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Monitoring species abundance and distribution at the landscape scale.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Jones, J. P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The abundance and distribution of a species are affected by processes which operate at multiple scales. Large-scale dynamics are increasingly recogniz...

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Variation partitioning in canonical ordination reveals no effect of soil but an effect of co-occurring species on translocation success in Iris atrofusca.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Volis, S. & Dorman, M. & Blecher, M. & Sapir, Y. & Burdeniy, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite being expensive, complicated and less successful than the conservation of primary habitat, translocation is rapidly gaining importance as a co...

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Chief Scientist Report 2022: Nature recovery, led by evidence.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Clements, A.

Content type: Reports

This 5th report in the series describes the nature conservation activities and recommendations in the UK in 2022, including developing recommendations...

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The evolving distribution of payments from commodity, conservation, and Federal crop insurance programs.

Published online: 14 Feb 2018

Authors: McFadden, J. R. & Hoppe, R. A.

Content type: Bulletin

Agricultural policies - through Federal commodity, conservation, and crop insurance programs - aim to mitigate the financial risks faced by farmers an...

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Biocultural approaches: opportunities for building more inclusive environmental governance.

Published online: 14 Feb 2018

Authors: Apgar, J. M.

Content type: Bulletin

A significant portion of the world's remaining biodiversity and agrobiodiversity is in the hands of local and indigenous communities who tend to be po...

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Evaluation of closed areas for fish stock conservation.

Published online: 06 Apr 1999

Authors: Horwood, J. W. & Nichols, J. H. & Milligan, S.

Content type: Conference paper; Journal article

A quantitative approach to estimating the effects of potential closed areas on fish spawning biomass and yields is presented. The focus for evaluation...

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The EU Habitats Directive in Spain: can it contribute effectively to the conservation of extensive agroecosystems?

Published online: 06 Apr 1999

Authors: Beaufoy, G.

Content type: Conference paper; Journal article

By adopting the Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43 of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora) in 1992, the g...

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Conventional methods for enhancing connectivity in conservation planning do not always maintain gene flow.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Hanson, J. O. & Fuller, R. A. & Rhodes, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected area systems need to conserve species in places with suitable habitat that are configured to facilitate gene flow. Since genetic data requir...

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Protected areas shape the distribution of tourism across rural Europe.

Published online: 14 Dec 2024

Authors: Seguin, R. & Delbar, V. & Batista e Silva, F. & Mouillot, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Protected areas (PAs) have expanded rapidly in recent decades to help mitigate the ongoing biodiversity crisis but are under increasing human pressure...

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Crop wild relative checklist and inventory descriptors v.1.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Published by: Bioversity International & UK, University of Birmingham

Authors: Bioversity International & UK, University of Birmingham

Content type: Miscellaneous

To ensure effective and efficient in situ conservation of crop wild relatives (CWR), it is necessary to prepare strategies and action plans. An essent...

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