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 1,233 results

Nitrogen fixation and crop productivity enhancements co-driven by intercrop root exudates and key rhizosphere bacteria.

Published online: 03 Nov 2021

Authors: Hu HengYu & Li Hong & Hao MinMin & Ren YaNan & Zhang MengKun & Liu RuYue & Zhang Yin & Li Geng & Chen JianSheng & Ning, T. Y. & Kuzyakov, Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Crop diversity management is widely used to increase agricultural productivity and sustainability. Recent studies have demonstrated that maize root ex...

Read more

Biological control in winter: novel evidence for the importance of generalist predators.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Pekár, S. & Michalko, R. & Loverre, P. & Líznarová, E. & Černecká, L'.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The role of generalist predators in pest control has been neglected because generalists are not able to track pest populations. Generalist predators a...

Read more

Retrospective analysis of a classical biological control programme.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Naranjo, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Classical biological control has been a key technology in the management of invasive arthropod pests globally for over 120 years, yet rigorous quantit...

Read more

Synthesis of highbush blueberry pollination research reveals region-specific differences in the contributions of honeybees and wild bees.

Published online: 25 Jun 2024

Authors: Eeraerts, M. & Devetter, L. W. & Batáry, P. & Ternest, J. J. & Mallinger, R. & Arrington, M. & Benjamin, F. E. & Blaauw, B. R. & Campbell, J. W. & Cavigliasso, P. & Daniels, J. C. & Groot, G. A. de & Ellis, J. D. & Gibbs, J. & Goldstein, L. & Hoffman, G. D. & Kleijn, D. & Melathopoulos, A. & Miller, S. Z. & Montero-Castaño, A. & Naranjo, S. M. & Nicholson, C. C. & Perkins, J. A. & Rao, S. & Raine, N. E. & Reilly, J. R. & Ricketts, T. H. & Rogers, E. & Isaacs, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Highbush blueberry production has expanded worldwide in recent decades. To safeguard future yields, it is essential to understand if insect pollinatio...

Read more

Synergism between production and soil health through crop diversification, organic amendments and crop protection in wheat-based systems.

Published online: 19 Feb 2024

Authors: Walder, F. & Büchi, L. & Wagg, C. & Colombi, T. & Banerjee, S. & Hirte, J. & Mayer, J. & Six, J. & Keller, T. & Charles, R. & Heijden, M. G. A. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

One of the critical challenges in agriculture is enhancing yield without compromising its foundation, a healthy environment and, particularly, soils. ...

Read more

Direct and indirect effects of urbanization, pesticides and wild insect pollinators on mango yield.

Published online: 15 Feb 2024

Authors: Marcacci, G. & Soubadra Devy & Wenzel, A. & Rao, V. S. & Kumar, S. S. & Nölke, N. & Belavadi, V. V. & Tscharntke, T. & Grass, I. & Westphal, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Expanding cities increasingly encroach fertile farmlands, questioning the viability of maintaining agriculture within and around them. Yet, our knowle...

Read more

Trait-related responses to habitat fragmentation in Amazonian bats.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Farneda, F. Z. & Rocha, R. & López-Baucells, A. & Groenenberg, M. & Silva, I. & Palmeirim, J. M. & Bobrowiec, P. E. D. & Meyer, C. F. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding how interspecific variation in functional traits influences species' capacity to persist in fragments and use patches in fragmented land...

Read more

Quantifying the risk of non-native conifer establishment across heterogeneous landscapes.

Published online: 03 Aug 2022

Authors: Wyse, S. V. & Etherington, T. R. & Hulme, P. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pines (genus Pinus) are cultivated extensively for forestry purposes, particularly in regions that are outside the genus' native range. The most commo...

Read more

Stressor dominance and sensitivity-dependent antagonism: disentangling the freshwater effects of an insecticide among co-occurring agricultural stressors.

Published online: 04 Sep 2020

Authors: Bray, J. P. & Nichols, S. J. & Keely-Smith, A. & Thompson, R. & Saurav Bhattacharyya & Susmita Gupta & Abhik Gupta & Gao JianFa & Wang XianYu & Kaserzon, S. & Mueller, J. F. & Chou, A. & Kefford, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pesticide concentrations are correlated with regional declines in stream invertebrate diversity. Experimental studies have identified that pesticides ...

Read more

Optimizing coffee production: increased floral visitation and bean quality at plantation edges with wild pollinators and natural vegetation.

Published online: 15 Jun 2024

Authors: Machado, A. C. P. & Baronio, G. J. & Novaes, C. S. & Ollerton, J. & Torres, M. W. & Lopes, D. N. S. & Rech, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Animal pollination is important for more than 75% of agricultural crops, including coffee, whose productivity can increase with adequate pollination. ...

Read more