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Epidemiological differences between sexes affect management efficacy in simulated chronic wasting disease systems.

Published online: 13 Jun 2022

Authors: Rogers, W. & Brandell, E. E. & Cross, P. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sex-based differences in physiology, behaviour and demography commonly result in differences in disease prevalence. However, sex differences in preval...

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Alluring restoration strategies to attract seed-dispersing animals need more rigorous testing.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Holl, K. D. & Joyce, F. H. & Reid, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a recently published paper, Silva et al. conclude that placing fruit feeders (induced seed dispersal) in restored tropical forests serves to enrich...

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Improving governance outcomes for water quality: insights from participatory social network analysis for chalk stream catchments in England.

Published online: 07 Dec 2022

Authors: Ball, J. & Hauck, J. & Holland, R. A. & Lovegrove, A. & Snaddon, J. & Taylor, G. & Peh, K. S. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Globally important chalk streams in England are in poor ecological health, in part due to inadequate water quality. Addressing this issue requires an ...

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Alternative functional trajectories along succession after different land uses in central Amazonia.

Published online: 20 Jul 2020

Authors: Neto, J. G. F. & Costa, F. R. C. & Williamson, G. B. & Mesquita, R. C. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The recovery capacity and the successional pathways of tropical forests after anthropogenic disturbance vary considerably and may depend on prior land...

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UK insect decline and extinctions.

Published online: 16 Sep 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Wentworth, J.

Content type: Bulletin article

This paper summarize the evidence for insect declines in the UK, the drivers of trends, and interventions to support the recovery of insect population...

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How to improve policy and decision making for nature by mainstreaming.

Published online: 20 Jan 2022

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Scott, A. & Holtby, R. & East, H. & Lannin, A. L.

Content type: Blog

This paper answers four critical questions: (1) What is the added-value that mainstreaming provides for environmental policy and practice?; (2) What i...

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Comparing compliance behaviour of students and farmers - implications for agricultural policy impact analysis.

Published online: 07 Feb 2019

Authors: Peth, D. & Musshoff, O.

Content type: Bulletin

Increasing popularity of economic experiments for policy impact analysis has led to an ongoing debate about the suitability of students to substitute ...

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Modelling the effects of management on population dynamics: some lessons from annual weeds.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Freckleton, R. P. & Sutherland, W. J. & Watkinson, A. R. & Stephens, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural and invasive weeds are major threats to managed and natural ecosystems, costing billions of dollars annually. Models for arable and invas...

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Creating desirable futures for nature: the Nature Futures Framework.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Authors: Pereira, L. M. & Davies, K. K. & Belder, E. den & Ferrier, S. & Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, S. & Kim, H. & Kuiper JanJ. & Okayasu, S. & Palomo, M. G. & Pereira, H. M. & Peterson, G. & Jyothis Sathyapalan & Schoolenberg, M. & Alkemade, R. & Ribeiro, S. C. & Greenaway, A. & Hauck, J. & King, N. & Lazarova, T. & Ravera, F. & Chettri, N. & Cheung, W. W. L. & Hendriks, R. J. J. & Kolomytsev, G. & Leadley, P. & Metzger, J. P. & Ninan, K. N. & Pichs, R. & Popp, A. & Rondinini, C. & Rosa, I. & Vuuren, D. van & Lundquist, C. J.

Content type: Blog

This paper addresses the question of how a new set of scenarios that respond to these needs can be developed. It outlines the systematic steps to deve...

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NatureScot Research Report 1278 - Monitoring the success of Peatland Action - establishing a baseline condition for vegetation.

Published online: 28 Nov 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Ross, S. & Blackshaw, A.

Content type: Reports

This project aims to establish the baseline condition of a selection of these sites to enable future long-term monitoring of the effects of the manage...

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