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Links between natural environments and mental health.

Published online: 19 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Seers, H. & Mughal, R. & Chatterjee, H.

Content type: Reports

This briefing summarises the evidence of the links between the natural environment and mental health in the UK. It is based on a rapid review of the l...

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The use of fractals to assess the ecological impact of increased cattle population: case study from the Runde Communal Land, Zimbabwe.

Published online: 16 Jan 1993

Authors: Meltzer, M. I. & Hastings, H. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A methodology that mathematically measures the stability of patches of vegetation identified from remotely sensed data is presented. The methodology w...

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Effects of elephants and goats on the Kaffrarian succulent thicket of the eastern Cape, South Africa.

Published online: 16 Jan 1993

Authors: Stuart-Hill, G. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of defoliation by wild herbivores (mostly elephants) or domestic ungulates (mostly goats) on Kaffrarian succulent thicket, dominated by th...

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Nutrient limitation of primary production in a sub-arctic salt marsh.

Published online: 10 Jun 1986

Authors: Cargill, S. M. & Jefferies, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In view of the use of salt marshes along the southern shores of Hudson Bay as breeding grounds and feeding areas by lesser snow geese and Canada geese...

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Variation in growth and development in natural populations of Dactylis glomerata from Norway and Portugal. 1. Growth analysis.

Published online: 08 Jan 1972

Authors: Eagles, C. F. & østgård, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

3 populations of cocksfoot from Norway and 1 from Portugal were grown at 5, 15 or 25°C with 8 or 24 h light/day. In short days at low temperature, the...

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Analysis of desert plant community growth patterns with high temporal resolution satellite spectra.

Published online: 30 Jun 1997

Authors: Peters, A. J. & Eve, M. D. & Holt, E. H. & Whitford, W. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The study of a desert landscape consisting of C3 shrublands and C4 grasslands demonstrated the feasibility of mapping desertification processes on a r...

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The importance of local knowledge in the identification of factors influencing wildfire occurrence in protected areas of the Colombian Amazon [in Spanish].

Published online: 25 Aug 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Tebbutt, C. & Devisscher, T. & Obando-Cabrera, L. & Gutiérrez García, G. A. & Meza Elizalde, M. C. & Armenteras, D. & Oliveras, I.

Content type: Blog

A shared mind map of the political, economic and social interactions that affect forest fires in Colombia's protected areas was created through the wo...

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Can fisherman and tour-boat guides reliably perceive changes in the abundance of large marine species over a sizable time gap?

Published online: 25 Aug 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Bessesen, B. L. & González-Suárez, M.

Content type: Blog

This article is a plain language summary of the study, The value and limitations of local ecological knowledge: Longitudinal and retrospective assessm...

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Scientific validation of empirical indicators of environmental services.

Published online: 16 Jan 2020

Authors: Mattos, L. M. de & Ferreira, E. A. B. & Turetta, A. P. D. & Balieiro, F. de C. & Coutinho, H. L. da C.

Content type: Bulletin

After decades of economic success, Brazilian agriculture has social and environmental consequences that must be assumed as opportunities to start proc...

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Overcoming biodiversity blindness: secondary data in primary citizen science observations.

Published online: 06 May 2024

Authors: Pernat, N. & Canavan, S. & Golivets, M. & Hillaert, J. & Itescu, Y. & Jarić, I. & Mann, H. M. R. & Pipek, P. & Preda, C. & Richardson, D. M. & Teixeira, H. & Vaz, A. S. & Groom, Q.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

In the face of the global biodiversity crisis, collecting comprehensive data and making the best use of existing data are becoming increasingly import...

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