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Experimental removal of introduced hedgehogs improves wader nest success in the Western Isles, Scotland.

Published online: 17 Oct 2001

Authors: Jackson, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introduced predators are a major threat to island avifaunas world-wide. In the Western Isles of Scotland, recently introduced hedgehogs Erinaceus euro...

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A comparison of techniques for restoring heathland on abandoned farmland.

Published online: 25 Jun 1995

Authors: Pywell, R. F. & Webb, N. R. & Putwain, P. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent changes in agricultural policies have reduced the extent of cultivated farmland. This has provided opportunities to restore heathland vegetatio...

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Land use history and seed dispersal drive divergent plant community assembly patterns in urban vacant lots.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Johnson, A. L. & Borowy, D. & Swan, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite high levels of disturbance and habitat modification, urban ecosystems still host substantial levels of biodiversity. The processes that mainta...

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The value of forests: Payments for Ecosystem Services in a green economy.

Published online: 23 Mar 2016

Content type: Bulletin

Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) describes the situation where the user of an environmental service, such as water purification, pays the landown...

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Exploring the social and cultural values of trees and woodlands in England: a new composite measure.

Published online: 10 Sep 2024

Authors: O'Brien, L. & McConnachie, S. & Hall, C. & Forster, J. & Dyke, A. & Saraev, V. & Jones, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Existing research on the social and cultural (S&C) values of treescapes tends to be limited in scope, for example to recreation, aesthetic or heal...

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Does fortune follow function? Exploring how consumer preferences drive the functional trait composition of the global songbird trade.

Published online: 10 Sep 2024

Authors: Almeida, R. J. & Mazza, A. N. & Lockwood, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Defaunation and extinction undermine the resilience and functioning of ecological communities and ecosystems. Relative to other disturbances, overexpl...

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Reduced biodiversity in modernized villages: a conflict between sustainable development goals.

Published online: 28 Jul 2020

Authors: Rosin, Z. M. & Hiron, M. & Żmihorski, M. & Szymański, P. & Tobolka, M. & Pärt, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite large conservation efforts to halt the loss of farmland biodiversity in Europe, negative population trends are still observed, especially for ...

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Abiotic and biotic factors reduce the viability of a high-elevation salamander in its native range.

Published online: 03 Jan 2024

Authors: Campbell Grant, E. H. & Direnzo, G. V. & Brand, A. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Amphibian populations are undergoing worldwide declines, and high-elevation, range-restricted amphibian species may be particularly vulnerable to envi...

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Accounting for cloud cover and circannual variation puts the effect of lunar phase on deer-vehicle collisions into perspective.

Published online: 08 Jan 2024

Authors: Cerri, J. & Stendardi, L. & Bužan, E. & Pokorny, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionslThis link goes to a English section Although several studies have focused on the influence of moonlight on deer...

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Modelling spatial variation in an exploited species across marine reserve boundaries.

Published online: 08 Jan 2024

Authors: Hanns, B. J. & Shears, N. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An increase in exploited species within marine reserves is often expected to benefit adjacent fished areas through the movement or 'spill-over' of exp...

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