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Using habitat distribution models to evaluate large-scale landscape priorities for spatially dynamic species.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Early, R. & Anderson, B. & Thomas, C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale conservation planning requires the identification of priority areas in which species have a high likelihood of long-term persistence. This...

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A spatial model for the successful biological control of Sitona discoideus by Microctonus aethiopoides.

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Kean, J. M. & Barlow, N. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A new model for the biological control of the pest weevil Sitona discoideus by the parasitoid Microctonus aethiopoides is presented. Based on an earli...

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Multistate capture-recapture analysis under imperfect state observation: an application to disease models.

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Conn, P. B. & Cooch, E. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Multistate capture-recapture models are frequently used to estimate the survival and state transition parameters needed to parameterize stage-structur...

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Biological control of Scotch broom: modelling the determinants of abundance and the potential impact of introduced insect herbivores.

Published online: 08 Jan 1998

Authors: Rees, M. & Paynter, Q.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Simulation and analytical models were developed for the European shrub, Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius. The simulation model is spatially explicit and...

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Bumble-BEEHAVE: a systems model for exploring multifactorial causes of bumblebee decline at individual, colony, population and community level.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Becher, M. A. & Twiston-Davies, G. & Penny, T. D. & Goulson, D. & Rotheray, E. L. & Osborne, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

World-wide declines in pollinators, including bumblebees, are attributed to a multitude of stressors such as habitat loss, resource availability, emer...

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Predicting straw decomposition by a four-species fungal community: a cellular automaton model.

Published online: 21 Oct 1996

Authors: Halley, J. M. & Robinson, C. H. & Comins, H. N. & Dighton, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A cellular automaton model based on the measured and inferred properties of the fungal saprophytes, Mucor hiemalis (MH), Agrocybe gibberosa (AG), Chae...

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Predicting avian patch occupancy in a fragmented landscape: do we know more than we think?

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Shanahan, D. F. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A recent and controversial topic in landscape ecology is whether populations of species respond to habitat fragmentation in a general fashion. Empiric...

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Mapping uncertainty: sensitivity of wildlife habitat ratings to expert opinion.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Johnson, C. J. & Gillingham, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Expert opinion is frequently called upon by natural resource and conservation professionals to aid decision making. Where species are difficult or exp...

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BEEHAVE: a systems model of honeybee colony dynamics and foraging to explore multifactorial causes of colony failure.

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Becher, M. A. & Grimm, V. & Thorbek, P. & Horn, J. & Kennedy, P. J. & Osborne, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A notable increase in failure of managed European honeybee Apis mellifera L. colonies has been reported in various regions in recent years. Although t...

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A model of the grazing of hill vegetation by sheep in the UK. II. The prediction of offtake by sheep.

Published online: 26 Jun 1997

Authors: Armstrong, H. M. & Gordon, I. J. & Hutchings, N. J. & Illius, A. W. & Milne, J. A. & Sibbald, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A model is described which predicts seasonal changes in the quantity and digestibility of offtake by ewes and lambs grazing seven dwarf shrub-dominate...

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