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The relevance of ecological status to ecosystem functions and services in a large boreal lake.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Tolonen, K. T. & Hämäläinen, H. & Lensu, A. & Meriläinen, J. J. & Palomäki, A. & Karjalainen, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Environmental conventions aim to protect ecosystem structures and functions to provide goods and services for mankind. The degree of aquatic ecosystem...

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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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Impacts of wild herbivores on soil seed banks are explained by precipitation conditions in protected areas across semi-arid to arid regions.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Xu TongTong & Cornwell, W. & Wang Ling & Wijas, B. & Liu Chen & Yuan ZuoQiang & Letnic, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas form the backbone of global conservation efforts. Vegetation is the primary foundation for achieving conservation goals, and soil seed...

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Science to inform policy: linking population dynamics to habitat for a threatened species in Canada.

Published online: 30 Nov 2020

Authors: Johnson, C. A. & Sutherland, G. D. & Neave, E. & Leblond, M. & Kirby, P. & Superbie, C. & McLoughlin, P. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Boreal forests provide numerous ecological services, including the ability to store large amounts of carbon, and are of significance to global biod...

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Long-term impact of protected colonial birds on a jeopardized cork oak population: conservation bias leads to restoration failure.

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Fedriani, J. M. & García, L. V. & Sánchez, M. E. & Calderón, J. & Ramo, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation bias towards flagship species sometimes threatens other species of chief concern. Long-term studies of potential harm by favoured species...

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Impact of locust control on harvester termites and endemic vertebrate predators in Madagascar.

Published online: 24 Sep 2003

Authors: Peveling, R. & McWilliam, A. N. & Nagel, P. & Rasolomanana, H. & Raholijaona & Rakotomianina, L. & Ravoninjatovo, A. & Dewhurst, C. F. & Gibson, G. & Rafanomezana, S. & Tingle, C. C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Between 1997 and 2000 a plague of migratory locust in Madagascar triggered large-scale control operations. The widespread use of insecticides in a bio...

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Conservation of biodiversity and research needs in the UK Dependent Territories.

Published online: 16 Jan 1998

Authors: Oldfield, S. & Sheppard, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The distant Dependent Territories of the UK (13 are covered in this review - Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Tu...

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National Environment Monitoring Conference Introduction.

Published online: 06 Dec 2024

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: Conference slides

This meeting aims to enhance the visibility of the extensive environmental monitoring evidence base, making it accessible to a broader community of re...

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Welsh Government (Llywodraeth Cymru), James Skates.

Published online: 06 Dec 2024

Published by: UK, Welsh Government

Content type: Conference slides

The slide outlines the evolution and scope of environmental monitoring in Wales over the last decade, emphasizing both its achievements and emerging c...

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Good practice guidelines for long-term ecoacoustic monitoring in the UK.

Published online: 07 Apr 2023

Published by: UK, Baker Consultants

Authors: Metcalf, O. & Abrahams, C. & Ashington, B. & Baker, E. & Bradfer-Lawrence, T. & Browning, E. & Carruthers-Jones, J. & Darby, J. & Dick, J. & Eldridge, A. & Elliott, D. & Heath, B. & Howden-Leach, P. & Johnston, A. & Lees, A. & Meyer, C. & Arana, U. R. & Smyth, S.

Content type: Educational material

Passive acoustic monitoring has great potential as a cost-effective method for long-term biodiversity monitoring. However, to maximise its efficacy, s...

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