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The status and role of genetic diversity of trees for the conservation and management of riparian ecosystems: a European experts' perspective.

Published online: 13 Nov 2022

Authors: Alimpić, F. & Milovanović, J. & Pielech, R. & Hinkov, G. & Jansson, R. & Dufour, S. & Beza, M. & Bilir, N. & Santos del Blanco, L. & Božič, G. & Bruno, D. & Chiarabaglio, P. M. & Doncheva, N. & Gültekin, Y. S. & Ivanković, M. & Kelly-Quinn, M. & Porta, N. la & Nonić, M. & Notivol, E. & Papastergiadou, E. & Šijačić-Nikolić, M. & Vietto, L. & Villar, M. & Zhelev, P. & Rodríguez-González, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Riparian vegetation supports high biodiversity providing many services and is, therefore, an important landscape element. Riparian ecosystems are subj...

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A comparison of approaches for including connectivity in systematic conservation planning.

Published online: 11 Nov 2022

Authors: Hanson, J. O. & Vincent, J. & Schuster, R. & Fahrig, L. & Brennan, A. & Martin, A. E. & Hughes, J. S. & Pither, R. & Bennett, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plans for expanding protected area systems (prioritizations) often aim to facilitate connectivity. To achieve this, many approaches-based on different...

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Fallow deer foraging alone does not preserve the vegetation of traditionally sheep-grazed calcareous grasslands.

Published online: 19 Nov 2022

Authors: Rupprecht, D. & Jedrzejek, B. & Hölzel, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The goal of this study was to evaluate to what extent wild ungulates (fallow deer) can contribute to the maintenance of semi-natural calcareous grassl...

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NatureScot Research Report 1345 - Investigating the role of badgers (Meles meles) in lamb predation on Scottish farms 2022-23.

Published online: 15 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: George, S. C. & Campbell, S. & Hale, C. & Kaden, J. & Webster, L. I. M.

Content type: Reports

This report provides an update on the investigation into suspected predation of lambs by badgers in Scotland. It summarizes the findings from a large-...

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Conservation of black poplar: insights from a DNA fingerprinting approach.

Published online: 25 May 2020

Authors: Cottrell, J. & A'Hara, S. & Adams, K.

Content type: Bulletin

Black poplar is Great Britain's rarest native hardwood and there is considerable interest in conserving the genetic diversity present in the remaining...

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