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Constrained optimization of landscape indices in conservation planning to support ecological restoration in New Caledonia.

Published online: 08 Aug 2021

Authors: Justeau-Allaire, D. & Vieilledent, G. & Rinck, N. & Vismara, P. & Lorca, X. & Birnbaum, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Curbing habitat loss, reducing fragmentation and restoring connectivity are frequent concerns of conservation planning. In this respect, the incorpora...

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Achieving social and ecological goals of coastal management through integrated monitoring.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Wongbusarakum, S. & Brown, V. & Loerzel, A. & Gorstein, M. & Kleiber, D. & Quinata, M. & Iwane, M. & Heenan, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

High school students work alongside foresters in the Manell-Geus Habitat Focus Area to plant trees in watersheds adjacent to sensitive coral reef habi...

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Plant trait-based approaches to improve nitrogen cycling in agroecosystems.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Abalos, D. & Groenigen, J. W. van & Philippot, L. & Lubbers, I. M. & Deyn, G. B. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensive agriculture is dominated by monocultures of high-yielding plants that receive large applications of nitrogen (N) fertilizers to boost plant ...

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NatureScot research report 1286 - seagrass restoration in Scotland - handbook and guidance.

Published online: 10 Oct 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Kent, F. & Lilley, R. & Unsworth, R. & Cunningham, S. & Begg, T. & Boulcott, P. & Jeorrett, C. & Horsburgh, R. & Michelotti, M.

Content type: Reports

This handbook has been developed by NatureScot in collaboration with Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) and Project Seagrass to inform and guide po...

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Anticipating and mitigating projected climate-driven increases in extreme drought in Scotland, 2021-2040.

Published online: 09 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Kirkpatrick Baird, F. & Stubbs Partridge, J. & Spray, D.

Content type: Reports

This study therefore explores the likelihood of changes to extreme drought risk in Scotland in the near future, and considers potential impacts on wet...

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NatureScot Research Report 1211 - Establishing woodland plants in broadleaved woods - interim best practice guidance for conservation translocations.

Published online: 09 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Worrell, R. & Holl, K. & Long, D. & Laverack, G. & Edwards, C. & Fuentes-Montemayor, E. & Crawford, C. L.

Content type: Reports

This report sets out interim best practice guidance on how to establish small populations of common woodland plants in broadleaved woods that can then...

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Understanding the impact of the 2018 drought on key freshwater pearl mussel propulations in Scotland.

Published online: 09 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Cosgrove, P. & Shields, D. & Anderson, D. & Massey, K.

Content type: Reports

The report aims to quantify, wherever possible, the impact of the prolonged period of dry weather in 2018 on selected pearl mussel (Margaritifera marg...

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Does harvesting amplify environmentally induced population fluctuations over time in marine and terrestrial species?

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Gamelon, M. & Sandercock, B. K. & Sæther, B. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In marine and terrestrial ecosystems, organisms are affected by environmental variations that cause fluctuations in population size. The harvest-inter...

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Industrial bees: the impact of apicultural intensification on local disease prevalence.

Published online: 01 Sep 2020

Authors: Bartlett, L. J. & Rozins, C. & Brosi, B. J. & Delaplane, K. S. & Roode, J. C. de & White, A. & Wilfert, L. & Boots, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It is generally thought that the intensification of farming will result in higher disease prevalences, although there is little specific modelling tes...

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Metabolites from the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) reduce Bd load in Cuban treefrog tadpoles.

Published online: 09 Sep 2022

Authors: Nordheim, C. L. & Detmering, S. E. & Civitello, D. J. & Johnson, P. T. J. & Rohr, J. R. & McMahon, T. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been associated with massive amphibian population declines worldwide. Wildlife vaccination campaigns have prov...

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