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An environmental oestrogen disrupts fish population dynamics through direct and transgenerational effects on survival and fecundity.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Schwindt, A. R. & Winkelman, D. L. & Keteles, K. & Murphy, M. & Vajda, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increased need for water and projected declines in precipitation due to climate change could leave waterways increasingly dominated by wastewater effl...

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Greater impacts of wind farms on bird populations during construction than subsequent operation: results of a multi-site and multi-species analysis.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Stephen, L. & Douse, A. & Langston, R. H. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There has been a rapid increase in the development of renewable energy because of the need to combat climate change. One of the most widely used techn...

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Determinants of interspecific variation in population declines of birds after exposure to radiation at Chernobyl.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Møller, A. P. & Mousseau, T. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Radiation can reduce antioxidant levels dramatically because of the use of antioxidants to eliminate free radicals produced in the presence of radiati...

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Large-scale habitat use of some declining British birds.

Published online: 26 May 1999

Authors: Gregory, R. D. & Baillie, S. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was conducted of the large-scale habitat use of 8 species of breeding birds using data collected across Britain during 1995. The species studi...

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Linking agri-environment scheme habitat area, predation and the abundance of chick invertebrate prey to the nesting success of a declining farmland bird.

Published online: 28 Aug 2022

Authors: McHugh, N. M. & White, P. J. C. & Moreby, S. & Szczur, J. & Stoate, C. & Leather, S. R. & Holland, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Across Europe, farmland bird populations have continued to decline since the 1970s owing to the intensification of farming practices. Studies of su...

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Using drones equipped with thermal cameras to locate and count quail individuals and coveys: a case study using northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus in Mississippi, USA.

Published online: 02 May 2024

Authors: Lappin, O. & Elmore, J. A. & Jones, L. R. & Schultz, E. A. & Iglay, R. B. & McConnell, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The presence and abundance of Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus often relies on imprecise methods (e.g. fall covey counts), which can lead to inac...

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Effects of submerged aquatic vegetation and water quality on waterfowl abundance by foraging guild.

Published online: 02 Jul 2022

Authors: Sibilia, C. D. & Aguirre-Gutiérrez, J. & Mowbray, L. & Malhi, Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Back Bay, Virginia, has been documented as an important foraging area for waterfowl since at least the mid-1800s. Expansive submerged plant beds histo...

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Birds of Aleppo pine plantations in south-east Spain in relation to vegetation composition and structure.

Published online: 16 Jan 1998

Authors: López, G. & Moro, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The forested habitats in a large part of the Mediterranean semiarid climates of Spain are dominated by Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) forests, most of...

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Habitat selection by song thrushes in stable and declining farmland populations.

Published online: 16 Jun 2004

Authors: Peach, W. J. & Denny, M. & Cotton, P. A. & Hill, I. F. & Gruar, D. & Barritt, D. & Impey, A. & Mallord, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Losses of farmland birds from the wider countryside have become a major conservation issue in the UK and Europe. Song thrush Turdus philomelos populat...

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Woody semi-natural habitats modulate the effects of field size and functional crop diversity on farmland birds.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Frank, C. & Hertzog, L. & Klimek, S. & Schwieder, M. & Tetteh, G. O. & Böhner, H. G. S. & Röder, N. & Levers, C. & Katzenberger, J. & Kreft, H. & Kamp, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification has simplified landscape composition and configuration, which has led to biodiversity declines. Increasing landscape-wide...

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