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Land use and elevation interact to shape bird functional and phylogenetic diversity and structure: implications for designing optimal agriculture landscapes.

Published online: 11 Oct 2021

Authors: Sreekar, R. & Si XingFeng & Sam, K. & Liu JiaJia & Dayananda, S. & Goodale, U. & Kotagama, S. & Goodale, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The conversion of rainforests into agriculture resulted in massive changes in species diversity and community structure. Although the conservation of ...

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Small-scale fire temperature patterns in upland Quercus communities.

Published online: 08 Aug 1997

Authors: Franklin, S. B. & Robertson, P. A. & Fralish, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two upland second-growth Quercus alba sites in the Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area in Kentucky and Tennessee were prescribed burned du...

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The conservation management of Imperata cylindrica grassland in Nepal with fire and cutting: an experimental approach.

Published online: 05 Aug 1999

Authors: Peet, N. B. & Watkinson, A. R. & Bell, D. J. & Sharma, U. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Imperata cylindrica dominated grassland in the Nepal Terai supports a number of threatened species including swamp deer Cervus duvauceli, hispid hare ...

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Short-term effects of canopy openness on insect herbivores in a rain forest in Guyana.

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Basset, Y. & Charles, E. & Hammond, D. S. & Brown, V. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A before/after-control/impact experiment (BACI) was used to examine the short-term effects of canopy openness on insect herbivores foraging on the see...

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Breeding bird species diversity in the Negev: effects of scrub fragmentation by planted forests.

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Shochat, E. & Zvika Abramsky & Pinshow, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Afforestation of the Northern Negev, Israel, from 1956 resulted in patches of primarily coniferous trees that fragmented large scrubland areas. This a...

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Interacting effects of sand, slugs and jute drive community composition in direct-seeded urban wildflower meadows.

Published online: 01 Dec 2024

Authors: Horsfall, K. & Livesley, S. J. & Delpratt, J. & Hirst, M. J. & Williams, N. S. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildflower meadows support biodiversity in urban environments, whilst providing low-maintenance, amenity landscapes. By moving from international plan...

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Koalas, friends and foes-the application of airborne eDNA for the biomonitoring of threatened species.

Published online: 02 Dec 2024

Authors: Frere, C. & Jackson, N. & Moreno, J. & Sandino, A. O. & Ball, S. & Powell, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Curbing global wildlife population declines will necessitate the protection of their habitat, and subsequent robust baseline information about wildlif...

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Preserving wintering frugivorous birds in agro-ecosystems under land use change: lessons from intensive and super-intensive olive orchards.

Published online: 21 Dec 2021

Authors: Morgado, R. & Pedroso, R. & Porto, M. & Herrera, J. M. & Rego, F. & Moreira, F. & Beja, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fleshy fruit production is becoming more intensive worldwide, but how this affects frugivorous birds is poorly known. In the Mediterranean region, int...

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The impacts of bioenergy pine plantation management practices on bee communities.

Published online: 24 Nov 2020

Authors: Loy XingWen & Gruenewald, D. & Gottlieb, I. G. W. & Dobbs, E. K. & Miljanic, A. S. & Botsch, J. & Lawley, B. & Ober, H. K. & Smith, L. & J. Fletcher, R., Jr. & Brosi, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cultivation of bioenergy feedstocks is a growing land-use world-wide, yet we have a poor understanding of how bioenergy crop management practices affe...

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Decreasing predation rates and shifting predator compositions along a land-use gradient in Madagascar's Vanilla landscapes.

Published online: 21 Apr 2022

Authors: Schwab, D. & Wurz, A. & Grass, I. & Rakotomalala, A. A. N. A. & Osen, K. & Soazafy, M. R. & Martin, D. A. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land-use change is the main driver of deforestation and land degradation resulting in the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in north-east...

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