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Water-related ecosystem services of forests: learning from regional cases.

Published online: 18 Mar 2015

Authors: Nyssen, J. & Toit, B. du & Vidale, E.

Content type: Bulletin article

Forests are widely recognised as recommended land cover for protection of water resources. It is commonly understood that forests control erosion, imp...

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The influence of thermal ecology on the distribution of three nymphalid butterflies.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Bryant, S. R. & Thomas, C. D. & Bale, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Studies have shown that many adult and immature insects are able to maintain body temperature well above, and often independently of, ambient temperat...

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Comparative foraging and nutrition of horses and cattle in European wetlands.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Menard, C. & Duncan, P. & Fleurance, G. & Georges, J. Y. & Lila, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Equids are generalist herbivores that co-exist with bovids of similar body size in many ecosystems. There are two major hypotheses to explain their co...

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Effects of Phalaris arundinacea and nitrate-N addition on the establishment of wetland plant communities.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Green, E. K. & Galatowitsch, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nutrient enrichment may adversely impact plant species richness in wetlands and enhance their susceptibility to colonization and dominance by invasive...

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Butterfly spatial distribution and habitat requirements in a tropical forest: impacts of selective logging.

Published online: 10 Nov 1999

Authors: Hill, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Spatial distribution, abundance and habitat requirements of Ragadia makuta (Satyrinae) were studied in Sabah (Borneo) during August 1997, in undisturb...

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The effects of habitat fragmentation and livestock-grazing on animal communities in remnants of gimlet Eucalyptus salubris woodland in the Western Australian wheatbelt. I. Arthropods.

Published online: 19 May 1997

Authors: Abensperg-Traun, M. & Smith, G. T. & Arnold, G. W. & Steven, D. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of habitat fragmentation and livestock activity on arthropod communities were examined within 26 remnants of gimlet Eucalyptus salubris wo...

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Small-scale fire temperature patterns in upland Quercus communities.

Published online: 08 Aug 1997

Authors: Franklin, S. B. & Robertson, P. A. & Fralish, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two upland second-growth Quercus alba sites in the Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area in Kentucky and Tennessee were prescribed burned du...

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Habitat area and local habitat conditions outweigh fragmentation effects on insect communities in vineyards.

Published online: 13 Apr 2023

Authors: Bosco, L. & Moser, V. & Jones, M. M. & Opedal, O. & Ovaskainen, O. & Sonja, G. & Klink, R. van & Cushman, S. A. & Arlettaz, R. & Jacot, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Fragmentation of habitat, for example by intensive agricultural practices, can be detrimental to local biodiversity. However, it often remains unclear...

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Vaccinating badgers in a post-cull landscape; insights from the field.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Authors: Benton, C. H. & Phoenix, J. & Robertson, A. & Delahay, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

In 2010 the BadgerBCG vaccine was licenced for use in badgers in the United Kingdom to reduce the severity of Mycobacterium bovis infection, and hence...

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On the loss of saltmarshes in south-east England and methods for their restoration.

Published online: 14 Jul 2004

Authors: Hughes, R. G. & Paramor, O. A. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The saltmarshes of south-east England have been eroding rapidly for about the last 50 years, at a continuing rate of about 40 ha year-1, with deleteri...

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