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Varying the spatial arrangement of synthetic herbivore-induced plant volatiles and companion plants to improve conservation biological control.

Published online: 17 Aug 2020

Authors: Jaworski, C. C. & Xiao Da & Xu QingXuan & Ramirez-Romero, R. & Guo XiaoJun & Wang Su & Desneux, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation biological control aims to control pests by promoting wild populations of natural enemies. One challenge is to attract and retain efficie...

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Water Framework Directive: ecological classification of Danish lakes.

Published online: 21 Sep 2005

Authors: Søndergaard, M. & Jeppesen, E. & Jensen, J. P. & Lildal Amsinck, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires that all European waterbodies are assigned to one of five ecological classes, based primarily on...

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Ecology of Puumala hantavirus in Europe.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Henttonen, H. & Voutilainen, L. & Kallio, E. & Niemimaa, J. & Sironen, T. & Vapalahti, O.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

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Optimizing breeding strategies and crop management for enhancing legume ecosystem services in organic farming.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Suso, M. J. & Mateos, C.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Legumes may facilitate the diversification on the agroecosystem both directly, e.g. via growing legumes in association with cereals, and indirectly by...

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Responses of the willow beetle Phratora vulgatissima to genetically and spatially diverse Salix spp. plantations.

Published online: 22 Jan 2001

Authors: Peacock, L. & Herrick, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Phratora vulgatissima is the most serious pest of willow grown as short-rotation coppice in Britain. The effects of genetically diverse plantations of...

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Improving and expanding hedgerows - recommendations for a semi-natural habitat in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Authors: Staley, J. T. & Wolton, R. & Norton, L. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Hedgerows provide habitat, shelter and resources for many species including functionally important taxa and threatened species. Hedgerows store carbon...

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On the loss of saltmarshes in south-east England and the relationship with Nereis diversicolor.

Published online: 15 Sep 2004

Authors: Morris, R. K. A. & Reach, I. S. & Duffy, M. J. & Collins, T. S. & Leafe, R. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two papers, Hughes & Paramor (2004) and Paramor & Hughes (2004), published in Journal of Applied Ecology are discussed. These papers suggest t...

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Exploring and validating statistical reliability in forensic conservation genetics.

Published online: 24 Jan 2019

Authors: Buschbom, J.

Content type: Bulletin

Safeguarding biological diversity from evolutionary lineages to ecosystems is a major undertaking for humanity. Forensic conservation genetics for the...

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Low-cost tools mitigate climate change during reproduction in an endangered marine ectotherm.

Published online: 15 Aug 2021

Authors: Clarke, L. J. & Elliot, R. L. & Abella-Perez, E. & Jenkins, S. R. & Marco, A. & Martins, S. & Hawkes, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The impacts of anthropogenic climate change will be most dramatic for species that live in narrow thermal niches, such as reptiles. Given the imminent...

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The urban forest of New York City.

Published online: 14 Aug 2019

Authors: Nowak, D. J. & Bodine, A. R. & Hoehn, R. E., III & Ellis, A. & Hirabayashi, S. & Coville, R. & Auyeung, D. S. N. & Sonti, N. F. & Hallett, R. A. & Johnson, M. L. & Stephan, E. & Taggart, T. & Endreny, T.

Content type: Bulletin

An analysis of the urban forest in New York, New York, reveals that this city has an estimated 7.0 million trees (encompassing all woody plants greate...

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