Search

All content is free for everyone to browse, read and share. You’ll find journal articles and non-peer reviewed grey literature. Type keywords into the search box or Use the filtering options below to browse the content.

Filter by...

Showing 2,928 results

Impacts of tsetse control and land-use on vegetative structure and tree species composition in south-western Ethiopia.

Published online: 08 Aug 1997

Authors: Reid, R. S. & Wilson, C. J. & Kruska, R. L. & Mulatu, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

More effective control of the tsetse fly in Africa will reduce constraints imposed by the livestock disease, trypanosomiasis. Trypanosomiasis lowers l...

Read more

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...

Read more

Does culling predatory gulls enhance the productivity of breeding common terns?

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Guillemette, M. & Brousseau, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large gulls (Larus) spp. are voracious predators of eggs and chicks of other colonial birds and may threaten rare or endangered species. We tested the...

Read more

How do natural changes in flow magnitude affect fish abundance and biomass in temperate regions? A systematic review.

Published online: 16 May 2023

Authors: Rytwinski, T. & Lin, H. Y. & Harper, M. & Smokorowski, K. E. & Smith, A. & Reid, J. L. & Taylor, J. J. & Birnie-Gauvin, K. & Bradford, M. J. & Crossman, J. A. & Kavanagh, R. & Lapointe, N. W. R. & Turgeon, K. & Cooke, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

We conducted a systematic review on the impacts of natural causes of variation or changes in flow magnitude (resulting from climatic variability and b...

Read more

Visitor demographics, site-type and activities determine the occurrence and severity of environmental impacts at nature-based tourist destinations.

Published online: 13 Apr 2023

Authors: Torsney, A. & Buckley, Y. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

(1). Increasing demand for access to nature has the potential to increase environmental impacts. Identifying links between increased visitor intensity...

Read more

High-diversity seed additions promote herb-layer recovery during restoration of degraded oak woodland.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Authors: Kaul, A. D. & Dell, N. D. & Delfeld, B. M. & Engelhardt, M. J. & Long, Q. G. & Reid, J. L. & Saxton, M. L. & Trager, J. C. & Albrecht, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Seed limitation represents a fundamental constraint to the restoration of native plant communities, and practitioners often apply seed additions to ov...

Read more

Habitat choice in pink-footed geese: quantifying the constraints determining winter site use.

Published online: 13 Nov 1996

Authors: Gill, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over 85% of the world population of pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) winter in Britain and throughout their winter range they use crops vulner...

Read more

On the loss of saltmarshes in south-east England and the relationship with Nereis diversicolor.

Published online: 15 Sep 2004

Authors: Morris, R. K. A. & Reach, I. S. & Duffy, M. J. & Collins, T. S. & Leafe, R. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two papers, Hughes & Paramor (2004) and Paramor & Hughes (2004), published in Journal of Applied Ecology are discussed. These papers suggest t...

Read more

The effects of bioturbation and herbivory by the polychaete Nereis diversicolor on loss of saltmarsh in south-east England.

Published online: 14 Jul 2004

Authors: Paramor, O. A. L. & Hughes, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The saltmarshes of south-east England are eroding rapidly. Field and laboratory experiments were used to test the hypotheses that: (i) at the mudflat-...

Read more

Factors influencing molehill distribution in grassland: implications for controlling the damage caused by molehills.

Published online: 05 Aug 1999

Authors: Edwards, G. R. & Crawley, M. J. & Heard, M. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The possibility of controlling molehill distribution by using management procedures that alter the availability of earthworms, the principal food of m...

Read more