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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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Effects of selection cutting on the abundance and fertility of indicator lichens Lobaria pulmonaria and Lobaria quercizans.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Edman, M. & Eriksson, A. M. & Villard, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although selection cutting is probably less harmful to forest ecosystems than clear cutting, its effects on biodiversity remain largely unexplored. We...

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Remnant vegetation, plantings and fences are beneficial for reptiles in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Pulsford, S. A. & Driscoll, D. A. & Barton, P. S. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managing agricultural landscapes for biodiversity conservation is increasingly difficult as land use is modified or intensified for production. Findin...

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Life after logging: post-logging recovery of a neotropical bat community.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Clarke, F. M. & Rostant, L. V. & Racey, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is considerable debate about whether tropical forests can be managed for timber production and to conserve biodiversity. Few 'sustainable forest...

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Effects of grazing by free-ranging cattle on vegetation dynamics in a continental north-west European heathland.

Published online: 28 Jul 2000

Authors: Bokdam, J. & Gleichman, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Abandonment and eutrophication are major threats to traditional pastoral landscapes and their wildlife in Europe. Social and economica developments ha...

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An assessment of the fungal conservation value of Hardcastle Crags (Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire) using NextGen DNA sequencing of soil samples.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Griffiths, G. W. & Cavalli, O. & Detheridge, A. P.

Content type: Reports

Soil samples were collected from 14 grassland areas (each ca. 900 m2) in the Hardcastle Crags area, near Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire (Hollin Hall, C...

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Restructuring tree provenance test data to conform to reciprocal transplant experiments for detecting local adaptation.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Lu PengXin & Parker, W. C. & Colombo, S. J. & Man RongZhou

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Local adaptation is a fundamental assumption in delineating seed zones and developing seed transfer guidelines to safeguard climatic adaptation of tre...

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Conserving a moving target: planning protection for a migratory species as its distribution changes.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Singh, N. J. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation of declining migratory species is a challenging task, as the factors that may have determined their past distribution may not determine t...

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Issues with modelling the current and future distribution of invasive pathogens.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Murray, K. A. & Retallick, R. W. R. & Puschendorf, R. & Skerratt, L. F. & Rosauer, D. & McCallum, H. I. & Berger, L. & Speare, R. & VanDerWal, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Correlative species distribution models can be used to produce spatially explicit estimates of environmental suitability for organisms. This process c...

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Long-term population studies and the development of an integrated management programme for control of Opuntia stricta in Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Published online: 29 May 1998

Authors: Hoffmann, J. H. & Moran, V. C. & Zeller, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A phycitid moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, was released in Kruger National Park (KNP), South Africa, during 1988 in an attempt to control O. stricta biol...

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