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Gauging recovery of zooplankton from historical acid and metal contamination: the influence of temporal changes in restoration targets.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Palmer, M. E. & Keller, W. & Yan, N. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Clearly defined restoration targets are necessary to judge the effectiveness of management actions in restoring damaged ecosystems. However, the ident...

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Aquatic ecosystem functions of an isolated floodplain and their implications for flood retention and management.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Reckendorfer, W. & Funk, A. & Gschöpf, C. & Hein, T. & Schiemer, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We used an isolated floodplain of the river Danube as a model system to gain an understanding on the functioning of retention areas to predict future ...

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Grass overseeding and a fungus combine to control Taraxacum officinale.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Abu-Dieyeh, M. H. & Watson, A. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is the most abundant and frequent weed within turfgrass in temperate climates. With increasing legislation, ba...

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Local and landscape factors in differently managed arable fields affect the insect herbivore community of a non-crop plant species.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Clough, Y. & Kruess, A. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The expansion of simplified ecosystems such as intensively managed annual crops plays a big part in driving the global biodiversity crisis. Field-scal...

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Long-term enhancement of agricultural production by restoration of biodiversity.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Bullock, J. M. & Pywell, R. F. & Walker, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experimental manipulations have shown positive impacts of increased species richness on ecosystem productivity, but there remain some questions about ...

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The potential of grass field margin management for enhancing beetle diversity in intensive livestock farms.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Woodcock, B. A. & Potts, S. G. & Pilgrim, E. & Ramsay, A. J. & Tscheulin, T. & Parkinson, A. & Smith, R. E. N. & Gundrey, A. L. & Brown, V. K. & Tallowin, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Declining populations of UK grassland flora and fauna have been attributed to intensification of agricultural management practices, including changes ...

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Enhancing diversity of species-poor grasslands: an experimental assessment of multiple constraints.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Pywell, R. F. & Bullock, J. M. & Tallowin, J. B. & Walker, K. J. & Warman, E. A. & Masters, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many grasslands in north-west Europe are productive but species-poor communities resulting from intensive agriculture. Reducing the intensity of manag...

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Factors influencing natural resource management in pastoral systems: case of Tana River County, Kenya.

Published online: 21 Feb 2018

Authors: Nganga, I. N. & Robinson, L. W.

Content type: Miscellaneous

Tana River County as a semiarid area suffers from water scarcity, amongst other threats to their livelihoods. Communities living in this county practi...

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A mechanistic framework to inform the spatial management of conflicting fisheries and top predators.

Published online: 08 Mar 2021

Authors: Hentati-Sundberg, J. & Olin, A. B. & Evans, T. J. & Isaksson, N. & Berglund, P. A. & Olsson, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conflicts of interest between resource extraction and conservation are widespread, and negotiating such conflicts, or trade-offs, is a key issue for e...

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Invasive species influence macroinvertebrate biomonitoring tools and functional diversity in British rivers.

Published online: 05 Mar 2021

Authors: Guareschi, S. & Laini, A. & England, J. & Johns, T. & Winter, M. & Wood, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions could have major implications for the management and conservation of freshwater systems if they lead to a misclassification of wa...

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