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Pilot study to validate an environmental DNA sampler for monitoring inshore fish communities.

Published online: 24 Mar 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Mynott, S.

Content type: Reports

The utility of environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques for monitoring species diversity are gaining acceptance amongst industry and government decision-ma...

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Soil microbial legacy drives crop diversity advantage: linking ecological plant-soil feedback with agricultural intercropping.

Published online: 24 Mar 2021

Authors: Wang GuangZhou & Bei ShuiKuan & Li JianPeng & Bao XingGuo & Zhang JiuDong & Schultz, P. A. & Li HaiGang & Li Long & Zhang FuSuo & Bever, J. D. & Zhang JunLing

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although the importance of the soil microbiome in mediating plant community structures and functions has been increasingly emphasized in ecological st...

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Collateral diseases: aquaculture impacts on wildlife infections.

Published online: 23 Mar 2021

Authors: Bouwmeester, M. M. & Goedknegt, M. A. & Poulin, R. & Thieltges, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Aquaculture is a promising source of fish and other aquatic organisms to ensure human food security but it comes at the price of diverse environmental...

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Long-term effects of antibiotic treatments on honeybee colony fitness: a modelling approach.

Published online: 20 Mar 2021

Authors: Bulson, L. & Becher, M. A. & McKinley, T. J. & Wilfert, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Gut microbiome disequilibrium is increasingly implicated in host fitness reductions, including for the economically important and disease-challenged w...

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Pollinator monitoring more than pays for itself.

Published online: 17 Mar 2021

Authors: Breeze, T. D. & Bailey, A. P. & Balcombe, K. G. & Brereton, T. & Comont, R. & Edwards, M. & Garratt, M. P. & Harvey, M. & Hawes, C. & Isaac, N. & Jitlal, M. & Jones, C. M. & Kunin, W. E. & Lee, P. & Morris, R. K. A. & Musgrove, A. & O'Connor, R. S. & Peyton, J. & Potts, S. G. & Roberts, S. P. M. & Roy, D. B. & Roy, H. E. & Tang, C. Q. & Vanbergen, A. J. & Carvell, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resilient pollination services depend on sufficient abundance of pollinating insects over time. Currently, however, most knowledge about the status an...

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Using spatial models to identify refugia and guide restoration in response to an invasive plant pathogen.

Published online: 12 Mar 2021

Authors: McCarthy, J. K. & Wiser, S. K. & Bellingham, P. J. & Beresford, R. M. & Campbell, R. E. & Turner, R. & Richardson, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The global spread of invasive plant pathogens is increasing, putting natural forests and ecosystem services under threat. Spatial data can quantify ra...

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Shifts in plant composition mediate grazing effects on carbon cycling in grasslands.

Published online: 11 Mar 2021

Authors: Liang MaoWei & Smith, N. G. & Chen JiQuan & Wu YanTao & Guo ZhiWei & Gornish, E. S. & Liang CunZhu

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Carbon cycling in grasslands can be impacted by livestock grazing, partially as an indirect result of herbivory-induced compositional shifts in the pl...

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Investigating the effects of fire management on savanna biodiversity with grid-based spatially explicit population simulations.

Published online: 09 Mar 2021

Authors: Davies, H. F. & Visintin, C. & Gillespie, G. R. & Murphy, B. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The development of effective fire management for biodiversity conservation is a global challenge. The highly dynamic nature of fire, the difficulty in...

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The value of time-series data for conservation planning.

Published online: 09 Mar 2021

Authors: García-Barón, I. & Giakoumi, S. & Begoña Santos, M. & Granado, I. & Louzao, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas (PAs) are increasingly being used world-wide for the conservation and management of wildlife. Systematic conservation planning (SCP) a...

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Conservation planning across realms: enhancing connectivity for multi-realm species.

Published online: 08 Mar 2021

Authors: Hermoso, V. & Vasconcelos, R. P. & Henriques, S. & Filipe, A. F. & Carvalho, S. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Connectivity plays a key role in biodiversity conservation as it sustains ecological processes, such as migrations, important for the maintenance of p...

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