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Biodiversity targets and whole biodiversity assemblage monitoring for SSSI: Exploring the potential for 'Regional Biodiversity Targets' and 'Whole biodiversity assemblage monitoring for Sites of Special Scientific Interest' in England.

Published online: 19 Oct 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Galbraith, C. & Stroud, D.

Content type: Reports

This short report describes the development of an approach to create regional biodiversity targets and how to develop monitoring of the whole biodiver...

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Effectiveness of regulations intended to reduce the use of lead shotgun ammunition in and over coastal intertidal and riparian habitats in Scotland.

Published online: 28 May 2024

Authors: Green, R. E. & Goater, R. & Hodgson, D. & Lang, I. & Orr-Ewing, D. C. & Pickett, D. & Swann, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

The use of lead shot for hunting in wetlands is banned in many countries because ingestion of spent shot causes lead poisoning of wildfowl. In Scotlan...

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Individual and combined responses of stream ecosystems to multiple stressors.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Townsend, C. R. & Uhlmann, S. S. & Matthaei, C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managers must understand the effects of stressors on ecosystems in order to identify thresholds of harm but, to be meaningful, thresholds will usually...

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Forests, trees and water on a changing planet: a contemporary scientific perspective.

Published online: 28 Mar 2019

Authors: Creed, I. F. & Noordwijk, M. van

Content type: Bulletin article

This introductory chapter provides details on the following: (i) policy context; (ii) the climate-forest-water-people system; (iii) risks to the clima...

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The role of research for integrated management of invasive species, invaded landscapes and communities.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Buckley, Y. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invaded landscapes and ecosystems are composed of multiple interacting networks and feed-back loops, sometimes leading to unexpected effects of manage...

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Pesticide risk during commercial apple pollination is greater for honeybees than other managed and wild bees.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Mueller, T. G. & Baert, N. & Muñiz, P. A. & Sossa, D. E. & Danforth, B. N. & McArt, S. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most pesticide research has focussed on risk to managed honeybees, but other managed and wild bees are also exposed to pesticides. Critically, we know...

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Temporal dynamics and drivers of landscape-level spread by emerald ash borer.

Published online: 13 Feb 2021

Authors: Ward, S. F. & Fei SongLin & Liebhold, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-native insects pose threats to forest health and often spread via stratified dispersal in which long-distance jumps cause elevated rates of range ...

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Acoustic risk balancing by marine mammals: anthropogenic noise can influence the foraging decisions by seals.

Published online: 21 Oct 2021

Authors: Hastie, G. D. & Lepper, P. & McKnight, J. C. & Milne, R. & Russell, D. J. F. & Thompson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Avoidance of anthropogenic sounds has been measured in many species. The results, which are typically based on observations in limited exposure contex...

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A response from the British Ecological Society to the Environmental Audit Committee "Invasive species" inquiry - May 2019.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: White paper

This paper presents the response from the British Ecological Society to the Environmental Audit Committee "Invasive Species" inquiry, addressing the f...

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Recreational vessel networks reveal potential hot spots for marine pest introduction and spread.

Published online: 05 Oct 2024

Authors: Hilliam, K. & Treml, E. A. & Stevenson, S. & Floerl, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recreational vessels are an important pathway for spreading marine non-indigenous species (NIS) around coastal environments globally. However, most ve...

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