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The Hemiptera of two sown calcareous grasslands. III. Comparisons with the Auchenorrhyncha faunas of other grasslands.

Published online: 21 Sep 1990

Authors: Morris, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Auchenorrhyncha faunas of 2 contrasting types of grasslands seeded on chalk at Royston, Herts, UK, were compared with those from a range of semi-n...

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Great tits can reduce caterpillar damage in apple orchards.

Published online: 19 Feb 2003

Authors: Mols, C. M. M. & Visser, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The potential contribution of vertebrate predators to biological control in orchards has been largely overlooked to date. A few studies have shown tha...

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Biomass of larval Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) in relation to grazing pressures in temperate, sown pastures.

Published online: 04 Jun 1986

Authors: Roberts, R. J. & Morton, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Four years' data on the biomass of scarabaeid larvae in eighteen 1.2-ha pastures in New South Wales were obtained by a plough technique. The pastures ...

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The impact on tigers of poaching versus prey depletion.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Chapron, G. & Miquelle, D. G. & Lambert, A. & Goodrich, J. M. & Legendre, S. & Clobert, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There exists a continuing dilemma in prioritizing conservation actions for large carnivores. Habitat loss, poaching, and prey depletion have often bee...

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Density trends and demographic signals uncover the long-term impact of transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Lazenby, B. T. & Tobler, M. W. & Brown, W. E. & Hawkins, C. E. & Hocking, G. J. & Hume, F. & Huxtable, S. & Iles, P. & Jones, M. E. & Lawrence, C. & Thalmann, S. & Wise, P. & Williams, H. & Fox, S. & Pemberton, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Monitoring the response of wild mammal populations to threatening processes is fundamental to effective conservation management. This is especially tr...

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The state of the world's biodiversity for food and agriculture.

Published online: 19 Jun 2019

Authors: Bélanger, J. & Pilling, D.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This report presents the first global assessment of biodiversity for food and agriculture (BFA). It complements other global assessments prepared unde...

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Filling knowledge gaps in a threatened shorebird flyway through satellite tracking.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Chan YingChi & Tibbitts, T. L. & Lok, T. & Hassell, C. J. & Peng HeBo & Ma ZhiJun & Zhang ZhengWang & Piersma, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Satellite-based technologies that track individual animal movements enable the mapping of their spatial and temporal patterns of occurrence. This is p...

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Mammalian pheromones - new opportunities for improved predator control in New Zealand.

Published online: 14 Feb 2018

Authors: Clapperton, B. K. & Murphy, E. C. & Razzaq, H. A. A.

Content type: Bulletin

To improve conservation outcomes and move towards a 'predator-free New Zealand', we need new pest control technologies. Our growing knowledge of the c...

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Testing the link between perceived and actual risk of predation: mosquito oviposition site selection and egg predation by native and introduced fish.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Segev, O. & Verster, R. & Weldon, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

According to the threat-sensitivity hypothesis, prey avoidance behaviour should reflect the magnitude of predation risk. Since predation can strongly ...

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Collateral benefits of targeted supplementary feeding on demography and growth rate of a threatened population.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Fenn, S. R. & Bignal, E. M. & Trask, A. E. & McCracken, D. I. & Monaghan, P. & Reid, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effective evidence-based conservation requires full quantification of the impacts of targeted management interventions on focal populations. Such impa...

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