Search

All content is free for everyone to browse, read and share. You’ll find journal articles and non-peer reviewed grey literature. Type keywords into the search box or Use the filtering options below to browse the content.

Filter by...

Showing 1,286 results

Local and landscape-scale environmental filters drive the functional diversity and taxonomic composition of spiders across urban greenspaces.

Published online: 26 Dec 2020

Authors: Flor, Y. A. D. de la & Perry, K. I. & Turo, K. J. & Parker, D. M. & Thompson, J. L. & Gardiner, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urban patch colonization and species establishment within cities are restricted by the behavioural, life history and physiological attributes of colon...

Read more

Long-term effects of rotational prescribed burning and low-intensity sheep grazing on blanket-bog plant communities.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Lee HyoHyeMi & Alday, J. G. & Rose, R. J. & O'Reilly, J. & Marrs, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The importance of peatlands is being increasingly recognized internationally for both the conservation of biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem ...

Read more

Identity and density of parasite exposures alter the outcome of coinfections: implications for management.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Authors: Ramsay, C. & Rohr, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although research has focused on density-dependent responses of hosts to single-parasite infections, hosts are exposed to numerous parasites simultane...

Read more

Changes in arthropod communities mediate the effects of landscape composition and farm management on pest control ecosystem services in organically managed strawberry crops.

Published online: 16 Feb 2022

Authors: Lu, A. & Gonthier, D. J. & Sciligo, A. R. & Garcia, K. & Chiba, T. & Juárez, G. & Kremen, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape composition and local diversification practices such as polyculture, cover cropping and hedgerows may promote natural pest control by benefi...

Read more

Integrating snake distribution, abundance and expert-derived behavioural traits predicts snakebite risk.

Published online: 21 Feb 2022

Authors: Martín, G. & Erinjery, J. & Gumbs, R. & Somaweera, R. & Ediriweera, D. & Diggle, P. J. & Kasturiratne, A. & Silva, H. J. de & Lalloo, D. G. & Iwamura, T. & Murray, K. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite important implications for human health, distribution, abundance and behaviour of most medically relevant snakes remain poorly understood. Suc...

Read more

Small-scale restoration in intensive agricultural landscapes supports more specialized and less mobile pollinator species.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Kremen, C. & M'Gonigle, L. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agriculture now constitutes 40-50% of terrestrial land use globally. By enhancing habitat suitability and connectivity, restoration within agricultura...

Read more

Dispersal propensity and settling preferences of European corn borers in maize field borders.

Published online: 02 May 2007

Authors: Bailey, R. I. & Bourguet, D. & Pallec, A. H. le & Ponsard, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crops kill pest larvae but have led to resistance evolution in several target pests. The high dose-refuge (HDR) strategy a...

Read more

Elucidating human-nature connectedness in three EU countries: a pro-environmental behaviour perspective.

Published online: 12 Oct 2023

Authors: Mikusiński, G. & Elbakidze, M. & Orlikowska, E. H. & Skaltsa, I. G. & Żmihorski, M. & Iwińska, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Strengthening positive human-nature relationships is seen as a way to more pro-environmental behaviour and leads to a greater environmental sustainabi...

Read more

The influence of crop tiller density on the breeding performance of a cereal-nesting specialist.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Setchfield, R. P. & Peach, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the pursuit of maximizing agricultural yields and profits, crop management under intensive agriculture has reduced the heterogeneity of crop sward ...

Read more

Quantification of within- and between-farm dispersal of Culicoides biting midges using an immunomarking technique.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Sanders, C. J. & Harrup, L. E. & Tugwell, L. A. & Brugman, V. A. & England, M. & Carpenter, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Culicoides biting midges (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) are vectors of arboviruses that cause significant economic and welfare impact. Local-scale spread ...

Read more