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An introduction to evidence-based conservation (content tailored for decision-makers).

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Published by: Evidence in Conservation Teaching Initiative

Authors: Walsh, J. & Downey, H.

Content type: Educational material

This paper highlights the importance of integrating scientific evidence into environmental policy and practice, such as evidence-based decision-making...

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An introduction to evidence-based conservation (content tailored for research scientists).

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Published by: Evidence in Conservation Teaching Initiative

Authors: Downey, H. & Amano, T. & Walsh, J.

Content type: Educational material

Scientific knowledge for conservation has accumulated fast worldwide but the practice research interface needs to be emphasized. Conservation based on...

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A network approach for evaluating and communicating forest change models.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Drescher, M. & Perera, A. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Knowledge of forest change is often formalized in state-and-transition models (STMs). These models generate forecasts of forest condition that are wid...

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Farmers' land-use decision-making: a dynamical modelling approach that integrates qualitative knowledge about social norms into a quantitative model.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Vortkamp, I. & Hilker, F. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The concept of the homo oeconomicus is often used to model human behaviour in economic contexts. However, other factors like tradition or the preferen...

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The untamed shrew: on the termination of an eradication programme for an introduced species.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Solow, A. & Seymour, A. & Beet, A. & Harris, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

One option in managing introductions of non-native pest species is to eradicate the introduced species by trapping or otherwise removing individuals. ...

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Measurable discharge and ground level drainage in the water board streams: Consideration of the usability of discharge standards for determination of the normal discharge, as a result of changes in the water management and the occurrence of ground level drainage.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Massop, H. Th. L. & Bakel, P. J. T. van & Louw, P. G. B. de

Content type: Bulletin

To determine the status of a watercourse (whether or not to be managed by the waterboard), the Dutch waterboard Vechstromen applied a method where the...

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Using phenology data to improve control of invasive plant species: a case study on Midway Atoll NWR.

Published online: 16 Sep 2020

Authors: Taylor, R. V. & Holthuijzen, W. & Humphrey, A. & Posthumus, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Restoration of degraded lands often depends on knowledge of invasive plant species' ecology coupled with well-timed treatments to control them. Little...

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Quantum-based agriculture: the final frontier?

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Wright, J. & Kieft, H. & Diest, S. von

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Organic farming already meets multiple sustainability goals, and factors limiting its mainstreaming are social rather than technical. What is the next...

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The importance of species selection and seed sourcing in forest restoration for enhancing adaptive capacity to climate change: Colombian tropical dry forest as a model.

Published online: 21 Feb 2018

Authors: Thomas, E. & Alcazar, C. & Moscoso H., L. G. & Vasquez, A. & Fernando Osorio, L. & Salgado-Negret, B. & Gonzalez, M. & Parra-Quijano, M. & Bozzano, M. & Loo, J. & Jalonen, R. & Ramirez, W.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Forest restoration projects can derive great benefit from integrating climate modeling, functional trait analysis and genetic considerations in the se...

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Enigmatic freshwater mussel declines could be explained by the biodiversity-disease relationship.

Published online: 15 Jan 2024

Authors: Brian, J. I. & Aldridge, D. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The biodiversity-disease relationship states that increased species richness leads to lower pathogen pressure (i.e. the dilution effect), an effect th...

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