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Assessing the mechanisms and impacts of shrub invasion in forests: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 22 Feb 2024

Authors: Petri, L. & Ibañez, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The encroachment of invasive shrubs in forest understories can have detrimental effects on native plant recruitment. As a result, removal of invasive ...

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Factors affecting invasion and persistence of broom Cytisus scoparius in Australia.

Published online: 13 Nov 2002

Authors: Sheppard, A. W. & Hodge, P. & Paynter, Q. & Rees, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effective management of invasive plants requires an understanding of their invasiveness in contrasting environments. The effects of disturbance on...

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Using filter-based community assembly models to improve restoration outcomes.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Hulvey, K. B. & Aigner, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological filter models derived from community assembly theory can inform restoration planning by highlighting management actions most likely to affe...

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Predictive mapping to identify refuges for plant communities threatened by earthworm invasion.

Published online: 08 Jul 2021

Authors: Fleri, J. R. & Arcese, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Biological invasions by cryptic ecosystem engineers can alter the ecological and socio-economic values of ecosystems in ways that may take decades to ...

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The 'pritchard trap': a novel quantitative survey method for crayfish.

Published online: 04 Jul 2021

Authors: Pritchard, E. G. & Chadwick, D. D. A. & Patmore, I. R. & Chadwick, M. A. & Bradley, P. & Sayer, C. D. & Axmacher, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. As crayfish invasions continue to threaten native freshwater biota, a detailed understanding of crayfish distribution and population structure beco...

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How do natural changes in flow magnitude affect fish abundance and diversity in temperate regions? A systematic review protocol.

Published online: 29 Sep 2021

Authors: Birnie-Gauvin, K. & Rytwinski, T. & Harper, M. & Taylor, J. J. & Smith, A. & Smokorowski, K. E. & Turgeon, K. & Bradford, M. J. & Cooke, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Natural flow regimes play important roles in maintaining the ecological integrity and diversity of aquatic ecosystems. Wildlife has adapted over ti...

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Global estimation of invasion risk zones for the western corn rootworm Diabrotica virgifera virgifera: integrating distribution models and physiological thresholds to assess climatic favourability.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Aragón, P. & Baselga, A. & Lobo, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions represent a major threat to human health, ecosystem functioning and global biodiversity. Insect pests affecting agriculture and f...

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Time to establishment success for introduced signal crayfish in Sweden - a statistical evaluation when success is partially known.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Sahlin, U. & Smith, H. G. & Edsman, L. & Bengtsson, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus is an invasive species in Sweden, threatening the red-listed nobel crayfish Astacus astacus through sprea...

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Maintaining ecosystem properties after loss of ash in Great Britain.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Hill, L. & Hemery, G. & Hector, A. & Brown, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Acute outbreaks of pests and disease are increasingly affecting tree populations around the world, causing widespread ecological effects. In Britain, ...

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Species distribution models of the Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii, Diptera: Drosophilidae) in its native and invasive range reveal an ecological niche shift.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Ørsted, I. V. & Ørsted, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) is native to Southeast Asia. Since its first detection in 2008 in Europe and North America, it has be...

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