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How ants, birds and bats affect crop yield along shade gradients in tropical cacao agroforestry.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Gras, P. & Tscharntke, T. & Maas, B. & Tjoa, A. & Hafsah, A. & Clough, Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical agroforests are diverse systems where several predator groups shape animal communities and plant-arthropod interactions. Ants, birds and bats...

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Management response to one insect pest may increase vulnerability to another.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Klingenberg, M. D. & Lindgren, B. S. & Gillingham, M. P. & Aukema, B. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale insect outbreaks provide an ideal system to examine the cascade of ecological effects of disturbance regimes across forested landscapes. A...

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Low S-allele numbers limit mate availability, reduce seed set and skew fitness in small populations of a self-incompatible plant.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Young, A. G. & Pickup, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The role of genetic factors in species decline and extinction is the subject of a long-running controversy, with demographical factors often seen as m...

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Habitat loss, fragmentation and predator impact: spatial implications for prey conservation.

Published online: 17 Oct 2001

Authors: Schneider, M. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Because predators threaten the survival of endangered prey in many places, predator management is a widespread conservation tool. At the same time, th...

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Gender, livestock and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Costa Rica.

Published online: 20 Jan 2016

Authors: Farnworth, C. R.

Content type: Bulletin

Costa Rica is developing a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) that will provide climate finance for best livestock management practices t...

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Managing bark beetle impacts on ecosystems and society: priority questions to motivate future research.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Morris, J. L. & Cottrell, S. & Fettig, C. J. & Hansen, W. D. & Sherriff, R. L. & Carter, V. A. & Clear, J. L. & Clement, J. & Derose, R. J. & Hicke, J. A. & Higuera, P. E. & Mattor, K. M. & Seddon, A. W. R. & Seppä, H. T. & Stednick, J. D. & Seybold, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent bark beetle outbreaks in North America and Europe have impacted forested landscapes and the provisioning of critical ecosystem services. The sc...

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Competitive dynamics in two- and three-component intercrops.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Andersen, M. K. & Hauggaard-Nielsen, H. & Weiner, J. & Jensen, E. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intercropping is receiving increasing attention because it offers potential advantages for resource utilization, decreased inputs and increased sustai...

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The perpetual forest: using undesirable species to bridge restoration.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Kirkman, L. K. & Mitchell, R. J. & Kaeser, M. J. & Pecot, S. D. & Coffey, K. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conversion of established forests of undesirable species composition or structure to a multi-age, native forest community is a common restoration goal...

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Farmer perception and utilization of leaf functional traits in managing agroecosystems.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Isaac, M. E. & Cerda, R. & Rapidel, B. & Martin, A. R. & Dickinson, A. K. & Sibelet, N. & Cheyne, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Using knowledge of leaf functional traits, such as those forming the leaf economics spectrum (LES), to understand plant responses to environmental cha...

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The role of livestock intensification and landscape structure in maintaining tropical biodiversity.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Alvarado, F. & Escobar, F. & Williams, D. R. & Arroyo-Rodríguez, V. & Escobar-Hernández, F. & Nichols, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As tropical cattle ranching continues to expand, successful conservation will require an improved understanding of the relative impacts of different l...

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