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The relative importance of cattle grazing in subtropical grasslands: does it reduce or enhance plant biodiversity?

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Mcintyre, S. & Heard, K. M. & Martin, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Livestock grazing enterprises have potentially threatening effects on the conservation of plants in grassy subtropical eucalypt woodlands. Commercial ...

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Differential responses of bumblebees and diurnal Lepidoptera to vegetation succession in long-term set-aside.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Alanen, E. L. & Hyvönen, T. & Lindgren, S. & Härmä, O. & Kuussaari, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Establishing temporal habitat patches, such as long-term set-aside, is potentially a valuable approach to support pollinator populations in intensivel...

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Drought responses by individual tree species are not often correlated with tree species diversity in European forests.

Published online: 22 Feb 2017

Authors: Forrester, D. I. & Bonal, D. & Dawud, S. & Gessler, A. & Granier, A. & Pollastrini, M. & Grossiord, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Drought frequency and intensity are predicted to increase in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere and the effects of such changes on forest growth an...

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The context-dependent benefits of organic farming on pollinator biodiversity: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Walker, E. & Wooliver, R. & Russo, L. & Jagadamma, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification is driving declines in pollinator diversity and the degradation of pollination services worldwide. Organic management, wh...

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Determining impacts of habitat modification on diversity of tropical forest fauna: the importance of spatial scale.

Published online: 15 Sep 2004

Authors: Hill, J. K. & Hamer, K. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is an urgent need to understand the impacts of anthropogenic habitat disturbance on biodiversity in tropical forests, but no consensus has yet e...

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Long-term impacts of variable retention harvesting on ground-layer plant communities in Pinus resinosa forests.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Roberts, M. W. & D'Amato, A. W. & Kern, C. C. & Palik, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Concerns about loss of biodiversity and structural complexity in managed forests have recently increased and led to the development of new management ...

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Biological responses to liming in boreal lakes: an assessment using plankton, macroinvertebrate and fish communities.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Angeler, D. G. & Goedkoop, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological responses to liming of acidified surface waters are equivocal and limit the overall assessment of food web responses. In this study, we ana...

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Individual responses of seabirds to commercial fisheries revealed using GPS tracking, stable isotopes and vessel monitoring systems.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Votier, S. C. & Bearhop, S. & Witt, M. J. & Inger, R. & Thompson, D. & Newton, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The large amount of discards produced by commercial fisheries can have major impacts on marine predator populations: this abundant food may increase p...

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Spatial, temporal and experimental: three study design cornerstones for establishing defensible numeric criteria in freshwater ecosystems.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Taylor, J. M. & Back, J. A. & Brooks, B. W. & King, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nutrient over-enrichment increasingly threatens global water resources. Stressor-response studies specifically designed to identify levels of nutrient...

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The value of capturing diverse perspectives when setting decision triggers for threatened species management.

Published online: 19 Feb 2024

Authors: Hilton, M. & Walsh, J. C. & Maloney, R. F. & Hansen, N. A. & Cook, C. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation practitioners commonly work together in management teams, contributing expertise to the planning and decision-making associated with thre...

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