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Insights from five decades of monitoring habitat and breeding populations of American woodcock.

Published online: 15 Sep 2020

Authors: Gutowsky, S. E. & Gutowsky, L. F. G. & Milton, G. R. & Mallory, M. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Habitat loss and degradation are contributing to severe declines in many North American bird species. For American woodcock Scolopax minor ('woodcock'...

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Using ants as bioindicators in land management: simplifying assessment of ant community responses.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Andersen, A. N. & Hoffmann, B. D. & Müller, W. J. & Griffiths, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The indicator qualities of terrestrial invertebrates are widely recognized in the context of detecting ecological change associated with human land us...

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Estimating mesocarnivore abundance on commercial farmland using distance sampling with camera traps.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: McKaughan, J. E. T. & Stephens, P. A. & Hill, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Mesocarnivores are of particular interest in wildlife management. Their adaptability makes them a focus of public attention globally, as negative inte...

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Using presence-only and presence-absence data to estimate the current and potential distributions of established invasive species.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Gormley, A. M. & Forsyth, D. M. & Griffioen, P. & Lindeman, M. & Ramsey, D. S. L. & Scroggie, M. P. & Woodford, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predicting the current and potential distributions of established invasive species is critical for evaluating management options, but methods for diff...

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Ground-truthing of a fish-based environmental DNA metabarcoding method for assessing the quality of lakes.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Li JianLong & Hatton-Ellis, T. W. & Handley, L. J. L. & Kimbell, H. S. & Benucci, M. & Peirson, G. & Hänfling, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Accurate, cost-effective monitoring of fish is required to assess the quality of lakes under the European Water Framework Directive. Recent studies ha...

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Drawn out of the shadows: surveying secretive forest species with camera trap distance sampling.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Bessone, M. & Kühl, H. S. & Hohmann, G. & Herbinger, I. & N'Goran, K. P. & Asanzi, P. & Costa, P. B. da & Dérozier, V. & Fotsing, E. D. B. & Beka, B. I. & Iyomi, M. D. & Iyatshi, I. B. & Kafando, P. & Kambere, M. A. & Moundzoho, D. B. & Wanzalire, M. L. K. & Fruth, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With animal species disappearing at unprecedented rates, we need an efficient monitoring method providing reliable estimates of population density and...

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Estimating enhanced fish production on restored shellfish reefs using automated data collection from underwater videos.

Published online: 13 Jul 2024

Authors: Connolly, R. M. & Herrera, C. & Rasmussen, J. & Buelow, C. A. & Sievers, M. & Jinks, K. I. & Brown, C. J. & Lopez-Marcano, S. & Sherman, C. D. H. & Martínez-Baena, F. & Martin, B. & Baring, R. & Reeves, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shellfish reefs across the world have been heavily degraded by mechanical harvesting, disease and declining water quality. In southern Australia, wher...

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Effects of habitat type and management on the abundance of skylarks in the breeding season.

Published online: 26 Jan 2000

Authors: Chamberlain, D. E. & Wilson, A. M. & Browne, S. J. & Vickery, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The abundance of breeding skylarks (Alauda arvensis) was determined by surveying singing males in over 600 randomly selected 1-km squares throughout B...

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Optimizing search strategies for invasive pests: learn before you leap.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Baxter, P. W. J. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Strategic searching for invasive pests presents a formidable challenge for conservation managers. Limited funding can necessitate choosing between sur...

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Harnessing practitioner knowledge to inform the conservation of a protected species, the hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius.

Published online: 28 Jun 2023

Authors: Phillips, B. B. & Crowley, S. L. & Bell, O. & McDonald, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

(1). Conservation decisions are typically constrained by the availability of published evidence. Practitioners and non-academic experts often possess ...

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