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Bringing back the Manchester Argus Coenonympha tullia ssp. davus (Fabricius, 1777): quantifying the habitat resource requirements to inform the successful reintroduction of a specialist peatland butterfly.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Osborne, A. & Longden, M. & Bourke, D. & Coulthard, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. The period 2021-2030 has been designated the UN decade of ecosystem restoration. A landscape-scale peatland restoration project is being undertaken...

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Improving the early detection of alien wood-boring beetles in ports and surrounding forests.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Rassati, D. & Faccoli, M. & Toffolo, E. P. & Battisti, A. & Marini, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

International ports are generally considered the most likely points of entry for alien wood-boring beetles. A better understanding of the factors affe...

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Dynamics of epiphytic macrolichen abundance, diversity and composition in boreal forest.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Bartels, S. F. & Chen, H. Y. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Epiphytic macrolichen lichens are important components of forest ecosystems, but their responses to stand-replacing fire and multiple successional pat...

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Effects of forest certification on the ecological condition of Mediterranean streams.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Dias, F. S. & Bugalho, M. N. & Rodríguez-González, P. M. & Albuquerque, A. & Cerdeira, J. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forest certification, a proxy for sustainable forest management, covers more than 10% of the world's forests. Under forest certification, forest manag...

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Neonicotinoid insecticide travels through a soil food chain, disrupting biological control of non-target pests and decreasing soya bean yield.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Douglas, M. R. & Rohr, J. R. & Tooker, J. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Neonicotinoids are the most widely used insecticides world-wide, but their fate in the environment remains unclear, as does their potential to influen...

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Biological control in winter: novel evidence for the importance of generalist predators.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Pekár, S. & Michalko, R. & Loverre, P. & Líznarová, E. & Černecká, L'.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The role of generalist predators in pest control has been neglected because generalists are not able to track pest populations. Generalist predators a...

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Retrospective analysis of a classical biological control programme.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Naranjo, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Classical biological control has been a key technology in the management of invasive arthropod pests globally for over 120 years, yet rigorous quantit...

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Falcons using orchard nest boxes reduce fruit-eating bird abundances and provide economic benefits for a fruit-growing region.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Shave, M. E. & Shwiff, S. A. & Elser, J. L. & Lindell, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Suppression of pest species via a native predator is a regulating ecosystem service that has the potential to limit crop damage and produce economic b...

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Low-cost management interventions and their impact on multilevel trade-offs in agricultural grasslands.

Published online: 19 Feb 2024

Authors: Burian, A. & Norton, B. A. & Alston, D. & Willmot, A. & Reynolds, S. & Meynell, G. & Lynch, P. & Bulling, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Cost-effective strategies to increase biodiversity are a fundamental requirement to reconcile conservation and food production in agricultural land...

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Multiple stressors and stream ecosystem functioning: climate warming and agricultural stressors interact to affect processing of organic matter.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Piggott, J. J. & Niyogi, D. K. & Townsend, C. R. & Matthaei, C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Measures of organic matter processing have been proposed as indices of stream ecosystem function to complement structural measures (water quality, tax...

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