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Restoration of Banrock Station Ramsar wetlands, South Australia: over 20 years of successful involvement by a private agribusiness.

Published online: 25 Jan 2017

Authors: Tourenq, C. & Field, T. & Searle, A.

Content type: Bulletin article

Banrock Station, in South Australia, was acquired by Hardys Wines (now Accolade Wines Australia Ltd.) in 1993. The 1,800 ha property lies on the shore...

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Limiting scaring activities reduces economic costs associated with foraging barnacle geese: results from an individual-based model.

Published online: 18 Jan 2024

Authors: Jager, M. de & Buitendijk, N. H. & Baveco, J. M. & Els, P. van & Nolet, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With increasing numbers of large grazing birds on agricultural grassland, conflict with farmers is rising. One management approach to alleviate confli...

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Soil restoration increases soil health across global drylands: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 18 Jan 2024

Authors: Kimmell, L. B. & Fagan, J. M. & Havrilla, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil degradation is one of the greatest environmental issues our planet faces today, with over 33% of Earth's soils currently degraded. Drylands are e...

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A comparison of approaches for including connectivity in systematic conservation planning.

Published online: 11 Nov 2022

Authors: Hanson, J. O. & Vincent, J. & Schuster, R. & Fahrig, L. & Brennan, A. & Martin, A. E. & Hughes, J. S. & Pither, R. & Bennett, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plans for expanding protected area systems (prioritizations) often aim to facilitate connectivity. To achieve this, many approaches-based on different...

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Staged-scale restoration: refining adaptive management to improve restoration effectiveness.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Bakker, J. D. & Delvin, E. G. & Dunwiddie, P. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Adaptive management (AM) was proposed as a rigourous and structured approach to natural resource management that increases learning and reduces uncert...

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Plant, herbivore and parasitoid community composition in native Nothofagaceae forests vs. exotic pine plantations.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Peralta, G. & Frost, C. M. & Didham, R. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Converting natural areas into land used for production causes dramatic changes in the configuration of landscapes. Both the loss and fragmentation of ...

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Primary rainforest amount at the landscape scale mitigates bird biodiversity loss and biotic homogenization.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Kormann, U. G. & Hadley, A. S. & Tscharntke, T. & Betts, M. G. & Robinson, W. D. & Scherber, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical conservation strategies traditionally focus on large tracts of pristine forests but, given rapid primary forest decline, understanding the ro...

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A review of riverine ecosystem service quantification: research gaps and recommendations.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Hanna, D. E. L. & Tomscha, S. A. & Dallaire, C. O. & Bennett, E. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing demand for benefits provided by riverine ecosystems threatens their sustainable provision. The ecosystem service concept is a promising ave...

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Experimentally simulating warmer and wetter climate additively improves rangeland quality on the Tibetan Plateau.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Xu Wei & Zhu MengYao & Zhang ZhenHua & Ma ZhiYuan & Liu HuiYing & Chen LiTong & Cao GuangMin & Zhao XinQuan & Schmid, B. & He JinSheng

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The vast expanses of rangeland on the Tibetan Plateau, which support the livelihood of c. 9.8 million local inhabitants, have experienced rapid climat...

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Disruption of an exotic mutualism can improve management of an invasive plant: varroa mite, honeybees and biological control of Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius in New Zealand.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Paynter, Q. & Main, A. & Gourlay, A. H. & Peterson, P. G. & Fowler, S. V. & Buckley, Y. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A seed-feeding biocontrol agent Bruchidius villosus was released in New Zealand (NZ) to control the invasive European shrub, broom Cytisus scoparius, ...

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