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A protocol for error prevention and quality control in camera trap datasets.

Published online: 10 Apr 2025

Authors: Silva-Rodríguez, E. A. & Cortés, E. I. & Vasquez-Ibarra, V. & Gálvez, N. & Cusack, J. & Ohrens, O. & Moreira-Arce, D. & Farías, A. A. & Infante-Varela, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Camera traps are a mainstream methodology in applied ecology, but surprisingly there are no widely accepted protocols to ensure the quality of the dat...

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Missing the people for the trees: identifying coupled natural-human system feedbacks driving the ecology of Lyme disease.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: MacDonald, A. J. & Larsen, A. E. & Plantinga, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Infectious diseases are rapidly emerging and many are increasing in incidence across the globe. Processes of land-use change, notably habitat loss and...

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Applied autoethnography: a method for reporting best practice in ecological and environmental research.

Published online: 17 Feb 2023

Authors: Murphy, K. J. & Griffin, L. L. & Nolan, G. & Haigh, A. & Hochstrasser, T. & Ciuti, S. & Kane, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Applied research involves interactions between different organisations-academia, industry, government. Breakdowns in communication can occur during th...

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The relationship between bird distribution and the botanical and structural characteristics of hedges.

Published online: 02 Nov 1995

Authors: MacDonald, D. W. & Johnson, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The relationship was examined between the botanical and structural characteristics of the hedgerows of five Oxfordshire farms, and the bird population...

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Effects of herbivore assemblage on the spatial heterogeneity of soil nitrogen in eastern eurasian steppe.

Published online: 28 Nov 2020

Authors: Zhang MinNa & Li GuangYin & Liu Bai & Liu JuShan & Wang Ling & Wang DeLi

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spatial heterogeneity of soil limiting resources is one of the most important factors maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem functions. There is a...

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Environment Act Habitat Target - Definitions and Descriptions [version 1].

Published online: 29 May 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Hall, R. & Jones, R. & Hurford, L. & Edwards, J.

Content type: Reports

This paper was prepared jointly by Defra and Natural England, and sets out how the habitat targets will be defined and measured. This information serv...

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What does life-cycle assessment of agricultural products need for more meaningful inclusion of biodiversity?

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Teillard, F. & Souza, D. M. de & Thoma, G. & Gerber, P. J. & Finn, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Decision-makers increasingly use life-cycle assessment (LCA) as a tool to measure the environmental sustainability of products. LCA is of particular i...

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Chemical ecology of Biomphalaria glabrata (Sax), the snail host of Schistosoma mansoni Samlon: the search for factors in media conditioned by snails which inhibit their growth and reproduction.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Thomas, J. D. & Lough, A. S. & Lodge, R. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

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Editors' introduction: birds and agriculture.

Published online: 03 Jan 2001

Authors: Ormerod, S. J. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This paper introduces a special section of this journal issue on birtds and agriculture, which comprises 7 further papers. Around 10% of recent papers...

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A call to arms: setting the framework for a code of practice for mosquito management in European wetlands.

Published online: 14 Jan 2021

Authors: Martinou, A. F. & Schäfer, S. M. & Mari, R. B. & Angelidou, I. & Erguler, K. & Fawcett, J. & Ferraguti, M. & Foussadier, R. & Gkotsi, T. V. & Martinos, C. F. & Schäfer, M. & Schaffner, F. & Peyton, J. M. & Purse, B. V. & Wright, D. J. & Roy, H. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wetlands provide multiple services to human societies. Despite policies dedicated to their protection, current European policies do not address the ne...

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