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Monitoring of the effects of level fertilizer use on the groundwater quality of the Natura 2000 area Boetelerveld.

Published online: 20 Sep 2017

Authors: Kuiters, A. T. & Corporaal, A. & Weijters, M. J. & Bobbink, R.

Content type: Bulletin

The Boetelerveld area in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, was selected in 2004 as a Natura 2000 area based on 6 habitat types and the presence...

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Evaluating spatially explicit sharing-sparing scenarios for multiple environmental outcomes.

Published online: 06 Mar 2021

Authors: Finch, T. & Day, B. H. & Massimino, D. & Redhead, J. W. & Field, R. H. & Balmford, A. & Green, R. E. & Peach, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding how to allocate land for the sustainable delivery of multiple, competing objectives is a major societal challenge. The land sharing-spar...

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Vegetation community selection by ungulates on the Isle of Rhum. II. Vegetation community selection.

Published online: 31 Mar 1990

Authors: Gordon, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The seasonal pattern of vegetation community use and selection by free-ranging cattle, red deer, goats and ponies on the Isle of Rhum, Scotland in 198...

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Species-rich semi-natural grasslands have a higher resistance but a lower resilience than intensively managed agricultural grasslands in response to climate anomalies.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Keersmaecker, W. de & Rooijen, N. van & Lhermitte, S. & Tits, L. & Schaminée, J. & Coppin, P. & Honnay, O. & Somers, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The stable delivery of ecosystem services provided by grasslands is strongly dependent on the stability of grassland ecosystem functions such as bioma...

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North Thames Estuary and Marshes Breeding Bird Survey.

Published online: 06 Sep 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gilmore, G.

Content type: Reports

A breeding bird survey was commissioned by Natural England to investigate the breeding bird interest in land adjacent to the Mucking Flats and Marshes...

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Grazing management of Woodwalton Fen: seasonal changes in the diet of cattle and rabbits.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Williams, O. B. & Wells, T. C. E. & Wells, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The species diversity of Woodwalton Fen National Nature Reserve in Huntingdon, England, was threatened by an increase in the coarse grasses Calamagros...

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The vegetation N:P ratio: a new tool to detect the nature of nutrient limitation.

Published online: 16 Apr 1997

Authors: Koerselman, W. & Meuleman, A. F. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nutrient limitation (mostly N or P) is a driving force in ecosystem development. Current techniques to determine the nature of nutrient limitation use...

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Restoration of two lowland lakes by isolation from nutrient-rich water sources with and without removal of sediment.

Published online: 16 Dec 1986

Authors: Moss, B. & Balls, H. & Irvine, K. & Stansfield, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experiments were carried out to restore aquatic plant communities to 2 of the phytoplankton dominated Norfolk Broads. Alderfen Broad was isolated by d...

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Valuing the economic benefits of species recovery programmes.

Published online: 14 Jul 2024

Authors: Browning, E. & Christie, M. & Czajkowski, M. & Chalak, A. & Drummond, R. & Hanley, N. & Jones, K. E. & Kuyer, J. & Provins, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Accounting for the values placed on nature by the public is key to successful policies in reversing ongoing biodiversity declines. However, biodiversi...

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Carbon storage by habitat: review of the evidence of the impacts of management decisions and condition of carbon stores and sources.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Alonso, I. & Weston, K. & Gregg, R. & Morecroft, M.

Content type: Reports

The aims of this Natural England cross-cutting Evidence project were: (1) To collate information and identify knowledge gaps on carbon stocks (both in...

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