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Wetland attributes significantly affect patterns of bird species distribution in the Sardinian wetlands (Italy): an uncertain future for waterbird conservation.

Published online: 24 Aug 2023

Authors: Ferrarini, A. & Gustin, M. & Celada, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Sardinian wetlands belong to the Sardinia-Corsica corridor of the central eastern Mediterranean bird flyway. They supply the food and shelter for ...

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Does the reduction of seed dormancy during ex situ cultivation affect the germination and establishment of plants reintroduced into the wild?

Published online: 24 Aug 2023

Authors: Ensslin, A. & Sandner, T. M. & Godefroid, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plants or seeds produced in botanic gardens or nurseries have become an important source of plant material for reintroductions or population reinforce...

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Dynamics and recovery of forest understory biodiversity over 17 years following varying levels of retention harvesting.

Published online: 23 Aug 2023

Authors: Bartels, S. F. & Macdonald, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Retention harvesting is advocated as an alternative to intensive timber harvesting, such as clear-cutting, to better maintain or facilitate recovery o...

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Genomic data suggest environmental drivers of fish population structure in the deep sea: a case study for the orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus).

Published online: 24 Jul 2020

Authors: Silva, A. G. da & Barendse, W. & Kijas, J. & England, P. R. & Hoelzel, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The accurate identification of conservation units is central to effective management strategies. However, marine environment populations often have la...

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Ecological and economic benefits of low-intensity urban lawn management.

Published online: 28 Aug 2020

Authors: Watson, C. J. & Carignan-Guillemette, L. & Turcotte, C. & Maire, V. & Proulx, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensive management of urban lawns is globally widespread, predominantly for aesthetic reasons. However, a growing body of knowledge demonstrates neg...

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Trends in forest conditions and implications for resilience to climate change under differing forest governance regimes: the case of Mount Elgon, East Africa.

Published online: 19 Jul 2017

Authors: Russell, A. J. M. & Waiswa, D. & Owuor, B. & Ongugo, P. O. & Bomuhangi, A. & Banana, A. Y. & Kimondo, J.

Content type: Bulletin

Mount Elgon is a transboundary East African montane ecosystem that harbors unique biological diversity and provides critical goods and services to the...

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Quantifying the importance of urban trees to people and nature through tree removal experiments.

Published online: 22 Sep 2023

Authors: Ordóñez, C. & Threlfall, C. G. & Kendal, D. & Baumann, J. & Sonkkila, C. & Hochuli, D. F. & Ree, R. van der & Fuller, R. A. & Davern, M. & Herzog, K. & English, A. & Livesley, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Experimentally manipulating urban tree abundance and structure can help explore the complex and reciprocal interactions among people, biodiversity and...

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The consequences of land sparing for birds in the United Kingdom.

Published online: 24 Jul 2020

Authors: Lamb, A. & Finch, T. & Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Ausden, M. & Balmford, A. & Feniuk, C. & Hirons, G. & Massimino, D. & Green, R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Land sparing has been proposed as a strategy to reconcile biodiversity conservation with agricultural production, with empirical studies on five co...

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A comprehensive large-scale assessment of fisheries bycatch risk to threatened seabird populations.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Clay, T. A. & Small, C. & Tuck, G. N. & Pardo, D. & Carneiro, A. P. B. & Wood, A. G. & Croxall, J. P. & Crossin, G. T. & Phillips, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Incidental mortality (bycatch) in fisheries remains the greatest threat to many large marine vertebrates and is a major barrier to fisheries sustainab...

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Simulating nutrient release from parental carcasses increases the growth, biomass and genetic diversity of juvenile Atlantic salmon.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: McLennan, D. & Auer, S. K. & Anderson, G. J. & Reid, T. C. & Bassar, R. D. & Stewart, D. C. & Cauwelier, E. & Sampayo, J. & McKelvey, S. & Nislow, K. H. & Armstrong, J. D. & Metcalfe, N. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The net transport of nutrients by migratory fish from oceans to inland spawning areas has decreased due to population declines and migration barriers....

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