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Re-establishment of local populations of vectors of Chagas disease after insecticide spraying.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Dohna, H. zu & Cecere, M. C. & Gürtler, R. E. & Kitron, U. & Cohen, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Prevention of Chagas disease is mainly dependent on control of the insect vectors that transmit infection. Unfortunately, this control is not wholly s...

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The potential of grass field margin management for enhancing beetle diversity in intensive livestock farms.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Woodcock, B. A. & Potts, S. G. & Pilgrim, E. & Ramsay, A. J. & Tscheulin, T. & Parkinson, A. & Smith, R. E. N. & Gundrey, A. L. & Brown, V. K. & Tallowin, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Declining populations of UK grassland flora and fauna have been attributed to intensification of agricultural management practices, including changes ...

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Factors of importance for the epiphytic vegetation of aspen Populus tremula with special emphasis on bark chemistry and soil chemistry.

Published online: 04 Aug 1995

Authors: Gustafsson, L. & Eriksson, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The epiphytic vegetation of 60 stems of aspen (Populus tremula) was studied in a 16-ha forest area near Uppsala, Sweden. The cover of bryophytes and o...

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Landscape context and farm uptake limit effects of bird conservation in the Swedish Volunteer & Farmer Alliance.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Josefsson, J. & Pärt, T. & Berg, Å. & Lokhorst, A. M. & Eggers, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Europe, agri-environmental schemes (AES) have been unsuccessful in halting biodiversity declines to any great extent. Two shortcomings of AES inclu...

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Influence of harvesting intensity of logging residues on ground vegetation in coniferous forests.

Published online: 02 Nov 1995

Authors: Olsson, B. A. & Staaf, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ground-vegetation succession was analysed at 4 Swedish coniferous sites (dominated by Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris, or both species) 8-16 years after...

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Spatial design improves efficiency and scalability of seed-based seagrass restoration.

Published online: 01 Dec 2023

Authors: Gräfnings, M. L. E. & Heusinkveld, J. H. T. & Hijner, N. & Hoeijmakers, D. J. J. & Smeele, Q. & Zwarts, M. & Heide, T. van der & Govers, L. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coastal ecosystem restoration is often ineffective and expensive in practice. As a consequence, upscaling restoration efforts to functionally relevant...

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The effect of 'mosaic management' on the demography of black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa on farmland.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Schekkerman, H. & Teunissen, W. & Oosterveld, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Like many farmland birds, the largest European population of the black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa, in The Netherlands, has been declining for decades...

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An Operational Landscape Unit approach for identifying key landscape connections in wetland restoration.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Verhoeven, J. T. A. & Soons, M. B. & Janssen, R. & Omtzigt, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nature conservation and restoration traditionally focus on protecting individual sites. In parts of the world where the natural landscape has been sev...

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Effects of forest fertilization on the radial growth and resin exudation of insect-defoliated Scots pines.

Published online: 28 Jan 2000

Authors: Kytö, M. & Niemelä, P. & Annila, E. & Varama, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In studies in a 60- to 90-year-old stand on dry sandy soil in western Finland, Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) trees that had been defoliated by the pin...

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First evidence that marine protected areas can work for marine mammals.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Gormley, A. M. & Slooten, E. & Dawson, S. & Barker, R. J. & Rayment, W. & Fresne, S. du & Bräger, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been advocated for the protection of threatened marine mammals, but there is no empirical evidence that they are ef...

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