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Habitat preferences and survival in wildlife reintroductions: an ecological trap in reintroduced grey partridges.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Rantanen, E. M. & Buner, F. & Riordan, P. & Sotherton, N. & Macdonald, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildlife reintroductions can help to restore populations and save species from extinction. However, success rates of reintroductions are low due to in...

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Roads increase population growth rates of a native leaf-cutter ant in Neotropical savannahs.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Vieira Neto, E. H. M. & Vasconcelos, H. L. & Bruna, E. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A challenge in applied ecology is understanding the responses of native species to roads, which are ubiquitous drivers of environmental heterogeneity....

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Thresholds and gradients in a semi-arid grassland: long-term grazing treatments induce slow, continuous and reversible vegetation change.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Porensky, L. M. & Mueller, K. E. & Augustine, D. J. & Derner, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Temporal changes in semi-arid ecosystems can include transitions between alternative stable states, involving thresholds and multiple domains of attra...

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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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Transient dynamics reveal the importance of early life survival to the response of a tropical tree to harvest.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Gaoue, O. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Exploitation of non-timber forest products can contribute to the alleviation of poverty. However, overexploitation can also lead to species decline. S...

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Quantifying cryptic function loss during community disassembly.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Terui, A. & Finlay, J. C. & Hansen, A. T. & Kozarek, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Emerging theory suggests that the ecosystem-level consequences of anthropogenic pressures depend on how species will be disassembled from ecological c...

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How do genetically modified (GM) crops contribute to background levels of GM pollen in an agricultural landscape?

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Lavigne, C. & Klein, E. K. & Mari, J. F. & Ber, F. le & Adamczyk, K. & Monod, H. & Angevin, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It is well established that pollen-mediated gene flow among natural plant populations depends on a complex interaction between the spatial distributio...

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Impacts of stream acidification on litter breakdown: implications for assessing ecosystem functioning.

Published online: 16 Jun 2004

Authors: Dangles, O. & Gessner, M. O. & Guerold, F. & Chauvet, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Scientific understanding of acidification in aquatic ecosystems relies on effective assessment, which at present is mostly limited to chemical and som...

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Indirect effects of exotic grazers: livestock decreases the nutrient content of refuse dumps of leaf-cutting ants through vegetation impoverishment.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Tadey, M. & Farji-Brener, A. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We present evidence of how exotic grazers can indirectly change the nutrient availability on the soil surface by affecting the quality of refuse dumps...

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Restoration of ecosystem function in an abandoned sandpit: plant and soil responses to paper de-inking sludge.

Published online: 30 Jun 1999

Authors: Fierro, A. & Angers, D. A. & Beauchamp, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In mine spoil reclamation, the establishment of a sustainable plant cover requires the improvement of limiting conditions and the re-initiation of car...

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