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A history of change: causes of miombo woodland decline in a protected area in Malawi.

Published online: 23 Sep 1999

Authors: Abbot, J. I. O. & Homewood, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Analysis of aerial photographs showed measurable conversion of closed canopy miombo woodland to sparse woodland (<50% canopy cover) during 1982-90 ...

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Brown locust outbreaks and climate variability in southern Africa.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Todd, M. C. & Washington, R. & Cheke, R. A. & Kniveton, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The brown locust Locustana pardalina is a major agricultural pest in southern Africa, with populations periodically reaching plague proportions. Manag...

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Comparative foraging and nutrition of horses and cattle in European wetlands.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Menard, C. & Duncan, P. & Fleurance, G. & Georges, J. Y. & Lila, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Equids are generalist herbivores that co-exist with bovids of similar body size in many ecosystems. There are two major hypotheses to explain their co...

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Post-war changes in arable farming and biodiversity in Great Britain.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Robinson, R. A. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agriculture represents the dominant land use throughout much of western Europe, and a significant part of European biodiversity is associated with thi...

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The effect of dingo control on sheep and beef cattle in Queensland.

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Allen, L. R. & Sparkes, E. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predation by dingoes (Canis lupus dingo) is regarded as a widespread problem by Australian livestock producers. This study examined five decades of hi...

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How do natural changes in flow magnitude affect fish abundance and biomass in temperate regions? A systematic review.

Published online: 16 May 2023

Authors: Rytwinski, T. & Lin, H. Y. & Harper, M. & Smokorowski, K. E. & Smith, A. & Reid, J. L. & Taylor, J. J. & Birnie-Gauvin, K. & Bradford, M. J. & Crossman, J. A. & Kavanagh, R. & Lapointe, N. W. R. & Turgeon, K. & Cooke, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

We conducted a systematic review on the impacts of natural causes of variation or changes in flow magnitude (resulting from climatic variability and b...

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Pre-fire grazing and herbicide treatments can affect post-fire vegetation in a Great Basin rangeland.

Published online: 13 Apr 2023

Authors: Gornish, E. S. & Guo, J. S. & Porensky, L. M. & Perryman, B. L. & Leger, E. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Management of wildfire associated with spread of the highly invasive annual grass Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass) is a critical need in the western U.S. ...

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Shifting baselines for species in chronic decline and assessment of conservation status. Are hazel dormice Muscardinus avellanarius endangered?

Published online: 16 May 2023

Authors: Scopes, E. R. & Goodwin, C. E. D. & Al-Fulaij, N. & White, I. & Langton, S. & Walsh, K. & Broome, A. & McDonald, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Long-term data are beneficial for monitoring the conservation status of species. Assessments of population change over recent periods of fixed duratio...

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High-diversity seed additions promote herb-layer recovery during restoration of degraded oak woodland.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Authors: Kaul, A. D. & Dell, N. D. & Delfeld, B. M. & Engelhardt, M. J. & Long, Q. G. & Reid, J. L. & Saxton, M. L. & Trager, J. C. & Albrecht, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Seed limitation represents a fundamental constraint to the restoration of native plant communities, and practitioners often apply seed additions to ov...

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Has Danish agriculture maintained farmland bird populations?

Published online: 14 Jul 2004

Authors: Fox, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rapid agricultural change in western Europe has occurred in the last three decades, at cost to farmland biodiversity, particularly birds. This study r...

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