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Restoring frequent fire to dry conifer forests delays the decline of subalpine forests in the southwest United States under projected climate.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Remy, C. C. & Krofcheck, D. J. & Keyser, A. R. & Hurteau, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In southwestern US forests, the combined impact of climate change and increased fuel loads due to more than a century of human-caused fire exclusion i...

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Landscapes with higher crop diversity have lower aphid species richness but higher plant virus prevalence.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Pitt, W. J. & Kairy, L. R. & Mora, V. & Peirce, E. & Jensen, A. S. & Bradford, B. & Groves, R. & Christensen, T. & MacRae, I. & Nachappa, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Diversifying agricultural systems by growing more than one crop species in an area can decrease pest and disease pressure and increase crop yields. Ho...

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Juvenile fish response to wetland inundation: how antecedent conditions can inform environmental flow policies for native fish.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Beesley, L. S. & Gwinn, D. C. & Price, A. & King, A. J. & Gawne, B. & Koehn, J. D. & Nielsen, D. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

One of the greatest threats to lotic ecosystems is flow regulation. The impacts of flow regulation on native fish are often mitigated using periodic w...

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Compensatory effects of recruitment and survival when amphibian populations are perturbed by disease.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Muths, E. & Scherer, R. D. & Pilliod, D. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The need to increase our understanding of factors that regulate animal population dynamics has been catalysed by recent, observed declines in wildlife...

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Using ecological restoration to constrain biological invasion.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Bakker, J. D. & Wilson, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasion can permanently alter ecosystem structure and function. Invasive species are difficult to eradicate, so methods for constraining i...

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Anthropogenic disturbance of tropical forests threatens pollination services to açaí palm in the Amazon river delta.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Campbell, A. J. & Carvalheiro, L. G. & Maués, M. M. & Jaffé, R. & Giannini, T. C. & Freitas, M. A. B. & Coelho, B. W. T. & Menezes, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The açaí palm Euterpe oleracea Mart. in the Amazon river delta has seen rapid expansion to meet increased demand for its fruit. This has been achieved...

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Changing exploitation threatens Chinese giant salamanders.

Published online: 26 Feb 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Turvey, S. T. & Chen Shu & Tapley, B. & Liang ZhiQiang & Wei Gang & Yang Jian & Wang Jie & Wu MinYao & Redbond, J. & Brown, T. & Cunningham, A. A.

Content type: Blog

A series of large-scale social science interview surveys across the range of giant salamanders (Andrias) in China was conducted to understand levels o...

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Confirmation that eagle fatalities can be reduced by automated curtailment of wind turbines.

Published online: 25 Oct 2022

Authors: McClure, C. J. W. & Rolek, B. & Dunn, L. & McCabe, J. D. & Martinson, L. & Katzner, T. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Automated curtailment is potentially a powerful technique to reduce collision mortality of wildlife with wind turbines. Previously, we used a befor...

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Congruence among multiple indices of habitat preference for species facing human-induced rapid environmental change: a case study using the brewer's sparrow.

Published online: 25 Oct 2022

Authors: Carlin, M. & Chalfoun, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Accurate evaluations of habitat preference are key to understanding optimal conditions for wildlife survival and reproduction. Habitat selection, h...

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Small-scale heterogeneity in a semi-arid North American grassland. I. Tillering, N uptake and retranslocation in simulated urine patches.

Published online: 06 Jun 1992

Authors: Jaramillo, V. J. & Detling, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In trials on native semiarid grassland at Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1986-87, the response of Agropyron smithii [Elymus smithii] and Bouteloua gracilis to s...

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