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Non-neonicotinoid pesticides impact bumblebee activity and pollen provisioning.

Published online: 02 Jan 2024

Authors: O'Reilly, A. D. & Stanley, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bees are essential pollinators of crops and wild plants and their ability to forage and pollinate are key aspects of their behaviour. Bee populations ...

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The effect of the spatial distribution of winter seed food resources on their use by farmland birds.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Siriwardena, G. M. & Calbrade, N. A. & Vickery, J. A. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environment measures providing winter seed are central to current management activities aiming to reverse granivorous farmland bird declines. Pre...

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Altering perceived predation risk and food availability: management prescriptions to benefit farmland birds on stubble fields.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Whittingham, M. J. & Devereux, C. L. & Evans, A. D. & Bradbury, R. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

European farmland bird populations have fallen dramatically and sympathetic management of key habitats is one crucial way to help boost these populati...

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Spatiotemporal stability of two beetle populations in non-farmed habitats in an agricultural landscape.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Blackshaw, R. P. & Vernon, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the spatiotemporal ecology of invertebrates in agricultural ecosystems is important for developing management strategies to enhance biod...

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Does pond quality limit frogs Rana arvalis and Rana temporaria in agricultural landscapes? A field experiment.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Loman, J. & Lardner, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

When assessing the cause of population absence or decline, it is important to understand the relative effect of local, regional and global factors. In...

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Sheep-grazing with different foraging efficiencies in a Dutch mixed grassland.

Published online: 01 Apr 1987

Authors: Leeuw, J. de & Bakker, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In 1972, 11 ha of woodland, heathland and previously manured pasture was fenced in for a sheep-grazing experiment and the different grazing intensitie...

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Impact of habitat management on grey partridge populations: assessing wildlife cover using a multisite BACI experiment.

Published online: 17 Nov 2004

Authors: Bro, E. & Mayot, P. & Corda, E. & Reitz, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The grey partridge is a species of conservation concern, in common with many farmland birds. Its widespread decline in western Europe has been attribu...

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Indonesia Rural Economic Development Series. Growing plants on a barren hill: local knowledge as part of land restoration in Sumba Timur, Indonesia.

Published online: 14 Aug 2019

Authors: Mulyoutami, E. & Purnomosidhi, P. & Suryadi, A. & Nugky, I. & Hanggawali, D. N. & Sabastian, G. E. & Anggrayani, S. & Roshetko, J. M.

Content type: Bulletin

Implementation of land restoration needs to be adjusted to local conditions to be more efficient and effective. Local communities are the actors with ...

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Highlights of soil and water conservation investments in four regions of Ethiopia.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Adimassu, Z. & Langan, S. & Barron, J.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper provides details of soil and water conservation (SWC) investments in Ethiopia over the past 20 years. It presents SWC practices and estimat...

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Improving spatial arrangement of honeybee colonies to avoid pollination shortfall and depressed fruit set.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Cunningham, S. A. & Fournier, A. & Neave, M. J. & Feuvre, D. le

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollination shortfalls affect yield of many crops, and the use of managed honeybee colonies is a common practice for addressing the problem. However, ...

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