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Human activities and biodiversity opportunities in pre-industrial cultural landscapes: relevance to conservation.

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Fuller, R. J. & Williamson, T. & Barnes, G. & Dolman, P. M. & MacNally, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation practices in Europe frequently attempt to perpetuate or mimic the 'traditional' forms of management of semi-natural habitats, but with a ...

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The resistance of a chalk grassland to disturbance.

Published online: 21 May 2003

Authors: Hirst, R. A. & Pywell, R. F. & Marrs, R. H. & Putwain, P. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Concepts of ecosystem stability, resilience and resistance have been discussed theoretically for nearly three decades. Understanding the effects of ha...

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Land use determines Mediterranean ecosystems' multifunctionality more than plant richness or habitat composition.

Published online: 19 Jun 2024

Authors: Lopezosa, P. & Soliveres, S. & Serra, L. & Constán-Nava, S. & Berdugo, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Local and landscape diversity loss, habitat fragmentation and land-use changes commonly co-occur and impair ecosystem multifunctionality, yet they are...

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Global estimation of invasion risk zones for the western corn rootworm Diabrotica virgifera virgifera: integrating distribution models and physiological thresholds to assess climatic favourability.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Aragón, P. & Baselga, A. & Lobo, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions represent a major threat to human health, ecosystem functioning and global biodiversity. Insect pests affecting agriculture and f...

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Sensemaking and abductive reasoning for transformative biodiversity conservation.

Published online: 08 Jun 2025

Authors: Cortés-Capano, G. & Loos, J. & Hausmann, A. & Kortetmäki, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Transformative biodiversity conservation requires innovative approaches that expand knowledge production in complex social-ecological systems, incorpo...

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Perceptions of nature's contributions to people across an elevational gradient in eastern Nepal.

Published online: 08 Jun 2025

Authors: Adhikari, B. & Schenk, N. V. & Chettri, N. & Fischer, M. & Prescott, G. W. & Urbach, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Equitable measures for nature conservation require an in-depth understanding of human-nature relations. Using qualitative and quantitative data from s...

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Natural tags identify nursery origin of a coastal elasmobranch Carcharhinus leucas.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Tinhan, T. C. & O'Leary, S. J. & Portnoy, D. S. & Rooker, J. R. & Gelpi, C. G. & Wells, R. J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Traditional methods for evaluating the importance of elasmobranch nursery habitats have focused on estimating densities or abundances of juveniles wit...

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Environmental variation across multiple spatial scales and temporal lags influences Hendra virus spillover.

Published online: 23 Dec 2023

Authors: Faust, C. L. & Castellanos, A. A. & Peel, A. J. & Eby, P. & Plowright, R. K. & Han, B. A. & Bharti, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pathogens can spill over and infect new host species by overcoming a series of ecological and biological barriers. Hendra virus (HeV) circulates in Au...

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Meta-corridor solutions for climate-vulnerable plant species groups in South Korea.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Choe HyeYeong & Thorne, J. H. & Hijmans, R. & Kim JiYoen & Kwon HyukSoo & Seo ChangWan & Collen, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vulnerability assessments can provide useful information for the establishment of climate change adaptation strategies. We performed spatial vulnerabi...

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Finding the best management policy to eradicate invasive species from spatial ecological networks with simultaneous actions.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Nicol, S. & Sabbadin, R. & Peyrard, N. & Chadès, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Spatial management of invasive species is more likely to be successful when multiple locations are treated simultaneously. However, selecting the best...

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