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Forest cover and proximity decrease herbivory and increase crop yield via enhanced natural enemies in soybean fields.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: González, E. & Landis, D. A. & Knapp, M. & Valladares, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-crop habitats are essential for sustaining biodiversity of beneficial arthropods in agricultural landscapes, which can increase ecosystem services...

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Alleviating human-wildlife conflicts: identifying the causes and mapping the risk of illegal poisoning of wild fauna.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Mateo-Tomás, P. & Olea, P. P. & Sánchez-Barbudo, I. S. & Mateo, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Illegal human behaviour such as those affecting natural resource use or resulting from human-wildlife conflicts threaten the sustainable management of...

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Crop damage increases with pest species diversity: evidence from potato tuber moths in the tropical Andes.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Dangles, O. & Mesías, V. & Crespo-Perez, V. & Silvain, J. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insect pests in agricultural systems are one of the major causes of damage to crop production and storage worldwide. However, the study of the effect ...

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Flying without fear: shooting disturbance has little effect on site preferences in a conflict goose species.

Published online: 07 Oct 2024

Authors: McIntosh, A. L. S. & Langley, L. P. & Hilton, G. M. & Shaw, J. M. & Bearhop, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human-modified landscapes have created opportunities for numerous taxa. Agricultural expansion has proven advantageous for several Arctic-breeding goo...

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Background food influences rate of encounter and efficacy of rodenticides in wild house mice.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Brown, P. R. & Henry, S. & Hinds, L. A. & Robinson, F. & Duncan, R. P. & Ruscoe, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Baiting is widely used in wildlife management for various purposes, including lethal control, fertility control, disease and parasite control, and con...

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Boosting efficiency of mussel spat collection for ecological sustainability: identifying critical drivers and informing management.

Published online: 05 Oct 2024

Authors: Zhao, Z. & Capelle, J. J. & Smit, J. C. de & Gerkema, T. & Koppel, J. van de & Yuan, L. & Bouma, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The long-term sustainability of natural and bottom-cultured mussel beds relies on the availability of spat (i.e. juvenile mussels). Traditional spat c...

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Extending full protection inside existing marine protected areas, or reducing fishing effort outside, can reconcile conservation and fisheries goals.

Published online: 22 Nov 2020

Authors: Belharet, M. & Franco, A. di & Calò, A. & Mari, L. & Claudet, J. & Casagrandi, R. & Gatto, M. & Lloret, J. & Sève, C. & Guidetti, P. & Melià, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most fish stocks world-wide are fished at maximum sustainable yield (MSY) or overfished, as many fisheries management strategies have failed to achiev...

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Estimating marine protected area network benefits for reef sharks.

Published online: 24 Nov 2020

Authors: Martín, G. & Espinoza, M. & Heupel, M. & Simpfendorfer, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Animal movement has direct applications in spatial management and conservation planning, yet it is rarely taken into account for the design of natural...

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Ecosystem service multifunctionality of low-productivity forests and implications for conservation and management.

Published online: 25 Nov 2020

Authors: Jönsson, M. & Snäll, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Low-productivity forests are often the last remaining pristine forests in managed forest landscapes and typically overrepresented among protected fore...

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Fishing for mammals: landscape-level monitoring of terrestrial and semi-aquatic communities using eDNA from riverine systems.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Authors: Sales, N. G. & McKenzie, M. B. & Drake, J. & Harper, L. R. & Browett, S. S. & Coscia, I. & Wangensteen, O. S. & Baillie, C. & Bryce, E. & Dawson, D. A. & Ochu, E. & Hänfling, B. & Handley, L. L. & Mariani, S. & Lambin, X. & Sutherland, C. & McDevitt, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has revolutionized biomonitoring in both marine and freshwater ecosystems. However, for semi-aquatic and terres...

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