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Restoring frequent fire to dry conifer forests delays the decline of subalpine forests in the southwest United States under projected climate.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Remy, C. C. & Krofcheck, D. J. & Keyser, A. R. & Hurteau, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In southwestern US forests, the combined impact of climate change and increased fuel loads due to more than a century of human-caused fire exclusion i...

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Equivalent mating system parameters in post-mining and undisturbed native plant populations confirms restitution of bird-pollinator function.

Published online: 07 Oct 2024

Authors: Krauss, S. & Anthony, J. & Lapenzee, S. & Ritchie, A. & Elliott, C. & Dobrowolski, M. P. & Standish, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The restoration of diverse self-sustaining ecosystems requires re-establishment of functional interactions among species. For plant communities, polli...

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Do pollinators prefer pesticide-free plants? An experimental test with monarchs and milkweeds.

Published online: 08 Dec 2020

Authors: Olaya-Arenas, P. & Scharf, M. E. & Kaplan, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hundreds of recent studies have voiced concern over the negative impacts of non-target pesticides on pollinator health. However, pesticide loads are h...

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Optimizing enrichment of deadwood for biodiversity by varying sun exposure and tree species: an experimental approach.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Vogel, S. & Gossner, M. M. & Mergner, U. & Müller, J. & Thorn, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The enrichment of deadwood is essential for the conservation of saproxylic biodiversity in managed forests. However, existing strategies focus on a co...

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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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Management of urban wetlands for conservation can reduce aquatic biodiversity and increase mosquito risk.

Published online: 22 Nov 2020

Authors: Hanford, J. K. & Webb, C. E. & Hochuli, D. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Global wetland loss means constructed urban wetlands are an increasingly valuable resource for conservation. However, priorities for managing urban we...

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Using spatial heterogeneity to extrapolate species richness: a new method tested on Ecuadorian cloud forest birds.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: O'Dea, N. & Whittaker, R. J. & Ugland, K. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For most ecological assemblages, compiling complete inventories of species is difficult, if not impossible. Various methods have been developed to est...

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Effects of land use on plant diversity - a global meta-analysis.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Gerstner, K. & Dormann, C. F. & Stein, A. & Manceur, A. M. & Seppelt, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant diversity is globally threatened by anthropogenic land use including management and modification of the natural environment. At regional and loc...

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Diverse guilds provide complementary dispersal services in a woodland expansion process after land abandonment.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Escribano-Avila, G. & Calviño-Cancela, M. & Pías, B. & Virgós, E. & Valladares, F. & Escudero, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land abandonment due to increasing depopulation of rural areas is an ongoing trend in developed countries worldwide. Abandoned lands represent an oppo...

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Do agri-environment schemes result in improved water quality?

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Jones, J. I. & Murphy, J. F. & Anthony, S. G. & Arnold, A. & Blackburn, J. H. & Duerdoth, C. P. & Hawczak, A. & Hughes, G. O. & Pretty, J. L. & Scarlett, P. M. & Gooday, R. D. & Zhang, Y. S. & Fawcett, L. E. & Simpson, D. & Turner, A. W. B. & Naden, P. S. & Skates, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Improved water quality, through a reduction in diffuse pollution from agricultural sources, is an expected benefit of agri-environment schemes, but th...

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