conservation.

Published online: 18 Jan 2024

Authors: O'Sullivan, J. L. & Foster, C. N. & Blanchard, W. & Florance, D. & Michael, D. R. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoring structural elements of habitats and understanding how restoration interacts with environmental factors such as grazing management can be cru...

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Subarctic afforestation: effects of forest plantations on ground-nesting birds in lowland Iceland.

Published online: 13 Nov 2022

Authors: Pálsdóttir, A. E. & Gill, J. A. & Alves, J. A. & Pálsson, S. & Méndez, V. & Ewing, H. & Gunnarsson, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Planting forests is a commonly suggested measure to mitigate climate change. The resulting changes in habitat structure can greatly influence the dive...

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Plymouth sound & estuaries SAC subtidal sediment data analysis report 2017.

Published online: 28 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Johnson, G. & Burrows, F. & Crabtree, R. & Warner, I.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this project was to analyse sediment infauna data to measure any changes in community composition at the Plymouth Sound and Estuaries Speci...

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The Hemiptera of two sown calcareous grasslands. I. Colonization and early succession.

Published online: 21 Sep 1990

Authors: Morris, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In field studies in the UK in 1973-75, Hemiptera were sampled from 2 contrasting grasslands sown in April 1973 on a chalk soil which had previously gr...

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