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Dung as an insect food source: dung beetles as competitors of other coprophagous fauna and as targets for predators.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Macqueen, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The coprophagous insects of Australia are discussed in relation to the constituents of cattle dung and the requirements of the insects. The effect of ...

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Environmental impact assessments around the world do not meet scientific standards.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Singh, G. G. & Lerner, J. & Mach, M. & Murray, C. C. & Ranieri, B. & St-Laurent, G. P. & Wong, J. & Guimaraes, A. & Yunda-Guarin, G. & Satterfield, T. & Chan, K. M. A.

Content type: Blog

This paper reviews the steps taken within Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to come to conclusions on the significance of environmental impact. Re...

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Air pollution and its effects on plants in China.

Published online: 01 Sep 1990

Authors: Cao, H. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Atmospheric pollution in China is mainly caused by human activities such as urbanization and industrialization. Such activities have increased in the ...

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Ruminating on the science of carbon ranching.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Reinhart, K. O. & Worogo, H. S. S. & Rinella, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is interest in reducing CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere by managing livestock grazing to increase carbon (C) storage in soil. However, our ...

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Unlocking the potential of soil organic carbon: outcome document.

Published online: 25 Oct 2017

Content type: Miscellaneous

This paper reports the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon (GSOC17), which was jointly organized by the: Food and Agriculture Organization of the ...

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Applied ecological research is on the rise but connectivity barriers persist between four major subfields.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Staples, T. L. & Dwyer, J. M. & Wainwright, C. E. & Mayfield, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change, land clearing and invasive species are affecting ecosystems in concert, so effective management requires knowledge sharing and collabo...

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Silviculture to restore oak woodlands and savannas.

Published online: 25 Sep 2019

Authors: Dey, D. C. & Knapp, B. O. & Stambaugh, M. C.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

We present a perspective on how to approach developing silvicultural prescriptions for restoring oak woodlands and savannas. A large degree of success...

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Biological and economic production in Radiata Pine plantations.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Forrest, W. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Presents a review of the literature on the biological production of unmanaged native Eucalyptus forest and Pinus radiata plantations in Australia. The...

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Overcoming barriers to the adoption of climate-friendly practices in agriculture.

Published online: 19 Jul 2017

Authors: Wreford, A. & Ignaciuk, A. & Gruère, G.

Content type: Bulletin

Considerable efforts have been devoted to understanding and developing technologies and practices that can help the agricultural sector reduce its gre...

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Mechanisms for enhancing public engagement with citizen science results.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: MacLeod, C. J. & Scott, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Citizen science is frequently cited as a successful approach for increasing public engagement with environmental issues, but this requires a purposefu...

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