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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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Uncertainty in population estimates: a meta-analysis for petrels.

Published online: 02 Aug 2021

Authors: Bird, J. P. & Woodworth, B. K. & Fuller, R. A. & Shaw, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Population estimates are commonly generated and used in conservation science. All estimates carry inherent uncertainty, but little attention has be...

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Compensatory recruitment unlikely in high-elevation amphibian populations challenged with disease.

Published online: 17 Jul 2023

Authors: Hardy, B. M. & Muths, E. & Lambert, B. A. & Schneider, S. C. & Funk, W. C. & Bailey, L. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the causes of population variation in host response to disease, and the mechanisms of persistence, can serve as vital information for sp...

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Evaluating the efficacy of independent versus simultaneous management strategies to address ecological and genetic threats to population viability.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Trask, A. E. & Fenn, S. R. & Bignal, E. M. & McCracken, D. I. & Monaghan, P. & Reid, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Small, declining populations can face simultaneous, interacting, ecological and genetic threats to viability. Conservation management strategies desig...

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Microhabitat heterogeneity and a non-native avian frugivore drive the population dynamics of an island endemic shrub, Cyrtandra dentata.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Bialic-Murphy, L. & Gaoue, O. G. & Kawelo, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the role of environmental change in the decline of endangered species is critical for designing scale-appropriate restoration plans. For...

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Demographic variation and population viability in a threatened Himalayan medicinal and aromatic herb Nardostachys grandiflora: matrix modelling of harvesting effects in two contrasting habitats.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Ghimire, S. K. & Gimenez, O. & Pradel, R. & McKey, D. & Aumeeruddy-Thomas, Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite significant interest in the sustainable use of medicinal plants, the population ecology of many medicinal plant species remains unstudied. Als...

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Balancing ecological costs and benefits of fire for population viability of disturbance-dependent butterflies.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Warchola, N. & Crone, E. E. & Schultz, C. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disturbance is a fundamental ecological process and driver of population dynamics. Ecologists seek to understand the effects of disturbance on ecologi...

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The effect of rabbit population control programmes on the impact of rabbit haemorrhagic disease in south-eastern Australia.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Mutze, G. & Kovaliski, J. & Butler, K. & Capucci, L. & McPhee, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of rabbit population density on transmission of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is a critical aspect of disease ecology for rabbit...

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What controls the population dynamics of the invasive thistle Carduus nutans in its native range?

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Jongejans, E. & Sheppard, A. W. & Shea, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The invasive thistle Carduus nutans causes major economic losses in the Americas, Australia and New Zealand. For the first time, we have modelled its ...

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Bioacoustic monitoring reveals shifts in breeding songbird populations and singing behaviour with selective logging in tropical forests.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Pillay, R. & Fletcher, R. J., Jr. & Sieving, K. E. & Udell, B. J. & Bernard, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Selective logging is the primary cause of tropical forest degradation and is rapidly expanding worldwide. While the impacts of logging on species dive...

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