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Can arable field margins be managed to enhance their biodiversity, conservation and functional value for soil macrofauna?

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Smith, J. & Potts, S. G. & Woodcock, B. A. & Eggleton, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The establishment of grassy strips at the margins of arable fields is an agri-environment scheme that aims to provide resources for native flora and f...

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Vascular plant and Orthoptera diversity in relation to grassland management and landscape composition in the European Alps.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Marini, L. & Fontana, P. & Scotton, M. & Klimek, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Several recent studies have considered the relative effects of local vs. landscape factors on diversity of several animal taxa in grasslands. However,...

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Effects of pasture management on the natural regeneration of neotropical trees.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Jimena Esquivel, M. & Harvey, C. A. & Finegan, B. & Casanoves, F. & Skarpe, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Natural regeneration of forest trees in grazed pastures could potentially contribute to the conservation of tree diversity within the fragmented and a...

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Ecological correlates of vulnerability to fragmentation in Neotropical bats.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Meyer, C. F. J. & Fründ, J. & Lizano, W. P. & Kalko, E. K. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the face of widespread human-induced habitat fragmentation, identification of those ecological characteristics that render some species more vulner...

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Effects of re-braiding measures on hydromorphology, floodplain vegetation, ground beetles and benthic invertebrates in mountain rivers.

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Jähnig, S. C. & Brunzel, S. & Gacek, S. & Lorenz, A. W. & Hering, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Medium-sized and large mountain rivers are among the most degraded river types in Europe and numerous river restoration projects are currently carried...

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Invasive plant removal method determines native plant community responses.

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Flory, S. L. & Clay, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of habitats invaded by non-native plants should include both the removal of invasive plants and re-establishment of native plant communiti...

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Vegetation response to grazing management in a Mediterranean herbaceous community: a functional group approach.

Published online: 24 May 2000

Authors: Sternberg, M. & Gutman, M. & Perevolotsky, A. & Ungar, E. D. & Kigel, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A 4-year study was conducted in a Mediterranean herbaceous community in north-eastern Israel to investigate the effects of cattle grazing management o...

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Plant community diversity and growth form responses to herbicide applications for control of Centaurea maculosa.

Published online: 17 Apr 1998

Authors: Rice, P. M. & Toney, J. C. & Bedunah, D. J. & Carlson, C. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A field experiment conducted from 1988-95 in western Montana, USA, compared the effects of herbicide treatments (picloram, clopyralid and clopyralid +...

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Field boundary vegetation and the effects of agrochemical drift: botanical change caused by low levels of herbicide and fertilizer.

Published online: 17 Apr 1998

Authors: Kleijn, D. & Snoeijing, G. I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field studies were conducted in the Netherlands during 1993-96 to assess the effects of herbicide drift and fertilizer misplacement on the botanical d...

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Identifying optimal barriers to halt the invasion of cane toads Rhinella marina in arid Australia.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Tingley, R. & Phillips, B. L. & Letnic, M. & Brown, G. P. & Shine, R. & Baird, S. J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Spatial heterogeneity in environmental conditions may restrict the spread of invasive species to narrow corridors between extensive patches of suitabl...

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