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Seed size predicts community composition and carbon storage potential of tree communities in rain forest fragments in India's Western Ghats.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Osuri, A. M. & Mahesh Sankaran

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fragmentation is ubiquitous across tropical forests and drives marked shifts in tree community composition by differentially affecting species' disper...

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Modest enhancements to conventional grassland diversity improve the provision of pollination services.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Orford, K. A. & Murray, P. J. & Vaughan, I. P. & Memmott, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grassland for livestock production is a major form of land use throughout Europe and its intensive management threatens biodiversity and ecosystem fun...

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Nectar accessibility determines fitness, flower choice and abundance of hoverflies that provide natural pest control.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Rijn, P. C. J. van & Wäckers, F. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In modern agricultural landscapes, many organisms providing ecosystem services such as pollination and natural pest control are likely constrained by ...

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Fallowing did not disrupt invertebrate fauna in Philippine low-pesticide irrigated rice fields.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Schoenly, K. G. & Cohen, J. E. & Heong KongLuen & Litsinger, J. A. & Barrion, A. T. & Arida, G. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fallowing, a type of rotation where no crop is grown, deprives insect pests of food. In tropical irrigated rice, it is not known whether fallow period...

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Microclimate and vegetation function as indicators of forest thermodynamic efficiency.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Norris, C. & Hobson, P. & Ibisch, P. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resilient and functional landscapes are essential for climate change adaptation. Thermodynamic theory has been applied increasingly to ecological stud...

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Ecological networks act as extensions of protected areas for arthropod biodiversity conservation.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Pryke, J. S. & Samways, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape-scale ecological networks (ENs) are composed of linear corridors and are widely used to mitigate the adverse effects of intensive land use. ...

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Assembly dynamics of a forest bird community depend on disturbance intensity and foraging guild.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Kroll, A. J. & Verschuyl, J. & Giovanini, J. & Betts, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tree plantations occur globally and are often promoted as a strategy to supply wood products for an expanding human population while reducing pressure...

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Ecological engineering through fire-herbivory feedbacks drives the formation of savanna grazing lawns.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Donaldson, J. E. & Archibald, S. & Navashni Govender & Pollard, D. & Luhdo, Z. & Parr, C. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Variation in grass height is beneficial to biodiversity conservation in savanna landscapes. Theory predicts that small fires can promote short-grass a...

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The impact of even-aged and uneven-aged forest management on regional biodiversity of multiple taxa in European beech forests.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Schall, P. & Gossner, M. M. & Heinrichs, S. & Fischer, M. & Boch, S. & Prati, D. & Jung, K. & Baumgartner, V. & Blaser, S. & Böhm, S. & Buscot, F. & Daniel, R. & Goldmann, K. & Kaiser, K. & Kahl, T. & Lange, M. & Müller, J. & Overmann, J. & Renner, S. C. & Schulze, E. D. & Sikorski, J. & Tschapka, M. & Türke, M. & Weisser, W. W. & Wemheuer, B. & Wubet, T. (et al)

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For managed temperate forests, conservationists and policymakers favour fine-grained uneven-aged (UEA) management over more traditional coarse-grained...

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Relationships between forest cover and fish diversity in the Amazon River floodplain.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Arantes, C. C. & Winemiller, K. O. & Petrere, M. & Castello, L. & Hess, L. L. & Freitas, C. E. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat degradation leads to biodiversity loss and concomitant changes in ecosystem processes. Tropical river floodplains are highly threatened by lan...

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