Search

All content is free for everyone to browse, read and share. You’ll find journal articles and non-peer reviewed grey literature. Type keywords into the search box or Use the filtering options below to browse the content.

Filter by...

Showing 250 results

Land-use intensity and relatedness to native plants promote exotic plant invasion in a tropical biodiversity hotspot.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Raveloaritiana, E. & Tscharntke, T. & Martin, D. A. & Wurz, A. & Osen, K. & Soazafy, M. R. & Vorontsova, M. S. & Kreft, H. & Rakouth, B. & Grass, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Exotic plant invasions threaten biodiversity and are costly to farmers. Land use is a major pathway promoting the spread of exotic plant species; howe...

Read more

Impacts of umbrella species management on non-target species.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Zarri, E. C. & Naugle, D. E. & Martin, T. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of anthropogenically altered habitats has often focused on management for umbrella species-vulnerable species whose conservation is though...

Read more

A Bayesian analysis of adaptation of mountain grassland production to global change.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Elleaume, N. & Locatelli, B. & Oszwald, J. & Crouzat, E. & Lavorel, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In mountains, grasslands managed for livestock production sustain local economies, culture and identity. However, their future fodder production is hi...

Read more

Integrating presence-only and detection/non-detection data to estimate distributions and expected abundance of difficult-to-monitor species on a landscape-scale.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Twining, J. P. & Fuller, A. K. & Sun, C. C. & Calderón-Acevedo, C. A. & Schlesinger, M. D. & Berger, M. & Kramer, D. & Frair, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Estimating species distribution and abundance is foundational to effective management and conservation. Using an integrated species distribution model...

Read more

Faecal standing crop with real time correction using scat detection dogs to estimate population density.

Published online: 13 Sep 2024

Authors: Santos Morini, R. F. dos & Grotta-Neto, F. & Duarte, J. M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Population density is fundamental information for assessing the conservation status of species and support management and conservation actions for in ...

Read more

Agricultural development and the conservation of avian biodiversity on the Eurasian steppes: a comparison of land-sparing and land-sharing approaches.

Published online: 23 Dec 2015

Authors: Kamp, J. & Urazaliev, R. & Balmford, A. & Donald, P. F. & Green, R. E. & Lamb, A. J. & Phalan, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to the abandonment of >40 million ha of cropland, a collapse in livestock numbers and the recovery of ...

Read more

Towards a risk register for natural capital.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Mace, G. M. & Hails, R. S. & Cryle, P. & Harlow, J. & Clarke, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Natural capital is essential for goods and services on which people depend. Yet pressures on the environment mean that natural capital assets are cont...

Read more

Private and civic actions as distinct types of individual engagement for transforming the exotic pet trade.

Published online: 12 Oct 2023

Authors: Naito, R. & Zhao JiaYing & Naidoo, R. & Chan, K. M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In the pathway toward environmental sustainability, it is important that we understand how individuals can make a difference through diverse types of ...

Read more

Feeding ecology and niche separation in some native and domestic ungulates on the Shortgrass Prairie.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Schwartz, C. C. & Ellis, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Diet selection studies of two wild species (Bison bison and Antilocapra americana) and domestic cattle and sheep were used to compare the ecological r...

Read more

Harvesting biofuel grasslands has mixed effects on natural enemy communities and no effects on biocontrol services.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Kim, T. N. & Fox, A. F. & Wills, B. D. & Meehan, T. D. & Landis, D. A. & Gratton, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Perennial bioenergy systems, such as switchgrass and restored prairies, are alternatives to commonly used annual monocultures such as maize. Perennial...

Read more