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Effects of large mammal exclusion on seedling communities depend on plant species traits and landscape protection in human-modified Costa Rican forests.

Published online: 27 Jun 2024

Authors: Huanca-Nuñez, N. & Chazdon, R. L. & Russo, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large terrestrial herbivorous mammals (LTH-mammals) influence plant community structure by affecting seedling establishment in mature tropical forests...

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Direct and indirect effects of a fishing ban on lacustrine fish community do not result in a full recovery.

Published online: 15 Feb 2024

Authors: Feng Kai & Deng WenBo & Li HaoXuan & Guo QianQian & Tao Kun & Yuan Jing & Liu JiaShou & Li ZhongJie & Lek, S. & Hugueny, B. & Wang QiDong

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas are increasingly being promoted as an important means of protecting freshwater biological diversity and ecological processes. A robust...

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Beneficial effects of native broadleaved forests on canopy beetle diversity are not reduced by admixture of non-native conifers.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Wildermuth, B. & Hagge, J. & Seifert, C. L. & Tjaden, R. & Schuldt, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity loss and vast forest diebacks due to climate change-induced disturbances require adapted forest management strategies that reconcile econ...

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Leaf litter from insect-resistant transgenic trees causes changes in aquatic insect community composition.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Axelsson, E. P. & Hjältén, J. & LeRoy, C. J. & Whitham, T. G. & Julkunen-Tiitto, R. & Wennström, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent research has addressed how transgenic residues from arable crops may influence adjacent waterways, aquatic consumers and important ecosystem pr...

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Large positive ecological changes of small urban greening actions.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Mata, L. & Hahs, A. K. & Palma, E. & Backstrom, A. & Johnston, N. & King, T. & Olson, A. R. & Renowden, C. & Smith, T. R. & Vogel, B. & Ward, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The detrimental effects of environmental change on human and non-human diversity are acutely manifested in urban environments. While urban greenspaces...

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Conflicts between biodiversity conservation and development in a biosphere reserve.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Ma ZhiJun & Li Bo & Li WenJun & Han NianYong & Chen JiaKuan & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Integrating biodiversity conservation and the development of local communities is a major challenge for biosphere reserves. Their zonation (core, buff...

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Functional responses of multitaxa communities to disturbance and stress gradients in a restored floodplain.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Fournier, B. & Gillet, F. & Bayon, R. C. le & Mitchell, E. A. D. & Moretti, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Trait-based approaches can reveal the mechanisms through which disturbances or stress impact communities, allowing comparisons of the role of differen...

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Synthesis on the effectiveness of soil translocation for plant community restoration.

Published online: 23 Aug 2023

Authors: Gerrits, G. M. & Waenink, R. & Aradottir, A. L. & Buisson, E. & Dutoit, T. & Ferreira, M. C. & Fontaine, J. B. & Jaunatre, R. & Kardol, P. & Loeb, R. & Magro Ruiz, S. & Maltz, M. & Pärtel, M. & Peco, B. & Piqueray, J. & Pilon, N. A. L. & Santa-Regina, I. & Schmidt, K. T. & Sengl, P. & Diggelen, R. van & Vieira, D. L. M. & Brackel, W. von & Waryszak, P. & Wills, T. J. & Marrs, R. H. & Wubs, E. R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many degraded ecosystems need active restoration to conserve biodiversity and re-establish ecosystem function, both highlighted targets of the UN Deca...

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Thirty years of change in the vegetation communities of three valley mires in Suffolk, England.

Published online: 22 Sep 1995

Authors: Fojt, W. & Harding, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Detailed floristic records from 12 mires on 3 Suffolk fens were gathered in 1959 and 1991. The data were analysed using tabulation and ordination to e...

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Forest loss and treeless matrices cause the functional impoverishment of sapling communities in old-growth forest patches across tropical regions.

Published online: 20 Sep 2022

Authors: Arasa-Gisbert, R. & Arroyo-Rodríguez, V. & Meave, J. A. & Martínez-Ramos, M. & Lohbeck, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape-level disturbances, such as forest loss, can profoundly alter the functional composition and diversity of biotic assemblages. In fact, the l...

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