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Foxes are now widespread in Tasmania: DNA detection defines the distribution of this rare but invasive carnivore.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Sarre, S. D. & MacDonald, A. J. & Barclay, C. & Saunders, G. R. & Ramsey, D. S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive vertebrate species are a world-wide threat to biodiversity and agricultural production. The presence of foxes, one of the most damaging invas...

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Resource availability and the persistence of seed-eating bird populations in agricultural landscapes: a mechanistic modelling approach.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Butler, S. J. & Mattison, E. H. A. & Glithero, N. J. & Robinson, L. J. & Atkinson, P. W. & Gillings, S. & Vickery, J. A. & Norris, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reductions in resource availability, associated with land-use change and agricultural intensification in the UK and Europe, have been linked with the ...

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Testing biotic indicator taxa: the sensitivity of insectivorous mammals and their prey to the intensification of lowland agriculture.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Pocock, M. J. O. & Jennings, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes to agricultural policy aim to extensify agriculture and increase biodiversity. However, it is not known how sensitive many taxa are to intensi...

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Beyond the agroecological and sustainable agricultural intensification debate: is blended sustainability the way forward?

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Mockshell, J. & Kamanda, J.

Content type: Bulletin

With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has come a renewed global interest in ending hunger, achieving food security and preventing natural reso...

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Towards environmentally sustainable agriculture in Brazil: challenges and opportunities for applied ecological research.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Ferreira, J. & Pardini, R. & Metzger, J. P. & Fonseca, C. R. & Pompeu, P. S. & Sparovek, G. & Louzada, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Brazil is one of the world's major producers of food and biofuels. Agricultural expansion has driven rapid economic development but has also had major...

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Predicting grazing damage by white-fronted geese under different regimes of agricultural management and the physiological consequences for the geese.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Amano, T. & Ushiyama, K. & Fujita, G. & Higuchi, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

One of the most common human-wildlife conflicts is damage by wildlife to agricultural crops. In order to propose cost-effective measures to address wi...

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Influence of spatial and temporal dynamics of agricultural practices on the lesser kestrel.

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Catry, I. & Amano, T. & Franco, A. M. A. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

European agriculture is facing dramatic changes that are likely to have marked impacts on farmland biodiversity. There is an urgent need to develop la...

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Differences in bee community composition between restored and remnant prairies are more strongly linked to forb community differences than landscape differences.

Published online: 09 Feb 2022

Authors: Lane, I. G. & Portman, Z. M. & Herron-Sweet, C. H. & Pardee, G. L. & Cariveau, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grassland restoration is an important tool for conserving bee biodiversity within agricultural landscapes. Restorations foster increases in local bee ...

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Globalisation and pollinators: pollinator declines are an economic threat to global food systems.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Murphy, J. T. & Breeze, T. D. & Willcox, B. & Kavanagh, S. & Stout, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Trade in animal-pollinated crops plays an important role in global food systems: in many low-income countries, export of pollinated crops such as coff...

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Environmental reliance, climate exposure, and vulnerability: a cross-section analysis of structural and stochastic poverty.

Published online: 20 Jan 2016

Authors: Angelsen, A. & Dokken, T.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper analyzes environmental reliance, poverty, and climate vulnerability among more than 7,300 households in forest adjacent communities in 24 d...

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