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Development of a risk assessment tool to assess the significance of septic tanks around freshwater SSSIs: Phase 1 - Understanding better the retention of phosphorus in the drainage field.

Published online: 02 Feb 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: May, L. & Withers, P. J. & Stratford, C. & Bowes, M. & Robinson, D. & Gozzard, E.

Content type: Reports

This project was undertaken to investigate some of the processes to protect SSSIs and provide information to underpin the development a 'family' of bu...

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Assessing the potential consequences of climate change for England's landscapes: South East Northumberland.

Published online: 19 Jan 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Speakman, L. & Macgregor, N. & Dijk, N. van & Darch, G. & Neale, A.

Content type: Reports

This study considered the vulnerability of the natural environment to climate change in the South East Northumberland Coastal Plain NCA. This area enc...

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Assessing the potential consequences of climate change for England's landscapes: Humberhead Levels.

Published online: 19 Jan 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Wilson, R. & Holm, C. & Bull, R. & Macgregor, N. A. & Dijk, N. van & Darch, G. & Neale, A.

Content type: Reports

This study, which was undertaken in 2010, considered the vulnerability of the natural environment to climate change in the Humberhead Levels National ...

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SolBeePop: a model of solitary bee populations in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 25 Jun 2024

Authors: Schmolke, A. & Galic, N. & Hinarejos, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With their large diversity of species, solitary bees are important pollinators of crops and native plant communities in agricultural landscapes. Stres...

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Using long-term data series to design adequate protected areas that ensure the conservation of inconspicuous small petrel species.

Published online: 28 Jun 2024

Authors: Cruz, A. de la & Pereira, J. M. & Paiva, V. H. & Ramos, J. A. & Oliveira, N. & Alonso, H. & Saavedra, C. & Vázquez, J. A. & García-Barón, I. & Arcos, J. M. & Arroyo, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are widely used tools for conservation and management. Their correct delimitation is challenging, especially when the ta...

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Numerical top-down effects on red deer (Cervus elaphus) are mainly shaped by humans rather than large carnivores across Europe.

Published online: 01 Jul 2024

Authors: Beeck Calkoen, S. T. S. van & Kuijper, D. P. J. & Apollonio, M. & Blondel, L. & Dormann, C. F. & Storch, I. & Heurich, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Terrestrial ecosystems are shaped by interacting top-down and bottom-up processes, with the magnitude of top-down control by large carnivores largely ...

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Large-scale changes in macrobenthic biodiversity driven by mangrove afforestation.

Published online: 19 Feb 2024

Authors: Chen GuoGui & Gu Xuan & Capinha, C. & Lee ShingYip & Cui BaoShan & Yang Fang & Lin YuFeng & Jia MingMing & Wang Mao & Wang WenQing

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale anthropogenic mangroves have been constructed in coastal regions worldwide but our understanding of their ecological effects is limited. I...

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Rotational grazing with cattle-free zones supports the coexistence of cattle and wild herbivores in African rangelands.

Published online: 19 Feb 2024

Authors: Herrik, A. L. & Mogensen, N. & Svenning, J. C. & Buitenwerf, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

African wildlife populations are declining at an alarming rate. To stop further population declines and restore ecosystems, more areas for wildlife ar...

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Too young to die: mapping nursery areas for early juveniles of the endangered sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) to inform conservation in the Mediterranean Sea.

Published online: 15 Feb 2024

Authors: Barbato, M. & Zampieri, C. & D'Acunto, S. & Pennino, M. G. & Barausse, A. & Mazzoldi, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Globally, elasmobranch species have been declining in abundance due to fishery activities. This conservation issue calls for effective management stra...

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Emerging stability of forest productivity by mixing two species buffers temperature destabilizing effect.

Published online: 10 Mar 2023

Authors: Río, M. del & Pretzsch, H. & Ruiz-Peinado, R. & Jactel, H. & Coll, L. & Löf, M. & Aldea, J. & Ammer, C. & Avdagić, A. & Barbeito, I. & Bielak, K. & Bravo, F. & Brazaitis, G. & Cerný, J. & Collet, C. & Condés, S. & Drössler, L. & Fabrika, M. & Heym, M. & Holm, S. O. & Hylen, G. & Jansons, A. & Kurylyak, V. & Lombardi, F. & Matović, B. & Metslaid, M. & Motta, R. & Nord-Larsen, T. & Nothdurft, A. & Ouden, J. den & Pach, M. & Pardos, M. & Poeydebat, C. & Ponette, Q. & Pérot, T. & Reventlow, D. O. J. & Sitko, R. & Sramek, V. & Steckel, M. & Svoboda, M. & Verheyen, K. & Vospernik, S. & Wolff, B. & Zlatanov, T. & Bravo-Oviedo, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The increasing disturbances in monocultures around the world are testimony to their instability under global change. Many studies have claimed that te...

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