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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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Can local communities afford full control over wildlife conservation? The case of CAMPFIRE in Zimbabwe.

Published online: 17 Apr 2019

Authors: Ntuli, H. & Muchapondwa, E. & Okumu, B.

Content type: Bulletin

Wildlife is widely becoming an important vehicle for rural development in most third-world countries across the globe. Policymakers are usually not in...

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Predictability of anthrax infection in the Serengeti, Tanzania.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Hampson, K. & Lembo, T. & Bessell, P. & Auty, H. & Packer, C. & Halliday, J. & Beesley, C. A. & Fyumagwa, R. & Hoare, R. & Ernest, E. & Mentzel, C. & Metzger, K. L. & Mlengeya, T. & Stamey, K. & Roberts, K. & Wilkins, P. P. & Cleaveland, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthrax is endemic throughout Africa, causing considerable livestock and wildlife losses and severe, sometimes fatal, infection in humans. Predicting ...

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Risk of contact between endangered African wild dogs Lycaon pictus and domestic dogs: opportunities for pathogen transmission.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Woodroffe, R. & Donnelly, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Infectious diseases seriously threaten the populations of many endangered mammals, including African wild dogs Lycaon pictus. Extinction risks may be ...

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The kangaroo conundrum: home range studies and implications for land management.

Published online: 30 Mar 2005

Authors: Viggers, K. L. & Hearn, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The movement of native herbivores onto agricultural land is a key management issue world-wide as they may compete with domestic livestock for pasture ...

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What evidence exists on the use of pollinator tools in agricultural landscapes: a systematic map protocol.

Published online: 30 Sep 2023

Authors: Dwyer, C. & Clough, Y. & Bartholomée, O. & Smith, H. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The widespread decline of insect pollinators poses a conservation concern and threatens both the pollination of wild plants and crops. Primary drivers...

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Automated acoustic monitoring captures timing and intensity of bird migration.

Published online: 18 Sep 2023

Authors: Doren, B. M. van & Lostanlen, V. & Cramer, A. & Salamon, J. & Dokter, A. & Kelling, S. & Bello, J. P. & Farnsworth, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Monitoring small, mobile organisms is crucial for science and conservation, but is technically challenging. Migratory birds are prime examples, often ...

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Top-down control of a marine mesopredator: increase in native white-tailed eagles accelerates the extinction of an endangered seabird population.

Published online: 18 Sep 2023

Authors: Anker-Nilssen, T. & Fayet, A. L. & Aarvak, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bottom-up control is an important regulator of marine mesopredators such as seabirds. The prevalence of top-down control on these species is however l...

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When to end releases in reintroduction programmes: demographic rates and population viability analysis of bearded vultures in the Alps.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Schaub, M. & Zink, R. & Beissmann, H. & Sarrazin, F. & Arlettaz, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reintroductions are commonly used for re-establishing self-sustainable populations in formerly inhabited areas. Reintroductions are expensive, and thu...

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Mass flowering oilseed rape improves early colony growth but not sexual reproduction of bumblebees.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Westphal, C. & Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollination is a vital ecosystem service, which is endangered by the ongoing declines of pollinators. These declines also affect bumblebees (Bombus sp...

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