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Who knows, who cares? Untangling ecological knowledge and nature connection among Amazonian colonist farmers.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Mikołajczak, K. & Lees, A. C. & Barlow, J. & Sinclair, F. & Almeida, O. T. de & Souza, A. C. & Parry, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

1. Conservationists often assume that connection with and caring about nature's well-being is strongly linked to ecological knowledge. Existing eviden...

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Simple study designs in ecology produce inaccurate estimates of biodiversity responses.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Christie, A. P. & Amano, T. & Martin, P. A. & Shackelford, G. E. & Simmons, B. I. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Monitoring the impacts of anthropogenic threats and interventions to mitigate these threats is key to understanding how to best conserve biodiversity....

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Effects of customary egg harvest regimes on hatching success of a culturally important waterfowl species.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Herse, M. R. & Tylianakis, J. M. & Scott, N. J. & Brown, D. & Cranwell, I. & Henry, J. & Pauling, C. & McIntosh, A. R. & Gormley, A. M. & Lyver, P. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

1. Customary harvests of wildlife underpin the livelihoods, cultural identities, well-being and ecological knowledge of many Indigenous peoples and lo...

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Invasion landscapes as social-ecological systems: role of social factors in invasive plant species control.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Yletyinen, J. & Perry, G. L. W. & Burge, O. R. & Mason, N. W. H. & Stahlmann-Brown, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Biological invasions are a major threat to biodiversity and human well-being. Scientists and environmental managers typically seek ecological solution...

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Participatory mapping reveals socioeconomic drivers of forest fires in protected areas of the post-conflict Colombian Amazon.

Published online: 25 Oct 2021

Authors: Tebbutt, C. A. & Devisscher, T. & Obando-Cabrera, L. & García, G. A. G. & Elizalde, M. C. M. & Armenteras, D. & Menor, I. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Wildfires have increased in protected areas (PAs) of the Colombian Amazon following the 2016 peace agreement between the Government and the Revolution...

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Reindeer husbandry in peril?-how extractive industries exert multiple pressures on an arctic pastoral ecosystem.

Published online: 25 Oct 2021

Authors: Fohringer, C. & Rosqvist, G. & Inga, N. & Singh, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Environmental changes and their consequences on biodiversity are known to have far-reaching effects on the resilience of animal populations and associ...

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Reconnecting with the past and anticipating the future: a review of fisheries-derived cultural ecosystem services in pre-hispanic Peru.

Published online: 27 Oct 2021

Authors: Lama, R. L. de la & Puente, S. de la & Sueiro, J. C. & Chan, K. M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Marine ecosystems play a key role in human wellbeing, particularly in the Global South through small-scale fisheries (SSF). While many have speculated...

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Ranger perceptions of, and engagement with, monitoring of elephant poaching.

Published online: 27 Oct 2021

Authors: Kuiper, T. & Massé, F. & Ngwenya, N. A. & Kavhu, B. & Mandisodza-Chikerema, R. L. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Ranger-based monitoring has enormous potential to inform conservation globally, with hundreds of thousands of rangers patrolling extensive areas and r...

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Habitat use and diet of skylarks Alauda arvensis wintering on lowland farmland in southern Britain.

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: Donald, P. F. & Buckingham, D. L. & Moorcroft, D. & Muirhead, L. B. & Evans, A. D. & Kirby, W. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The habitat use and diet of skylarks (Alauda arvensis) wintering on lowland farms were studied to assess whether changes in agricultural practice coul...

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A field study with genetically engineered alfalfa inoculated with recombinant Sinorhizobium meliloti: effects on the soil ecosystem.

Published online: 18 Feb 2000

Authors: Donegan, K. K. & Seidler, R. J. & Doyle, J. D. & Porteous, L. A. & Digiovanni, G. & Widmer, F. & Watrud, L. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Three genotypes of alfalfa [lucerne] (Medicago sativa) plants (parental, transgenic α-amylase-producing and transgenic lignin peroxidase-producing) we...

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