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Preserving frugivorous birds in agro-ecosystems: lessons from Spanish olive orchards.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Rey, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Frugivorous birds are a priority for conservation. They are experiencing the transformation of natural habitats to agro-ecosystems worldwide and some ...

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Conservation in post-industrial cities: how does vacant land management and landscape configuration influence urban bees?

Published online: 16 Mar 2021

Authors: Turo, K. J. & Spring, M. R. & Sivakoff, F. S. & Flor, Y. A. D. de la & Gardiner, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rich pollinator assemblages are documented in some cities despite habitat fragmentation and degradation, suggesting that urban areas have potential as...

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Organic management and landscape heterogeneity combine to sustain multifunctional bird communities in European vineyards.

Published online: 11 Jun 2021

Authors: Barbaro, L. & Assandri, G. & Brambilla, M. & Castagneyrol, B. & Froidevaux, J. & Giffard, B. & Pithon, J. & Puig-Montserrat, X. & Torre, I. & Calatayud, F. & Gaüzère, P. & Guenser, J. & Macià-Valverde, F. X. & Mary, S. & Raison, L. & Sirami, C. & Rusch, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conserving functionally diverse bird communities in European farmland is becoming critical, with no exception for regions of wine production. Manageme...

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Quantifying deep-sea predator-prey dynamics: implications of biological heterogeneity for beaked whale conservation.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Southall, B. L. & Benoit-Bird, K. J. & Moline, M. A. & Moretti, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Prey distribution and density drive predator habitat usage and foraging behaviour. Understanding ecological relationships is necessary for effectiv...

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Reduced numbers of generalist arthropod predators after crop management.

Published online: 14 Jul 2004

Authors: Thorbek, P. & Bilde, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Generalist arthropod predators act as natural enemies of insect pests in agro-ecosystems. Crop management activities may cause a reduction in arthropo...

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Random forest modelling of multi-scale, multi-species habitat associations within KAZA transfrontier conservation area using spoor data.

Published online: 08 Sep 2022

Authors: Searle, C. E. & Kaszta, Ż. & Bauer, D. T. & Kesch, K. & Hunt, J. E. & Mandisodza-Chikerema, R. & Flyman, M. V. & Macdonald, D. W. & Dickman, A. J. & Loveridge, A. J. & Cushman, S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As landscape-scale conservation models grow in prominence, assessments of how wildlife utilise multiple-use landscapes are required to inform effectiv...

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Behaviour-specific spatiotemporal patterns of habitat use by sea turtles revealed using biologging and supervised machine learning.

Published online: 15 Jan 2024

Authors: Hounslow, J. L. & Fossette, S. & Chong Wei & Bali, R. & Tucker, A. D. & Whiting, S. D. & Gleiss, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation of threatened species and anthropogenic threat mitigation commonly rely on spatially managed areas selected according to habitat preferen...

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Consequences of habitat change and resource selection specialization for population limitation in cavity-nesting birds.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Martin, T. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resource selection specialization may increase vulnerability of populations to environmental change. One environmental change that may negatively impa...

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West of Walney Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Monitoring Report 2018: Marine Protected Area (MPA) Monitoring Programme.

Published online: 10 May 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Mitchell, P. & McIlwaine, P. & Arosio, R. & Hogg, O. & Clare, D.

Content type: Reports

This report is one of a series of Marine Protected Area (MPA) monitoring reports delivered to Defra by the Marine Protected Areas Group (MPAG). The pu...

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Accurately predicting rare and poorly detectable species habitat for spatial protection.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Elliott, S. A. M. & Dubost, G. & Rivot, E. & Acou, A. & Toison, V. & Réveillac, E. & Beaulaton, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With the loss of biodiversity worldwide, understanding species distribution is essential for species management, but modelling the distribution of rar...

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