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European badger (Meles meles) responses to low-intensity, selective culling: using mark-recapture and relatedness data to assess social perturbation.

Published online: 28 Aug 2022

Authors: Allen, A. & Milne, G. & McCormick, C. & Collins, S. & O'Hagan, M. & Skuce, R. & Trimble, N. & Harwood, R. & Menzies, F. & Byrne, A. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Culling the main wildlife host of bovine tuberculosis in Great Britain (GB) and Ireland, the European badger (Meles meles), has been employed in both ...

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Populations restored using regional seed are genetically diverse and similar to natural populations in the region.

Published online: 07 Sep 2022

Authors: Höfner, J. & Klein-Raufhake, T. & Lampei, C. & Mudrak, O. & Bucharova, A. & Durka, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration and plant re-introductions aim to create plant populations that are genetically similar to natural populations to preserve the ...

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Random forest modelling of multi-scale, multi-species habitat associations within KAZA transfrontier conservation area using spoor data.

Published online: 08 Sep 2022

Authors: Searle, C. E. & Kaszta, Ż. & Bauer, D. T. & Kesch, K. & Hunt, J. E. & Mandisodza-Chikerema, R. & Flyman, M. V. & Macdonald, D. W. & Dickman, A. J. & Loveridge, A. J. & Cushman, S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As landscape-scale conservation models grow in prominence, assessments of how wildlife utilise multiple-use landscapes are required to inform effectiv...

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Protecting biodiversity to support ecosystem services: an analysis of trade-offs and synergies in southwestern China.

Published online: 21 Oct 2022

Authors: Lin ZiYan & Wu Tong & Xiao Yi & Rao EnMing & Shi XueWei & Ouyang ZhiYun

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity plays a key role in supporting ecosystem services. Understanding this relationship sheds light on the linkages between ecological structu...

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Can heavy metal pollution induce soil bacterial community resistance to antibiotics in boreal forests?

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Rabow, S. & Soares, M. & Rousk, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The emergence of microbial antibiotic resistance is a central threat to global health, food security, and development. It has been shown that heavy me...

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Exploring drivers of within-field crop yield variation using a national precision yield network.

Published online: 17 Sep 2023

Authors: Fincham, W. N. W. & Redhead, J. W. & Woodcock, B. A. & Pywell, R. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While abiotic drivers of yields represent important limiting factors to crop productivity, the role of biotic drivers that could be directly managed b...

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Spatial prioritisation for crested newt conservation in Luxembourg: insights from population genetics and species distribution modelling.

Published online: 02 May 2024

Authors: Schleimer, A. & Cantú-Salazar, L. & Luttringer, A. & Frantz, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The intensification of agriculture and urbanisation has precipitated the decline of numerous species, including the northern crested newt (Triturus cr...

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Industry needs matter-incorporating stakeholder interests in the selection of flower resources to support pollinators.

Published online: 30 Oct 2024

Authors: Samnegård, U. & Jones, J. & Santos, K. C. B. S. & Goodwin, E. & Rocchetti, M. & Rader, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Most pollinator policy initiatives are focused on habitat restoration and increasing the availability of floral resources, yet the choice of plant spe...

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Analysing shrub encroachment in the southern Kalahari: a grid-based modelling approach.

Published online: 22 Apr 1998

Authors: Jeltsch, F. & Milton, S. J. & Dean, W. R. J. & Rooyen, N. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shrub encroachment is reducing the carrying capacity of arid grasslands in southern Africa for cattle. Although shrub-encroachment is known to occur a...

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Silvicultural regime shapes understory functional structure in European forests.

Published online: 08 Dec 2024

Authors: Chianucci, F. & Napoleone, F. & Ricotta, C. & Ferrara, C. & Fusaro, L. & Balducci, L. & Trentanovi, G. & Bradley, O. & Kovacs, B. & Mina, M. & Cerabolini, B. E. L. & Vandekerkhove, K. & Smedt, P. de & Lens, L. & Hertzog, L. & Verheyen, K. & Hofmeister, J. & Hošek, J. & Matula, R. & Doerfler, I. & Müller, J. & Weisser, W. W. & Helback, J. & Schall, P. & Fischer, M. & Heilmann-Clausen, J. & Riis-Hansen, R. & Goldberg, I. & Aude, E. & Kepfer-Rojas, S. & Schmidt, I. K. & Nielsen, T. R. & Mårell, A. & Dumas, Y. & Janssen, P. & Paillet, Y. & Archaux, F. & Xystrakis, F. & Tinya, F. & Ódor, P. & Aszalós, R. & Bölöni, J. & Cutini, A. & Bagella, S. & Sitzia, T. & Brazaitis, G. & Marozas, V. & Ujházyová, M. & Ujházy, K. & Máliš, F. & Nordén, B. & Burrascano, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managing forests to sustain their diversity and functioning is a major challenge in a changing world. Despite the key role of understory vegetation in...

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