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Local management or wider context: what determines the value of farm revegetation plantings for birds?

Published online: 24 Dec 2021

Authors: Haslem, A. & Clarke, R. H. & Holland, G. J. & Radford, J. Q. & Stewart, A. & Bennett, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Small-scale revegetation plantings on farms are common to restoration efforts in agricultural regions worldwide. Such plantings provide habitat for di...

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Higher forest cover and less contrasting matrices improve carrion removal service by scavenger insects in tropical landscapes.

Published online: 27 Dec 2021

Authors: Alvarado-Montero, S. & Boesing, A. L. & Metzger, J. P. & Jaffé, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the links between biological communities and ecosystem service provision through the mechanisms driven by landscape structure is crucial...

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The importance of core habitat for a threatened species in changing landscapes.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Herse, M. R. & With, K. A. & Boyle, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat loss, fragmentation, and alteration of the landscape matrix are interdependent processes, collectively responsible for most recent species ext...

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Land sparing outperforms land sharing for Amazonian bird communities regardless of surrounding landscape context.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Birch, B. D. J. & Mills, S. C. & Socolar, J. B. & Martínez-Revelo, D. E. & Haugaasen, T. & Edwards, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two strategies are central to the debate regarding agricultural development: one integrates farming and conservation (land sharing), and the other sep...

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Assessing the value of roadless areas in a conservation reserve strategy: biodiversity and landscape connectivity in the northern Rockies.

Published online: 30 Mar 2005

Authors: Crist, M. R. & Wilmer, B. & Aplet, G. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Roadless areas on United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service lands hold significant potential for the conservation of native biodiv...

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Riparian reforestation on the landscape scale: navigating trade-offs among agricultural production, ecosystem functioning and biodiversity.

Published online: 03 Aug 2022

Authors: Witing, F. & Forio, M. A. E. & Burdon, F. J. & Mckie, B. & Goethals, P. & Strauch, M. & Volk, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Stream-riparian networks are subject to multiple human pressures that threaten key functions of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, drive habitat and ...

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Bees go up, flowers go down: increased resource limitation from late spring to summer in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 18 Jun 2024

Authors: Bishop, G. A. & Fijen, T. P. M. & Raemakers, I. & Kats, R. J. M. van & Kleijn, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The loss of floral resources is a leading cause of wild bee decline in agricultural landscapes, but little is known about the temporal aspects of flor...

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The effects of a decade of agri-environment intervention in a lowland farm landscape on population trends of birds and butterflies.

Published online: 05 Nov 2022

Authors: Redhead, J. W. & Hinsley, S. A. & Botham, M. S. & Broughton, R. K. & Freeman, S. N. & Bellamy, P. E. & Siriwardena, G. & Randle, Z. & Nowakowski, M. & Heard, M. S. & Pywell, R. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Declines in farmland biodiversity remain evident despite over three decades of research and implementation of agri-environment schemes (AES). Although...

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Urban heavy metal contamination limits bumblebee colony growth.

Published online: 06 Dec 2020

Authors: Sivakoff, F. S. & Prajzner, S. P. & Gardiner, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Post-industrial shrinking cities contain abundant vacant land and are increasingly recognized for their pollinator conservation potential. At the same...

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Road verges support pollinators in agricultural landscapes, but are diminished by heavy traffic and summer cutting.

Published online: 24 Aug 2020

Authors: Phillips, B. B. & Gaston, K. J. & Bullock, J. M. & Osborne, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Supporting pollinators in agricultural landscapes is important for reversing their global decline. Road verges and hedges are used by pollinators for ...

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