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Roadside diversity in relation to age and surrounding source habitat: evidence for long time lags in valuable green infrastructure.

Published online: 15 Sep 2020

Authors: Auffret, A. G. & Lindgren, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The severe and ongoing decline in semi-natural grassland habitat during the past two centuries means that it is important to consider how other, margi...

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Editor's choice: review: trait matching of flower visitors and crops predicts fruit set better than trait diversity.

Published online: 23 Dec 2015

Authors: Garibaldi, L. A. & Bartomeus, I. & Bommarco, R. & Klein, A. M. & Cunningham, S. A. & Aizen, M. A. & Boreux, V. & Garratt, M. P. D. & Carvalheiro, L. G. & Kremen, C. & Morales, C. L. & Schüepp, C. & Chacoff, N. P. & Freitas, B. M. & Gagic, V. & Holzschuh, A. & Klatt, B. K. & Krewenka, K. M. & Krishnan, S. & Mayfield, M. M. & Motzke, I. & Otieno, M. & Petersen, J. & Potts, S. G. & Ricketts, T. H. & Rundlöf, M. (et al)

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the relationships between trait diversity, species diversity and ecosystem functioning is essential for sustainable management. For func...

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Increases in understory plant cover and richness persist following restoration treatments in Pinus ponderosa forests.

Published online: 18 Apr 2024

Authors: Springer, J. D. & Stoddard, M. T. & Rodman, K. C. & Huffman, D. W. & Fornwalt, P. J. & Pedersen, R. J. & Laughlin, D. C. & McGlone, C. M. & Daniels, M. L. & Fulé, P. Z. & Moore, M. M. & Kerns, B. K. & Stevens, J. T. & Korb, J. E. & Souther, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A combination of forest thinning followed by prescribed burning is widely applied in the western United States to increase ecosystem resistance and re...

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Identifying the tree species compositions that maximize ecosystem functioning in European forests.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Baeten, L. & Bruelheide, H. & Plas, F. van der & Kambach, S. & Ratcliffe, S. & Jucker, T. & Allan, E. & Ampoorter, E. & Barbaro, L. & Bastias, C. C. & Bauhus, J. & Benavides, R. & Bonal, D. & Bouriaud, O. & Bussotti, F. & Carnol, M. & Castagneyrol, B. & Charbonnier, Y. & Chećko, E. & Coomes, D. A. & Dahlgren, J. & Dawud, S. M. & Wandeler, H. de & Domisch, T. & Finér, L. & Fischer, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forest ecosystem functioning generally benefits from higher tree species richness, but variation within richness levels is typically large. This is mo...

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Long-term vegetation recovery on reclaimed coal surface mines in the eastern USA.

Published online: 19 Feb 2003

Authors: Holl, K. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While reclamation of degraded landscapes is becoming increasingly common, few studies have investigated the long-term effects of reclamation efforts o...

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Dung beetles as indicators of change in the forests of northern Borneo.

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: Davis, A. J. & Holloway, J. D. & Huijbregts, H. & Krikken, J. & Kirk-Spriggs, A. H. & Sutton, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We reviewed the use of dung beetles as indicators of environmental change, highlighting the influence of natural forest dynamics on species distributi...

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Plant diversity in a managed temperate deciduous forest: understorey response to two silvicultural systems.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Decocq, G. & Aubert, M. & Dupont, F. & Alard, D. & Saguez, R. & Wattez-Fanger, A. & Foucault, B. de & Delelis-Dusollier, A. & Bardat, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disturbances and resource availability are key factors affecting plant diversity in managed forests. As disturbance regimes vary among silvicultural s...

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Weighting effective number of species measures by abundance weakens detection of diversity responses.

Published online: 20 Jul 2020

Authors: Cao Yong & Hawkins, C. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effective number of species (ENS) has been proposed as a robust measure of species diversity that overcomes several limitations in terms of both d...

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Phylogenetic diversity is maintained despite richness losses over time in restored tallgrass prairie plant communities.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Barber, N. A. & Jones, H. P. & Duvall, M. R. & Wysocki, W. P. & Hansen, M. J. & Gibson, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecosystem restoration is an important tool for mitigating biodiversity loss and recovering critical ecosystem services to humanity, but restoration ra...

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Providing foraging resources for solitary bees on farmland: current schemes for pollinators benefit a limited suite of species.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Wood, T. J. & Holland, J. M. & Goulson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in agricultural practice across Europe and North America have been associated with range contractions and a decline in the abundance of wild b...

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