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Adaptive monitoring in action: reconsidering design-based estimators reveals underestimation of whitebark pine disease prevalence in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Published online: 16 May 2021

Authors: Shanahan, E. & Wright, W. J. & Irvine, K. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Identifying and understanding status and trends in ecological indicators motivates continual monitoring over decades. Many programs rely on probabi...

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Optimising monitoring for trend detection after 16 years of woodland-bird surveys.

Published online: 23 May 2021

Authors: Prowse, T. A. A. & O'Connor, P. J. & Collard, S. J. & Peters, K. J. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Long-term biodiversity monitoring programs provide important information about species' trajectories and broader environmental change. Often constrain...

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Sampling termite assemblages in tropical forests: testing a rapid biodiversity assessment protocol.

Published online: 20 Apr 2000

Authors: Jones, D. T. & Eggleton, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Termites play a key role in decomposition processes in tropical ecosystems. Rapid assessment of local termite assemblages requires a standardized samp...

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What makes a good bat box? How box occupancy depends on box characteristics and landscape-level variables.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Pschonny, S. & Leidinger, J. & Leitl, R. & Weisser, W. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Bat populations are in steep decline and presently, 16% of all species are classified as 'threatened'. One main driver identified for this decline is ...

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Observations on savanna burning in the Olokemeji forest reserve, Nigeria.

Published online: 17 Dec 1965

Authors: Hopkins, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the area studied [cf. F.A. 27 No. 28], the tree cover, measured in various ways, was not significantly related to the dry weight of the herb layer ...

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Managing breaches of containment and eradication of invasive plant populations.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Fletcher, C. S. & Westcott, D. A. & Murphy, H. T. & Grice, A. C. & Clarkson, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Containment can be a viable strategy for managing invasive plants, but it is not always cheaper than eradication. In many cases, converting a failed e...

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Estimating the effect of plantations on pine invasions in protected areas: a case study from South Africa.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: McConnachie, M. M. & Wilgen, B. W. van & Richardson, D. M. & Ferraro, P. J. & Forsyth, A. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas (PAs) are a key intervention for conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services. A major challenge for PAs is the control of invasive ...

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Pollination mitigates cucumber yield gaps more than pesticide and fertilizer use in tropical smallholder gardens.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Motzke, I. & Tscharntke, T. & Wanger, T. C. & Klein, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollination can be an essential but often neglected ecosystem service to mitigate crop yield gaps. Pollination services are usually studied in isolati...

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Studies of factors affecting the formation of hopper bands of the red locust (Nomadacrís septemfasciata) in an outbreak area.

Published online: 01 Jul 1970

Authors: Dean, G. J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is virtually the author's summary. Studies were carried out in 1958-62 on some of the factors that affect the formation of bands of hopp...

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The importance of core habitat for a threatened species in changing landscapes.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Herse, M. R. & With, K. A. & Boyle, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat loss, fragmentation, and alteration of the landscape matrix are interdependent processes, collectively responsible for most recent species ext...

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