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The response of water voles Arvicola amphibius to 'displacement' when using water drawdown and habitat removal in grazing marsh habitat, lowland England.

Published online: 07 May 2020

Authors: Baker, R. J. & Scott, D. M. & Keeling, C. & Dwight, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Displacement is a form of mitigation that involves the removal of habitat to relocate water voles Arvicola amphibius from <50 m sections of waterco...

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Using spatial heterogeneity to extrapolate species richness: a new method tested on Ecuadorian cloud forest birds.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: O'Dea, N. & Whittaker, R. J. & Ugland, K. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For most ecological assemblages, compiling complete inventories of species is difficult, if not impossible. Various methods have been developed to est...

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An evaluation of seed zone delineation using phenotypic and population genomic data on black alder Alnus glutinosa.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Kort, H. de & Mergeay, J. & Mijnsbrugge, K. vander & Decocq, G. & Maccherini, S. & Bruun, H. H. K. & Honnay, O. & Vandepitte, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Delineation of seed zones or provenance regions to preserve local adaptation is a common practice in forestry and restoration, as locally adapted plan...

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The mechanisms affecting seedling establishment in restored savanna understories are seasonally dependent.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Sorenson, Q. M. & Damschen, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural land is being increasingly abandoned on a global scale, with over 200 million hectares recovering from agricultural use. Plant community ...

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The restoration of coastal shingle vegetation: effects of substrate composition on the establishment of container-grown plants.

Published online: 18 Jun 1997

Authors: Walmsley, C. A. & Davy, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The use of container-grown plants in restoring shingle beach vegetation was investigated at Sizewell, Suffolk, UK, where the vegetation had been destr...

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Factors affecting the natural regeneration of Quercus in Scottish oakwoods. I. Competition from Pteridium aquilinum.

Published online: 08 Aug 1997

Authors: Humphrey, J. W. & Swaine, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Scottish upland, semi-natural oakwoods, natural regeneration of oak (Quercus petraea and Q. robur) is frequently lacking. This threatens the long-t...

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Light quality and spatial variability influences on seedling regeneration in Hawaiian lowland wet forests.

Published online: 21 Dec 2024

Authors: Rosam, J. R. & Warman, L. & Ostertag, R. & Perroy, R. & Cordell, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical forest understories tend to be light-limited. The red-to-far-red ratio (R:FR) is a useful and reliable index of light quality and its spatial...

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Climate adaption and post-fire restoration of a foundational perennial in cold desert: insights from intraspecific variation in response to weather.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Brabec, M. M. & Germino, M. J. & Richardson, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The loss of foundational but fire-intolerant perennials such as sagebrush due to increases in fire size and frequency in semi-arid regions has motivat...

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Correlates of biological soil crust abundance across a continuum of spatial scales: support for a hierarchical conceptual model.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: Bowker, M. A. & Belnap, J. & Davidson, D. W. & Goldstein, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Desertification negatively impacts a large proportion of the global human population and >30% of the terrestrial land surface. Better methods are n...

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Climate change impacts on blanket peatland in Great Britain.

Published online: 09 Jun 2025

Authors: Ritson, J. P. & Lees, K. J. & Hill, J. & Gallego-Sala, A. & Bebber, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Peatland restoration has been suggested as a key method for the UK to meet national, legally binding climate targets. This can involve blocking up ...

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