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Graphical analysis of sward depletion by grazing.

Published online: 07 Nov 1992

Authors: Ungar, E. D. & Seligman, N. G. & Demment, M. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A bite-oriented model is developed for the study of sward utilization by domesticated grazing animals, the description of grazing style and its implic...

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Conservation and biological monitoring of tropical forests: the role of parataxonomists.

Published online: 24 Mar 2004

Authors: Basset, Y. & Novotny, V. & Miller, S. E. & Weiblen, G. D. & Missa, O. & Stewart, A. J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The demise of tropical rain forests will lead to a large-scale extinction of genetic diversity, particularly of arthropods. Curtailing these trends mi...

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Effects of palm heart harvesting on avian frugivores in the Atlantic rain forest of Brazil.

Published online: 08 Oct 1998

Authors: Galetti, M. & Aleixo, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of harvesting the dominant palm tree Euterpe edulis on the abundance of 15 large frugivorous birds (Ramphastidae, Cracidae, Cotingidae, Tr...

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The use and utility of surrogates in biodiversity monitoring programmes.

Published online: 06 Apr 2021

Authors: Sato, C. F. & Westgate, M. J. & Barton, P. S. & Foster, C. N. & O'Loughlin, L. S. & Pierson, J. C. & Balmer, J. & Chapman, J. & Catt, G. & Detto, T. & Hawcroft, A. & Kavanagh, R. P. & Marshall, D. & McKay, M. & Moseby, K. & Perry, M. & Robinson, D. & Schroder, M. & Tuft, K. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A workshop was held to explore the utility of surrogates in biodiversity conservation-focused monitoring programmes. This paper focus on reporting the...

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The list of vascular plants for the city of Toronto.

Published online: 16 May 2021

Authors: Cadotte, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Urban areas have become epicentres for applied ecological and conservation research and policy. Yet, most urban areas have surprisingly little consoli...

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Resilience and regime shifts: do novel communities impede ecological recovery in a historically metal-contaminated stream?

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Wolff, B. A. & Duggan, S. B. & Clements, W. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Novel communities that result from exposure to contaminants and other anthropogenic stressors often persist in ecosystems that have experienced regime...

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An empirical mathematical model to describe plant root systems.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Gerwitz, A. & Page, E. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An empirical model used to standardize data on root investigations was P = 100 (1-e-fx) where P was the percentage of roots in x cm of soil, and f was...

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Beyond species: functional diversity and the maintenance of ecological processes and services.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Cadotte, M. W. & Carscadden, K. & Mirotchnick, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The goal of conservation and restoration activities is to maintain biological diversity and the ecosystem services that this diversity provides. These...

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Herbicide application affects microhabitat use by arable wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus).

Published online: 17 Apr 1993

Authors: Tew, T. E. & Macdonald, D. W. & Rands, M. R. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Since arable-dwelling wood mice feed on many of the plant and animal species known to benefit from conservation headlands (6-m strips around crop fiel...

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Waterholes in Tsavo National Park, Kenya.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Ayeni, J. S. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The evolution of natural waterholes is attributed to the erosion of surrounding termitaria by wildlife. The physico-chemical characteristics of soil f...

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