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Exploring restoration options for habitats, species and ecosystem services in the European Union.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Egoh, B. N. & Paracchini, M. L. & Zulian, G. & Schägner, J. P. & Bidoglio, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the European Union have set a target of restoring 15% of degraded ecosystems by 2020 with the aim of ...

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Using a network modularity analysis to inform management of a rare endemic plant in the northern Great Plains, USA.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Larson, D. L. & Droege, S. & Rabie, P. A. & Larson, J. L. & Devalez, J. & Haar, M. & McDermott-Kubeczko, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Analyses of flower-visitor interaction networks allow application of community-level information to conservation problems, but management recommendati...

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Responses of stream macroinvertebrates and ecosystem function to conventional, integrated and organic farming.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Magbanua, F. S. & Townsend, C. R. & Blackwell, G. L. & Phillips, N. & Matthaei, C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Organic farming practices can benefit a wide range of terrestrial biota in comparison to conventional farming but we do not know whether this benefit ...

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Agri-environmental schemes promote ground-dwelling predators in adjacent oilseed rape fields: diversity, species traits and distance-decay functions.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Boetzl, F. A. & Krimmer, E. & Krauss, J. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rising demands for agricultural products and high environmental costs of intensive agriculture reinforce the need for ecological replacements in agric...

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Unintended habitat loss on private land from grazing restrictions on public rangelands.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Runge, C. A. & Plantinga, A. J. & Larsen, A. E. & Naugle, D. E. & Helmstedt, K. J. & Polasky, S. & Donnelly, J. P. & Smith, J. T. & Lark, T. J. & Lawler, J. J. & Martinuzzi, S. & Fargione, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Management of public lands, and who should have access to them, is often contentious. Most ranches in the western US rely upon seasonal grazing access...

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Winter cover crop legacy effects on litter decomposition act through litter quality and microbial community changes.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Barel, J. M. & Kuyper, T. W. & Paul, J. & Boer, W. de & Cornelissen, J. H. C. & Deyn, G. B. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In agriculture, winter cover crop (WCC) residues are incorporated into the soil to improve soil quality, as gradual litter decomposition can improve f...

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Livestock in diverse cropping systems improve weed management and sustain yields whilst reducing inputs.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: MacLaren, C. & Storkey, J. & Strauss, J. & Swanepoel, P. & Dehnen-Schmutz, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensive cropping systems select for a low diversity of weeds tolerant of chemical control, leading to persistent weed-crop competition and declining...

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Widespread resilience of animal species, functional diversity and predator-prey networks to an unprecedented gigafire.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Linley, G. D. & Jolly, C. J. & Wooster, E. I. F. & Spencer, E. E. & Cowan, M. A. & Geary, W. L. & Laive, A. de & Michael, D. R. & Ritchie, E. G. & Nimmo, D. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change is altering fire regimes globally, leading to an increased incidence of large and severe wildfires, including gigafires (>100,000 ha...

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Active restoration after three decades: seed addition increases native dominance compared to landscape-scale secondary succession.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: O'Reilly-Nugent, A. & Blumenthal, D. M. & Wandrag, E. M. & Duncan, R. P. & Catford, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Active restoration often aims to accelerate ecosystem recovery. However, active restoration may not be worthwhile if its effects are overwhelmed by ch...

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Hub-and-spoke social networks among Indonesian cocoa farmers homogenise farming practices.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Matous, P. & Bodin, Ö.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Smallholder farms support the livelihoods of 2.5 billion people and their decisions on how to manage their land has profound consequences for the envi...

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