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The consequences of ant-attendance to the biological control of the red wax scale insect Ceroplastes rubens by Anicetus beneficus.

Published online: 25 Sep 1996

Authors: Itioka, T. & Inoue, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of an attendant ant (Lasius niger) on the host-parasitoid system of the red wax scale insect (Ceroplastes rubens) and its parasitoid wasp ...

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Habitat models of bird species' distribution: an aid to the management of coastal grazing marshes.

Published online: 03 Jan 2001

Authors: Milsom, T. P. & Langton, S. D. & Parkin, W. K. & Peel, S. & Bishop, J. D. & Hart, J. D. & Moore, N. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coastal grazing marshes comprise an important habitat for wetland biota but are threatened by agricultural intensification and conversion to arable fa...

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Effectiveness of fish screens in protecting lamprey (Entosphenus and Lampetra spp.) ammocoetes - pilot testing of variable screen angle.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Liedtke, T. L. & Didricksen, D. J. & Weiland, L. K. & Ragala, J. A. & Lampman, R.

Content type: Bulletin

Thousands of screened water diversions throughout the Columbia River Basin of the Pacific Northwest are sources of entrainment (unintended diversion i...

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Varying the spatial arrangement of synthetic herbivore-induced plant volatiles and companion plants to improve conservation biological control.

Published online: 17 Aug 2020

Authors: Jaworski, C. C. & Xiao Da & Xu QingXuan & Ramirez-Romero, R. & Guo XiaoJun & Wang Su & Desneux, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation biological control aims to control pests by promoting wild populations of natural enemies. One challenge is to attract and retain efficie...

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Habitat availability alters the relative risk of a bovine tuberculosis breakdown in the aftermath of a commercial forest clearfell disturbance.

Published online: 08 Sep 2022

Authors: Murphy, K. J. & Morera-Pujol, V. & Ryan, E. & Byrne, A. W. & Breslin, P. & Ciuti, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human modification of landscapes and associated disturbances may facilitate the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases. Policy-makers need better u...

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Direct measurement of ant predation of weed seeds in wheat cropping.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Evans, T. A. & Gleeson, P. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ecosystem service of predation of weed seeds by naturally occurring seed-eating animals, including ants, in agricultural fields has been suggested...

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Temperature- and latitude-specific individual growth rates shape the vulnerability of damselfly larvae to a widespread pesticide.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Khuong Dinh Van & Janssens, L. & Debecker, S. & Stoks, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Freshwater ecosystems are especially vulnerable to climate change and pollution. One key challenge for aquatic toxicology is to determine and manage t...

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Climate change may make pine wilt disease more prevalent.

Published online: 18 Dec 2024

Authors: Zou Ya & Ge XueZhen & Zong ShiXiang & Newman, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pine wilt disease is one of the most severe and devastating diseases affecting pine forests worldwide, resulting in huge economic losses in many count...

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A feeding guild indicator to assess environmental change impacts on marine ecosystem structure and functioning.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Thompson, M. S. A. & Pontalier, H. & Spence, M. A. & Pinnegar, J. K. & Greenstreet, S. P. R. & Moriarty, M. & Hélaouët, P. & Lynam, C. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Integrating food web indicators into ecological status assessments is central to developing effective management measures that can improve degraded ec...

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Shifts in plant-invertebrate interactions between wild and ex situ conservation populations of a critically endangered tree.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Wang ShiTong & Song ShuaiShuai & Liu JiKun & Li JieHua & Jiang Mingxi & Wei XinZeng

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ex situ conservation is an effective approach to prevent the extinction of endangered species. Biotic interactions (e.g. herbivory and pollination) ar...

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