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Drawing on local knowledge and attitudes for the conservation of critically endangered rhino rays in Goa, India.

Published online: 04 Sep 2023

Authors: Gupta, T. & Milner-Gulland, E. & Andrew Dias & Divya Karnad

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In the context of marine species declines in data-limited regions, local ecological knowledge (LEK) is a valuable source of information on species eco...

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The mangrove swamps of Keneba, lower Gambia River basin. III. Seasonal variations in the chloride and water content of swamp soils, with observations on the water levels and chloride concentration of free soil water under a barren mud flat during the dry season.

Published online: 16 Jul 1966

Authors: Giglioli, M. E. C. & King, D. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Profiles in hizophora racemosa, Avicennia germinans and Sesuvium portulacastrum zones and in four barren mud flats flooded only from June to October, ...

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Population dynamics and the importance of habitat management for conservation of the butterfly Lopinga achine.

Published online: 10 Jul 2002

Authors: Bergman, K. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Like many butterflies, the woodland brown Lopinga achine has disappeared from many locations in western Europe due to habitat loss. The population dyn...

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Estimating disease transmission in wildlife, with emphasis on leptospirosis and bovine tuberculosis in possums, and effects of fertility control.

Published online: 10 Jul 2002

Authors: Caley, P. & Ramsey, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We present methods for estimating disease transmission coefficients in wildlife using Leptospira interrogans infection (a bacterial disease transmitte...

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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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Consequences of pastoral abandonment for the structure and diversity of the alpine avifauna.

Published online: 16 Jun 2004

Authors: Laiolo, P. & Dondero, F. & Ciliento, E. & Rolando, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is a long-term trend of depopulation of rural areas and pasture abandonment throughout the Alps. This trend peaked after the Second World War an...

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The impact of the timing of brush management on the nutritional value of woody browse for moose Alces alces.

Published online: 17 Oct 2001

Authors: Rea, R. V. & Gillingham, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We examined how the removal of above-ground biomass (mechanical brushing) at different times of the year affected the nutritional value of regeneratin...

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The influence of evergreen coniferous nurse-crops on the field layer in two woodland communities.

Published online: 20 Apr 1991

Authors: Pigott, C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field observations and laboratory tests were made in 1984-87 on the effects on the field layer in oak/bracken/bramble woodland and ash/maple/mercury w...

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Balancing natural forest regrowth and tree planting to ensure social fairness and compliance with environmental policies.

Published online: 21 Dec 2021

Authors: Gastauer, M. & Miazaki, A. S. & Crouzeilles, R. & Tavares, P. A. & Lino, E. D. S. M. & Rodrigues, R. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The environmental benefits and lower implementation costs of (assisted) natural forest regrowth (NFR) compared to tree planting qualify it as a viable...

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Dendritic prioritization through spatial stream network modeling informs targeted management of Himalayan riverscapes under brown trout invasion.

Published online: 19 Dec 2021

Authors: Aashna Sharma & Dubey, V. K. & Johnson, J. A. & Rawal, Y. K. & Kuppusamy Sivakumar

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With the concept of 'riverscapes' long pending to be acknowledged in the 'landscape-centric' legislative framework of Himalayan nations, conservation ...

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