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Differential responses to weather and land-cover conditions explain spatial variation in winter abundance trends in a migratory bird of conservation concern.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Schindler, A. R. & Fox, A. D. & Wikle, C. K. & Ballard, B. M. & Walsh, A. J. & Kelly, S. B. A. & Weegman, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effective conservation strategies for animal populations require knowledge of relationships between population dynamics and their environmental driver...

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Climate change refugia for the flora and fauna of England.

Published online: 20 Mar 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Suggitt, A. J. & Wilson, R. J. & August, T. A. & Beale, C. M. & Bennie, J. J. & Dordolo, A. & Fox, R. & Hopkins, J. J. & Isaac, N. J. B. & Jorieux, P. & Macgregor, N. A. & Marcetteau, J. & Massimino, D. & Morecroft, M. D. & Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Walker, K. & Maclean, I. M. D.

Content type: Reports

A variety of evidence suggests that species may be able to withstand the effects of climate change in localised environments known as refugia, where s...

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Stakeholder preferences for pangolin conservation interventions in south-east Nigeria.

Published online: 16 Sep 2023

Authors: Emogor, C. A. & Zabala, A. & Adaje, P. O. & Clark, D. & Nielsen, K. S. & Carmenta, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The overexploitation of biological resources severely threatens many species, requiring urgent and effective conservation interventions. Such interven...

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Contrasting the roles of section length and instream habitat enhancement for river restoration success: a field study of 20 European restoration projects.

Published online: 23 Dec 2015

Authors: Hering, D. & Aroviita, J. & Baattrup-Pedersen, A. & Brabec, K. & Buijse, T. & Ecke, F. & Friberg, N. & Gielczewski, M. & Januschke, K. & Köhler, J. & Kupilas, B. & Lorenz, A. W. & Muhar, S. & Paillex, A. & Poppe, M. & Schmidt, T. & Schmutz, S. & Vermaat, J. & Verdonschot, P. F. M. & Verdonschot, R. C. M. & Wolter, C. & Kail, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of river hydromorphology often has limited detected effects on river biota. One frequently discussed reason is that the restored river len...

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Rwanda climate services for agriculture: farmers willingness to pay for improved climate services.

Published online: 13 Aug 2020

Authors: Tesfaye, A. & Hansen, J. & Kagabo, D. M. & Birachi, E. & Radeny, M. & Solomon, D.

Content type: Bulletin

This willingness-to-pay (WTP) study aims to understand how Rwandan farmers value the improved characteristics of agricultural climate services introdu...

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Soil seed bank composition in relation to the above-ground vegetation in fertilized and unfertilized hay meadows on a Somerset peat moor.

Published online: 17 Sep 1997

Authors: Kirkham, F. W. & Kent, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a study on a peat moor in Somerset (SW England, 51°12′N, 2°49′W) in 1991, assessments were made of the soil seed bank in March, and of the abovegro...

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Comparing impacts of alien plants and animals in Europe using a standard scoring system.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Kumschick, S. & Bacher, S. & Evans, T. & Marková, Z. & Pergl, J. & Pyšek, P. & Vaes-Petignat, S. & Veer, G. van der & Vilà, M. & Nentwig, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Alien species can change the recipient environment in various ways, and some of them cause considerable damage. Understanding such impacts is crucial ...

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Monitoring mammal populations with line transect techniques in African forests.

Published online: 12 Jul 2000

Authors: Plumptre, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Line transect survey techniques have been used to estimate population density for a variety of mammal species in tropical forests. This paper investig...

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Enhancing plant diversity in agricultural landscapes promotes both rare bees and dominant crop-pollinating bees through complementary increase in key floral resources.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Sutter, L. & Jeanneret, P. & Bartual, A. M. & Bocci, G. & Albrecht, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Enhancing key floral resources is essential to effectively mitigate the loss of pollinator diversity and associated provisioning of pollination functi...

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The effects of organic agriculture on biodiversity and abundance: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Bengtsson, J. & Ahnström, J. & Weibull, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The efficiency of agricultural subsidy programmes for preserving biodiversity and improving the environment has been questioned in recent years. Organ...

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