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Resolving a heated debate: the utility of prescribed burning as a management tool for biodiversity on lowland heath.

Published online: 15 Jan 2024

Authors: Smith, B. M. & Carpenter, D. & Holland, J. & Andruszko, F. & Gathorne-Hardy, A. & Eggleton, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lowland heath is a priority habitat for conservation, nowadays largely managed for biodiversity. Historically, prescribed burning has been the princip...

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Potential for multiple lag phases during biotic invasions: reconstructing an invasion of the exotic tree Acer platanoides.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Wangen, S. R. & Webster, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Perennial woody invaders often form persistent patches that significantly alter the structure and composition of native plant communities. Given their...

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39th session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, Milan, Italy, 25-29 May 2015.

Published online: 07 Sep 2016

Published by: Food and Agriculture Organization

Content type: Bulletin; Conference proceedings

The thirty-ninth session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), including the sixth session of the Committee on Administrat...

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Grazing intensity affects insect diversity via sward structure and heterogeneity in a long-term experiment.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Jerrentrup, J. S. & Wrage-Mönnig, N. & Röver, K. U. & Isselstein, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the past, insect diversity in grasslands showed a severe decline due to management intensification or abandonment. In this study, we investigate th...

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Testing the effectiveness of the forest integrity assessment: a field-based tool for estimating the condition of tropical forest.

Published online: 04 Oct 2021

Authors: Suggitt, A. J. & Yeong, K. L. & Lindhe, A. & Agama, A. & Hamer, K. C. & Reynolds, G. & Hill, J. K. & Lucey, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Global targets to halt biodiversity losses and mitigate climate change will require protecting rainforest beyond current protected area networks, n...

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Changing the decision context to enable social learning for climate adaptation.

Published online: 08 Jun 2025

Authors: Colloff, M. J. & Gorddard, R. & Munera-Roldán, C. & Locatelli, B. & Lavorel, S. & Allain, S. & Bruley, E. & Butler, J. R. A. & Dubo, T. & Baa, O. E. & González-García, A. & Lécuyer, L. & Lo, M. & Loos, J. & Palomo, I. & Topp, E. & Vallet, A. & Walters, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Successful adaptation often involves changes to the decision context to enable new ways of thinking and acting on climate change. Using 16 adaptation ...

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The context of REDD+ in Peru: drivers, agents and institutions.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Piu Che [Piu, C. H. ] & Menton, M.

Content type: Bulletin

This country profile contains an analysis of the causes of deforestation and forest degradation in Peru, and the economic, institutional and political...

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Does aversion to insects affect insecticide use? An elusive answer calls for improved methods in biophobia research.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Gish, M. & Hisano, M. & Soga, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Insecticides are commonly used to control insects and other arthropods in homes (hereafter collectively referred to as 'insects'). Although aversion t...

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From buzzes to bytes: a systematic review of automated bioacoustics models used to detect, classify and monitor insects.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Kohlberg, A. B. & Myers, C. R. & Figueroa, L. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insects play vital ecological roles; many provide essential ecosystem services while others are economically devastating pests and disease vectors. Co...

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Monitoring carnivore populations at the landscape scale: occupancy modelling of tigers from sign surveys.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Karanth, K. U. & Gopalaswamy, A. M. & Kumar, N. S. & Srinivas Vaidyanathan & Nichols, J. D. & MacKenzie, D. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Assessing spatial distributions of threatened large carnivores at landscape scales poses formidable challenges because of their rarity and elusiveness...

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