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Leveraging relationships between species abundances to improve predictions and inform conservation.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Scher, C. L. & Roberts, S. M. & Krause, K. P. & Clark, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many management and conservation contexts can benefit from understanding relationships between species abundances, which can be used to improve predic...

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Using spatial heterogeneity to extrapolate species richness: a new method tested on Ecuadorian cloud forest birds.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: O'Dea, N. & Whittaker, R. J. & Ugland, K. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For most ecological assemblages, compiling complete inventories of species is difficult, if not impossible. Various methods have been developed to est...

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Do polycultures promote win-wins or trade-offs in agricultural ecosystem services? A meta-analysis.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Iverson, A. L. & Marín, L. E. & Ennis, K. K. & Gonthier, D. J. & Connor-Barrie, B. T. & Remfert, J. L. & Cardinale, B. J. & Perfecto, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agriculture comprises the largest global land use, makes it a leading cause of habitat loss. It is therefore critical to identify how to best construc...

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Plant diversity in a managed temperate deciduous forest: understorey response to two silvicultural systems.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Decocq, G. & Aubert, M. & Dupont, F. & Alard, D. & Saguez, R. & Wattez-Fanger, A. & Foucault, B. de & Delelis-Dusollier, A. & Bardat, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disturbances and resource availability are key factors affecting plant diversity in managed forests. As disturbance regimes vary among silvicultural s...

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Paying for conservation: a bioeconomic analysis of the effects of land management options on the viability of an endangered species, Eryngium alpinum.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Andrello, M. & Devaux, C. & Quétier, F. & Till-Bottraud, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land management is critical for biodiversity conservation in mountain grasslands. It should be both ecologically effective and economically efficient....

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GUBIC: the global urban biological invasions compendium for plants.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Li DaiJiang & Potgieter, L. J. & Aronson, M. F. J. & Axmanová, I. & Baiser, B. & Carboni, M. & Celesti-Grapow, L. & Knapp, S. & Kühn, I. & Matos, A. C. L. de & Lososová, Z. & Montaño-Centellas, F. A. & Pyšek, P. & Richardson, D. M. & Trotta, L. B. & Zenni, R. D. & Cilliers, S. S. & Clarkson, B. D. & Davis, A. J. S. & Dolan, R. W. & Dyderski, M. K. & Essl, F. & Gaoue, O. G. & Gui, J. & Géron, C. & Heringer, G. & Hui Cang & Khuroo, A. A. & Klotz, S. & Kotanen, P. M. & Kreft, H. & Sorte, F. A. la & Lembrechts, J. J. & Lenzner, B. & Lepczyk, C. A. & MacIvor, S. & Martínez-Garza, C. & Mori, A. S. & Nilon, C. & Pergl, J. & Siebert, S. J. & Tretyakova, A. S. & Tsang, T. P. N. & Uchida, K. & Kleunen, M. van & Vilà, M. & Wang HuaFeng & Weigelt, P. & Werner, P. & Williams, N. S. G. & Winter, M. & Cadotte, M. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Urban areas are foci for the introduction of non-native plant species, and they often act as launching sites for invasions into the wider environment....

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When do citizen scientists record biodiversity? Non-random temporal patterns of recording effort and associated factors.

Published online: 22 Apr 2025

Authors: Rosário, I. T. & Tiago, P. & Chozas, S. & Capinha, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Citizen science data are increasingly used for ecological research, biodiversity conservation and monitoring. However, these data often present signif...

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Effects of forest removal on amphibian migrations: implications for habitat and landscape connectivity.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Todd, B. D. & Luhring, T. M. & Rothermel, B. B. & Gibbons, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat loss is a leading cause of global amphibian declines. Forest removal is a particularly significant threat because an estimated 82% of amphibia...

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Diversity of airborne arthropods in a silvoarable agroforestry system.

Published online: 05 Apr 1995

Authors: Peng, R. K. & Incoll, L. D. & Sutton, S. L. & Wright, C. & Chadwick, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The diversity and abundance of airborne arthropods in a silvoarable agroforestry system with associated forestry and arable control areas in northern ...

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Passive eDNA capture by SCUBA divers and snorkellers for monitoring inshore fish biodiversity.

Published online: 19 Jan 2024

Published by: Natural England

Content type: Reports

This article discusses the use of a novel DNA-based method to monitor inshore marine fish communities, addressing the issue of data deficiency in coas...

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