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Diagnosing the cause of population changes: localized habitat change and the decline of the endangered St Helena wirebird.

Published online: 17 Oct 2001

Authors: McCulloch, N. & Norris, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Statistical models of population density and/or change in relation to habitat could aid the management of endangered species and help diagnose causes ...

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Reconstructing lost ecosystems: a risk analysis framework for planning multispecies reintroductions under severe uncertainty.

Published online: 03 Nov 2021

Authors: Peterson, K. A. & Barnes, M. D. & Jeynes-Smith, C. & Cowen, S. & Gibson, L. & Sims, C. & Baker, C. M. & Bode, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reintroduction projects, which are an important tool in threatened species conservation, are becoming more complex, often involving the translocation ...

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The response of plants, carabid beetles and birds to 30 years of native reforestation in the Scottish Highlands.

Published online: 15 Nov 2021

Authors: Warner, E. & Hector, A. & Brown, N. & Green, R. & Savory, A. & Gilbert, D. & McDonnell, A. & Lewis, O. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Globally, there is increasing interest in tree planting, leading to many country-level commitments to reforestation. In the UK, current commitments wo...

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Drivers of soil microbial community assembly during recovery from selective logging and clear-cutting.

Published online: 16 Nov 2021

Authors: Chen Jie & Chazdon, R. L. & Swenson, N. G. & Xu Han & Luo TuShou

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite important progress in understanding the impacts of forest clearing and logging on above-ground communities, how these disturbances affect soil...

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The effects of forestry on golden eagles on the island of Mull, western Scotland.

Published online: 10 Jul 2002

Authors: Whitfield, D. P. & McLeod, D. R. A. & Fielding, A. H. & Broad, R. A. & Evans, R. J. & Haworth, P. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The afforestation of previously open habitats continues to involve conservation organizations in assessing effects on important species. We investigat...

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Radiation interception and growth of planted and coppice stands of four fast-growing tropical trees.

Published online: 01 Apr 1995

Authors: Harrington, R. A. & Fownes, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To test whether coppice regrowth of short-rotation tropical trees had a higher growth per unit of intercepted radiation than the original planted stan...

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Evaluation of trap capture in a geographically closed population of brown treesnakes on Guam.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Tyrrell, C. L. & Christy, M. T. & Rodda, G. H. & Adams, A. A. Y. & Ellingson, A. R. & Savidge, J. A. & Dean-Bradley, K. & Bischof, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Open population mark-recapture analysis of unbounded populations accommodates some types of closure violations (e.g. emigration, immigration). In cont...

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Predator and scavenger movements among and within endangered seabird colonies: opportunities for pathogen spread.

Published online: 25 Jul 2020

Authors: Gamble, A. & Bazire, R. & Delord, K. & Barbraud, C. & Jaeger, A. & Gantelet, H. & Thibault, E. & Lebarbenchon, C. & Lagadec, E. & Tortosa, P. & Weimerskirch, H. & Thiebot, J. B. & Garnier, R. & Tornos, J. & Boulinier, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spatial structure of host communities is expected to constrain pathogen spread. However, predators and/or scavengers may connect distant host (sub...

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Optimized fishing through periodically harvested closures.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Carvalho, P. G. & Jupiter, S. D. & Januchowski-Hartley, F. A. & Goetze, J. & Claudet, J. & Weeks, R. & Humphries, A. & White, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Periodically harvested closures are a widespread, centuries-old form of fisheries management that protects fish between pulse harvests and can generat...

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Fisheries bycatch mitigation measures as an efficient tool for the conservation of seabird populations.

Published online: 26 Jul 2022

Authors: Dasnon, A. & Delord, K. & Chaigne, A. & Barbraud, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The impact of industrial fisheries on marine biodiversity is conspicuous in large pelagic vertebrate's fisheries bycatch. In seabirds, this led to the...

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