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A critical analysis of the potential for EU Common Agricultural Policy measures to support wild pollinators on farmland.

Published online: 21 Dec 2020

Authors: Cole, L. J. & Kleijn, D. & Dicks, L. V. & Stout, J. C. & Potts, S. G. & Albrecht, M. & Balzan, M. V. & Bartomeus, I. & Bebeli, P. J. & Bevk, D. & Biesmeijer, J. C. & Chlebo, R. & Dautartė, A. & Emmanouil, N. & Hartfield, C. & Holland, J. M. & Holzschuh, A. & Knoben, N. T. J. & Kovács-Hostyánszki, A. & Mandelik, Y. & Panou, H. & Paxton, R. J. & Petanidou, T. & Carvalho, M. A. A. P. de & Rundlöf, M. & Sarthou, J. P. & Stavrinides, M. C. & Suso, M. J. & Szentgyörgyi, H. & Vaissière, B. E. & Varnava, A. & Vilà, M. & Zemeckis, R. & Scheper, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification and associated loss of high-quality habitats are key drivers of insect pollinator declines. With the aim of decreasing th...

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Revisiting the pyrodiversity-biodiversity hypothesis: long-term fire regimes and the structure of ant communities in a Neotropical savanna hotspot.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Maravalhas, J. & Vasconcelos, H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The idea that variable fire regimes (pyrodiversity) may increase habitat heterogeneity and, consequently, increase biodiversity at the landscape level...

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Fine-scale environmental heterogeneity and conservation management: beach-cast wrack creates microhabitats for thermoregulation in shorebirds.

Published online: 18 Jun 2021

Authors: Davis, T. J. & Keppel, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation management to protect coastal ecosystems sometimes overlooks site-specific fine-scale heterogeneity. For example, while habitat loss is a...

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Compensatory effects of recruitment and survival when amphibian populations are perturbed by disease.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Muths, E. & Scherer, R. D. & Pilliod, D. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The need to increase our understanding of factors that regulate animal population dynamics has been catalysed by recent, observed declines in wildlife...

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Honey bees are the most abundant visitors to Australian watermelon but native stingless bees are equally effective as pollinators.

Published online: 16 Jan 2023

Authors: Arachchige, E. C. W. S. & Rader, R. & Cutting, B. T. & Keir, M. & Noort, T. van & Fale, G. & Howlett, B. G. & Samnegård, U. & Evans, L. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Despite the benefits of a diverse approach to crop pollination, global food production remains reliant on a low diversity of managed pollinators, espe...

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Paying for conservation: a bioeconomic analysis of the effects of land management options on the viability of an endangered species, Eryngium alpinum.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Andrello, M. & Devaux, C. & Quétier, F. & Till-Bottraud, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land management is critical for biodiversity conservation in mountain grasslands. It should be both ecologically effective and economically efficient....

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Prediction and attenuation of seasonal spillover of parasites between wild and domestic ungulates in an arid mixed-use system.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Walker, J. G. & Evans, K. E. & Vineer, H. R. & Wyk, J. A. van & Morgan, E. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Transmission of parasites between host species affects host population dynamics, interspecific competition, and ecosystem structure and function. In a...

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Change in crop management strategies could double the maize yield in Africa.

Published online: 29 Nov 2017

Authors: Rezaei, E. E. & Gaiser, T.

Content type: Bulletin

Change in cropping practices is required to address the food security issues in Africa. Yet, testing of the performance of such changes, in particular...

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The reproductive benefits of livestock farming in barn swallows Hirundo rustica: quality of nest site or foraging habitat?

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Grüebler, M. U. & Korner-Nievergelt, F. & Hirschheydt, J. von

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In many parts of the world, changes in agricultural land-use have led to significant declines of bird species, including aerial insectivores such as b...

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Allocating community-level payments for ecosystem services: initial experiences from a REDD pilot in Tanzania.

Published online: 23 Dec 2015

Authors: Robinson, E. J. Z. & Albers, H. J. & Lokina, R. B. & Meshack, C.

Content type: Bulletin

Payments for ecosystem services (PES) typically reward landowners for managing their land to provide ecosystem services that would not otherwise be pr...

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