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FSC BioLinks consultation report: analysis of the FSC BioLinks development phase consultation from April 2016 to January 2017.

Published online: 07 Jul 2020

Published by: UK, Field Studies Council

Authors: Brown, K. D.

Content type: Reports

The Field Studies Council (FSC) has a 70-year tradition of training and resource development for taxonomic identification skills. FSC BioLinks is a ne...

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Do graminoid and woody invaders have different effects on native plant functional groups?

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Mason, T. J. & French, K. & Lonsdale, W. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While there are numerous studies of impacts by individual invader species, there are few syntheses of invader impacts on plant community structure and...

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Use of grassland and field selection by brent geese Branta bernicla.

Published online: 15 Dec 1990

Authors: Summers, R. W. & Critchley, C. N. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Around Scolt Head Island, N. Norfolk 43.7%, 57.7% and 65.5% of the cumulative total number of observations of brent geese (Branta b. bernicla) were ma...

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Will agri-environment schemes deliver substantial biodiversity gain, and if not why not?

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Whittingham, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

One of the main aims of agri-environment schemes (AES) is to increase biodiversity on farmland. Common conservation practice is to identify areas cont...

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Evaluating tools for the spatial management of fisheries.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Canty, S. W. J. & Truelove, N. K. & Preziosi, R. F. & Chenery, S. & Horstwood, M. A. S. & Box, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ability to define the spatial dynamics of fish stocks is critical to fisheries management. Combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing a...

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Defining Favourable Conservation Status Project: Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for hedgerows.

Published online: 19 Apr 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Staley, J. T. & Wolton, R. & Norton, L.

Content type: Reports

This report outlines Natural England's methodology and approach for establishing favorable conservation status (FCS) in England (UK). It serves as a c...

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The effect of temperature on the growth of S.170 tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). 1. Constant temperature.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Robson, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Various growth parameters of young seedlings of tall fescue cv. S170 grown at 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 deg C were recorded. At 25 deg C individual leaves...

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User guide to the evidence-to-decision tool.

Published online: 20 Jan 2022

Published by: UK, Conservation Evidence

Authors: Christie, A. P.

Content type: Manuals

The Evidence-to-Decision tool has been co-designed between the Conservation Evidence group and practitioners from several organisations to help guide ...

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Offline template for the evidence-to-decision tool.

Published online: 20 Jan 2022

Published by: UK, Conservation Evidence

Authors: Christie, A. P.

Content type: Manuals

The Evidence-to-Decision tool has been co-designed between the Conservation Evidence group and practitioners from several organisations to help guide ...

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Can species-poor grassland be diversified? A case study of lowland hay meadow restoration at Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion, Wales.

Published online: 09 May 2020

Authors: Shellswell, C. H. & Squire, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

As part of the 'Save Our Magnificent Meadows' project, a two hectare field was converted to hay meadow on the National Trust's Llanerchaeron Estate in...

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