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People-nature interactions through the Lens of local ecological knowledge: an illustration on agroforests in Madagascar.

Published online: 28 Sep 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Mariel, J. & Carrière, S. M. & Penot, E. & Danthu, P. & Rafidison, V. & Labeyrie, V.

Content type: Blog

This research deals with farmers' knowledge on plant diversity management in agroforests through the case study of the Betsimisaraka farmers on the No...

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South Somerset SSSIs: a study of neutral grassland succession.

Published online: 23 Jul 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gibson, C. W. D.

Content type: Reports

This report details studies of fields of known ages and past treatment within a narrow compass of countryside in Somerset, near the border with Dorset...

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The ecology of Chondrilla juncea in the western Mediterranean.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Wapshere, A. J. & Hasan, S. & Wahba, W. K. & Caresche, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This study was conducted to examine the distribution of C. juncea in relation to various environmental conditions in the western Mediterranean where t...

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Turning old foes into new allies-harnessing drainage canals for biodiversity conservation in a desiccated European lowland region.

Published online: 14 Feb 2022

Authors: Tölgyesi, C. & Torma, A. & Bátori, Z. & Šeat, J. & Popović, M. & Gallé, R. & Gallé-Szpisjak, N. & Erdős, L. & Vinkó, T. & Kelemen, A. & Török, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Drainage canals are widespread components of agricultural landscapes. Although canals have greatly contributed to biodiversity loss by desiccating wet...

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Flower plantings support wild bee reproduction and may also mitigate pesticide exposure effects.

Published online: 12 Aug 2022

Authors: Rundlöf, M. & Stuligross, C. & Lindh, A. & Malfi, R. L. & Burns, K. & Mola, J. M. & Cibotti, S. & Williams, N. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sustainable agriculture relies on pollinators, and wild bees benefit yield of multiple crops. However, the combined exposure to pesticides and loss of...

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Responses of slug numbers and slug damage to crops in a silvoarable agroforestry landscape.

Published online: 19 Aug 1998

Authors: Griffiths, J. & Phillips, D. S. & Compton, S. G. & Wright, C. & Incoll, L. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Alternative farming practices such as set-aside and agroforestry are likely to be of continuing interest to European agriculture but may have associat...

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Proximity to natural habitat and flower plantings increases insect populations and pollination services in South African apple orchards.

Published online: 15 Dec 2021

Authors: Ratto, F. & Steward, P. & Sait, S. M. & Pryke, J. S. & Gaigher, R. & Samways, M. J. & Kunin, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introducing areas of wildflower vegetation within crop fields has been shown to enhance pollinator activity and pollination services to crops, and fin...

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The influence of weeds and farmyard manure on the activity of Carabidae and other ground-dwelling arthropods in a sugar beet crop.

Published online: 22 Jul 1985

Authors: Purvis, G. & Curry, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pitfall traps were used in the Irish Republic to investigate the effects of weeds and the application of farmyard manure on arthropod activity in suga...

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Agricultural intensification erodes taxonomic and functional diversity in Mediterranean olive groves by filtering out rare species.

Published online: 06 Nov 2021

Authors: Tarifa, R. & Martínez-Núñez, C. & Valera, F. & González-Varo, J. P. & Salido, T. & Rey, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-Environmental Schemes (AES) have been proposed to mitigate the impact of agriculture on both taxonomic and functional biodiversity. However, a be...

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Landscape composition, configuration, and trophic interactions shape arthropod communities in rice agroecosystems.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Dominik, C. & Seppelt, R. & Horgan, F. G. & Settele, J. & Václavík, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing landscape heterogeneity of agroecosystems can enhance natural enemy populations and promote biological control. However, little is known ab...

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