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Hydrology, habitat change and population demography: an individual-based model for the endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Elderd, B. D. & Nott, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat destruction and fragmentation have led to precipitous declines in a number of species of concern. For these species, traditional models that g...

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Accounting for food web dynamics when assessing the impact of mesopredator control on declining prey populations.

Published online: 08 Mar 2021

Authors: Henden, J. A. & Ehrich, D. & Soininen, E. M. & Ims, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing populations of mesopredators are suspected to cause declines in vulnerable wildlife to the extent that mesopredator decimation actions (cul...

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Improving assessments of data-limited populations using life-history theory.

Published online: 19 Jun 2021

Authors: Horswill, C. & Manica, A. & Daunt, F. & Newell, M. & Wanless, S. & Wood, M. & Matthiopoulos, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predicting how populations may respond to climate change and anthropogenic pressures requires detailed knowledge of demographic traits, such as surviv...

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The effects of grassland management on plant performance and demography in the perennial herb Primula veris.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Brys, R. & Jacquemyn, H. & Endels, P. & Blust, G. de & Hermy, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Because of changing land-use practices and abandonment, many European calcareous grasslands are under increasing threat. In order to protect those gra...

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Estimating abundance in unmarked populations of golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos).

Published online: 24 Oct 2022

Authors: Stien, J. & Stien, A. & Tveraa, T. & Rød-Eriksen, L. & Eide, N. E. & Killengreen, S. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Estimates of species abundance are of key importance in population and ecosystem level research but can be hard to obtain. Study designs using came...

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Optimizing dispersal and corridor models using landscape genetics.

Published online: 29 Aug 2007

Authors: Epps, C. W. & Wehausen, J. D. & Bleich, V. C. & Torres, S. G. & Brashares, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Better tools are needed to predict population connectivity in complex landscapes. 'Least-cost modelling' is one commonly employed approach in which di...

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The effect of sprays on the fauna of apple trees. II. Some aspects of the interaction between populations of Blepharidopterus angulatus (Fall.) (Heteroptera: Miridae) and its prey, Panonychus ulmi (Koch) (Acarina: Tetranychidae).

Published online: 04 Jul 1965

Authors: Muir, R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

These two parts of a series deal with studies in an apple orchard in south-eastern England in 1953-59 on the effect of routine sprays of winter wash (...

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Range-wide population viability analyses reveal high sensitivity to wildflower harvesting in extreme environments.

Published online: 27 Jul 2021

Authors: Treurnicht, M. & Schurr, F. M. & Slingsby, J. A. & Esler, K. J. & Pagel, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ecological effects of harvesting from wild populations are often uncertain, especially since the sensitivity of populations to harvesting can vary...

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Local and landscape management of an expanding range margin under climate change.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Lawson, C. R. & Bennie, J. J. & Thomas, C. D. & Hodgson, J. A. & Wilson, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is a pressing need to understand how to facilitate species' range shifts under climate change. However, few empirical studies are available to i...

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Population dynamics and responses to management of plateau pikas Ochotona curzoniae.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Pech, R. P. & Jiebu & Arthur, A. D. & Zhang YanMing & Lin Hui

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plateau pikas Ochotona curzoniae are considered a pest species on the Tibetan Plateau because they compete with livestock for forage and their burrowi...

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