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Selection of a diversionary field and other habitats by large grazing birds in a landscape managed for agriculture and wetland biodiversity.

Published online: 02 May 2024

Authors: Nilsson, L. & Månsson, J. & Elmberg, J. & Liljebäck, N. & Tombre, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Several populations of cranes, geese, and swans are thriving and increasing in modern agricultural landscapes. Abundant populations are causing conser...

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From parachuting to partnership: fostering collaborative research in protected areas.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Smit, I. P. J. & Fernández, R. J. & Menvielle, M. F. & Roux, D. J. & Singh, N. & Mabuza, S. & Mthombeni, B. M. & Macgregor, N. A. & Fritz, H. & Gandiwa, E. & Foxcroft, L. C. & Cook, C. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Research in protected areas (PAs) is often dominated by scientists from outside the conservation agencies managing them. This can potentially lead to ...

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Remote sensing and GPS tracking reveal temporal shifts in habitat use in nonbreeding black-tailed godwits.

Published online: 16 Feb 2025

Authors: Craft, T. B. & Piersma, T. & Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W. & Zhu BingRun & D'Souza, M. & O'Reilly, E. & Fokkema, R. W. & Stessens, M. & Belting, H. & Marlow, C. & Ludwig, J. & Melter, J. & Alves, J. A. & Esteban-Pineda, A. & Gutiérrez, J. S. & Masero, J. A. & Rocha, A. D. & Dreef, C. & Howison, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Knowledge of the habitat requirements for migratory species throughout their full annual cycle is necessary for comprehensive species protection plans...

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Sundaic elephants prefer habitats on the periphery of protected areas.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Torre, J. A. de la & Cheryl Cheah & Lechner, A. M. & Ee Phin Wong & Tuuga, A. & Salman Saaban & Benoit Goossens & Campos-Arceiz, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone of global conservation strategies. PAs, however, are not equally effective for all threatened taxa, and it is ...

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Dog in the matrix: envisioning countrywide connectivity conservation for an endangered carnivore.

Published online: 21 Feb 2022

Authors: Rodrigues, R. G. & Srivathsa, A. & Divya Vasudev

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Elevated rates of anthropogenic impacts on land-use regimes have pushed terrestrial megafauna to the brink of extinction. Consequently, it is critical...

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Making adaptive management more user friendly to encourage manager buy-in.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Kuiper, T. & Ngwenya, N. & Kavhu, B. & Mandisodza-Chikerema, R. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Adaptive management, whereby monitoring is used to evaluate management interventions with uncertain outcomes, is theoretically well-developed but poor...

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Anthropogenic and environmental factors determine occupancy and rarity of large carnivores in the Omo Valley, southwest Ethiopia.

Published online: 14 May 2025

Authors: Asfaw, T. & Sillero-Zubiri, C. & Leirs, H. & Gebresenbet, F. & Bauer, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Large carnivores in Ethiopia are declining in numbers and range due to human population pressure, habitat fragmentation and loss, compounded by low po...

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Ecosystem approach to fisheries management works-how switching from mobile to static fishing gear improves populations of fished and non-fished species inside a marine-protected area.

Published online: 28 Dec 2021

Authors: Davies, B. F. R. & Holmes, L. & Rees, A. & Attrill, M. J. & Cartwright, A. Y. & Sheehan, E. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Designated using a Statutory Instrument in 2008, Lyme Bay marine-protected area (MPA) is the UK's first and largest example of an ambitious, whole-...

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Marine protected areas' positive effect on fish biomass persists across the steep climatic gradient of the Mediterranean Sea.

Published online: 24 Aug 2023

Authors: Frid, O. & Malamud, S. & Franco, A. di & Guidetti, P. & Azzurro, E. & Claudet, J. & Micheli, F. & Yahel, R. & Sala, E. & Belmaker, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The positive effect of fully protected marine protected areas (MPAs) on marine biodiversity, and specifically on fishes, has been widely documented. I...

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A mixed methods approach for measuring topic sensitivity in conservation.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Ibbett, H. & Jones, J. P. G. & Dorward, L. & Kohi, E. M. & Dwiyahreni, A. A. & Prayitno, K. & Sankeni, S. & Kaduma, J. & Mchomvu, J. & Saputra, A. W. & Sabiladiyni, H. & Supriatna, J. & St John, F. A. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Conservationists increasingly aim to understand human behaviour to inform intervention design. However, obtaining information from people about their ...

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