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Widespread resilience of animal species, functional diversity and predator-prey networks to an unprecedented gigafire.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Linley, G. D. & Jolly, C. J. & Wooster, E. I. F. & Spencer, E. E. & Cowan, M. A. & Geary, W. L. & Laive, A. de & Michael, D. R. & Ritchie, E. G. & Nimmo, D. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change is altering fire regimes globally, leading to an increased incidence of large and severe wildfires, including gigafires (>100,000 ha...

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Plant diversity in hedgerows and road verges across Europe.

Published online: 25 Nov 2020

Authors: Vanneste, T. & Govaert, S. & Kesel, W. de & Berge, S. van den & Vangansbeke, P. & Meeussen, C. & Brunet, J. & Cousins, S. A. O. & Decocq, G. & Diekmann, M. & Graae, B. J. & Hedwall, P. O. & Heinken, T. & Helsen, K. & Kapás, R. E. & Lenoir, J. & Liira, J. & Lindmo, S. & Litza, K. & Naaf, T. & Orczewska, A. & Plue, J. & Wulf, M. & Verheyen, K. & Frenne, P. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Linear landscape elements such as hedgerows and road verges have the potential to mitigate the adverse effects of habitat fragmentation and climate ch...

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Climate change refugia for the flora and fauna of England.

Published online: 20 Mar 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Suggitt, A. J. & Wilson, R. J. & August, T. A. & Beale, C. M. & Bennie, J. J. & Dordolo, A. & Fox, R. & Hopkins, J. J. & Isaac, N. J. B. & Jorieux, P. & Macgregor, N. A. & Marcetteau, J. & Massimino, D. & Morecroft, M. D. & Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Walker, K. & Maclean, I. M. D.

Content type: Reports

A variety of evidence suggests that species may be able to withstand the effects of climate change in localised environments known as refugia, where s...

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Nesting of ground-nesting bees in arable fields is not associated with tillage system per se, but with distance to field edge, crop cover, soil and landscape context.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Tschanz, P. & Vogel, S. & Walter, A. & Keller, T. & Albrecht, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ground-nesting wild bees are crucial for the pollination of wild plants and crops and thus human wellbeing. Arable land currently covers 14 million km...

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Results of fungal inoculation treatments as a habitat enhancement tool in the East Kootenay Region of British Columbia: 2007-2013.

Published online: 11 Feb 2015

Authors: Manning, E. T. & Manley, I. A.

Content type: Bulletin

Wildlife trees provide critical nesting, denning, roosting, and feeding habitat for more than 70 species of birds, mammals, and amphibians in British ...

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Restored tallgrass prairies have reduced phylogenetic diversity compared with remnants.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Barak, R. S. & Williams, E. W. & Hipp, A. L. & Bowles, M. L. & Carr, G. M. & Sherman, R. & Larkin, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration is critical for mitigating habitat loss and providing ecosystem services. However, restorations often have lower diversity than...

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Livestock grazing alters multiple ecosystem properties and services in salt marshes: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Davidson, K. E. & Fowler, M. S. & Skov, M. W. & Doerr, S. H. & Beaumont, N. & Griffin, J. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The far-reaching impacts of livestock grazing in terrestrial grasslands are widely appreciated, but how livestock affect the structure and functions o...

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Psychometric evaluation of the extended inclusion of nature in self scale in Chinese adults through the Rasch analysis.

Published online: 14 Dec 2024

Authors: Wang XuanYi & Chen ShuLin

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

How humans connect with nature impacts the well-being of both people and ecosystems. Being disconnected from nature can lead to attitudes and behaviou...

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A slippery slope: logging alters mass-abundance scaling in ecological communities.

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: Umesh Srinivasan

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Natural ecosystems face ever-increasing anthropogenic threats from activities such as logging. It is therefore important to: (i) understand anthropoge...

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Severity of topsoil compaction controls the impact of skid trails on soil ecological processes.

Published online: 07 Nov 2024

Authors: Klein-Raufhake, T. & Hölzel, N. & Schaper, J. J. & Hortmann, A. & Elmer, M. & Fornfeist, M. & Linnemann, B. & Meyer, M. & Rentemeister, K. & Santora, L. & Wöllecke, J. & Hamer, U.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Skid trails are a major management-induced disturbance in temperate forest ecosystems with considerable impact on soil ecological processes that are s...

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