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Urban wildflower meadow planting for biodiversity, climate and society: an evaluation at King's College, Cambridge.

Published online: 30 Sep 2023

Authors: Marshall, C. A. M. & Wilkinson, M. T. & Hadfield, P. M. & Rogers, S. M. & Shanklin, J. D. & Eversham, B. C. & Healey, R. & Kranse, O. P. & Preston, C. D. & Coghill, S. J. & McGonigle, K. L. & Moggridge, G. D. & Pilbeam, P. G. & Marza, A. C. & Szigecsan, D. & Mitchell, J. & Hicks, M. A. & Wallis, S. M. & Xu ZhiFan & Toccaceli, F. & McLennan, C. M. & Akker, S. E. van den

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The biodiversity and climate crises are critical challenges of this century. Wildflower meadows in urban areas could provide important nature-based so...

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The relative importance of cattle grazing in subtropical grasslands: does it reduce or enhance plant biodiversity?

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Mcintyre, S. & Heard, K. M. & Martin, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Livestock grazing enterprises have potentially threatening effects on the conservation of plants in grassy subtropical eucalypt woodlands. Commercial ...

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Plant diversity partitioning in grazed Mediterranean grassland at multiple spatial and temporal scales.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Golodets, C. & Kigel, J. & Sternberg, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing by large ungulates may affect plant species richness and diversity at multiple spatial and/or temporal scales, because grazing affects small-s...

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Evidence review: how effective are alternatives to plastic tree shelters for establishing new native trees and woodland?

Published online: 22 Jan 2022

Published by: Woodland Trust

Authors: Bavin, S.

Content type: Reports

1. In recent decades, plastic tree shelters have been used to great effect to provide protection to individual planted trees in created woodlands. How...

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Resource selection by sympatric wild equids in the Mongolian Gobi.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Kaczensky, P. & Ganbaatar, O. & Wehrden, H. von & Walzer, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Historically, the overlap zones of wild equids were small in Africa but extensive for Przewalski's horses Equus ferus przewalskii and Asiatic wild ass...

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Recreational land use contributes to the loss of marine biodiversity.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Virtanen, E. A. & Kallio, N. & Nurmi, M. & Jernberg, S. & Saikkonen, L. & Forsblom, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Coastal areas are at the centre of human-nature relationship, shaped by recreation, tourism and aesthetic values. However, socioeconomic drivers of bi...

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Farmer-led badger vaccination in Cornwall: epidemiological patterns and social perspectives.

Published online: 12 Nov 2024

Authors: Woodroffe, R. & Astley, K. & Barnecut, R. & Brotherton, P. N. M. & Donnelly, C. A. & Grub, H. M. J. & Ham, C. & Howe, C. & Jones, C. & Marriott, C. & Miles, V. & Rowcliffe, M. & Shelley, T. & Truscott, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In the United Kingdom, the management of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) challenges the coexistence of people and wildlife. Control of this cattle disease i...

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The kangaroo conundrum: home range studies and implications for land management.

Published online: 30 Mar 2005

Authors: Viggers, K. L. & Hearn, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The movement of native herbivores onto agricultural land is a key management issue world-wide as they may compete with domestic livestock for pasture ...

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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...

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The effect of resource depletion on the feeding behaviour of a browser: winter foraging by moose on Scots pine.

Published online: 31 Aug 1991

Authors: Edenius, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The foraging dynamics of the moose (Alces alces) were studied in trials near Umeå, Sweden in winter 1988-89 in the following artificial stands set up ...

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