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Where and how to restore in a changing world: a demographic-based assessment of resilience.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Larios, L. & Hallett, L. M. & Suding, K. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managers are increasingly looking to apply concepts of resilience to better anticipate and understand conservation and restoration in a changing envir...

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Habitat mapping of coastal wetlands using expert knowledge and Earth observation data.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Adamo, M. & Tarantino, C. & Tomaselli, V. & Veronico, G. & Harini Nagendra & Blonda, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Long-term habitat mapping and change detection are essential for the management of coastal wetlands as well as for evaluating the impact of conservati...

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Using beta diversity to inform agricultural policies and conservation actions on Mediterranean farmland.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Santana, J. & Porto, M. & Reino, L. & Moreira, F. & Ribeiro, P. F. & Santos, J. L. & Rotenberry, J. T. & Beja, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Spatial variation in species composition (β-diversity) is an important component of farmland biodiversity, which together with local richness (α-diver...

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Predicting the impact of livestock grazing on birds using foraging height data.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Martin, T. G. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat structure is a major determinant of bird species diversity. One process by which habitat structure is altered is livestock grazing, the most e...

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Low stand density moderates growth declines during hot droughts in semi-arid forests.

Published online: 30 Dec 2020

Authors: Andrews, C. M. & D'Amato, A. W. & Fraver, S. & Palik, B. & Battaglia, M. A. & Bradford JohnB.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing heat and aridity in coming decades is expected to negatively impact tree growth and threaten forest sustainability in dry areas. Maintainin...

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Spatial and temporal patterns of heather use by sheep and red deer within natural heather/grass mosaics.

Published online: 24 Feb 1999

Authors: Hester, A. J. & Baillie, G. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fragmentation of heather and conversion to grass under heavy grazing is a widespread phenomenon. In the British uplands it is attributed in particular...

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The effects of sheep stocking level on invertebrate abundance, biomass and energy utilization in a temperate, sown grassland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Hutchinson, K. J. & King, K. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The results of the study are summarized as follows: (1) Sixteen groups of large invertebrates were sampled at 42-day intervals over 3 yr from six gras...

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Modelling community dynamics based on species-level abundance models from detection/nondetection data.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Yamaura, Y. & Royle, J. A. & Kuboi, K. & Tada, T. & Ikeno, S. & Makino, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In large-scale field surveys, a binary recording of each species' detection or nondetection has been increasingly adopted for its simplicity and low c...

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Qualitative modelling of invasive species eradication on subantarctic Macquarie Island.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Raymond, B. & McInnes, J. & Dambacher, J. M. & Way, S. & Bergstrom, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invaded ecosystems present complex management issues. This problem is exacerbated in many situations by a lack of knowledge about the ecosystem. Howev...

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Assessing the sensitivity of biodiversity indices used to inform fire management.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Giljohann, K. M. & Kelly, L. T. & Connell, J. & Clarke, M. F. & Clarke, R. H. & Regan, T. J. & McCarthy, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity indices are widely used to summarize changes in the distribution and abundance of multiple species and measure progress towards managemen...

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