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Small, but many, is big: challenges in assessing the collective scale of locally controlled forest-linked production and investment.

Published online: 31 Aug 2016

Authors: Mayers, J. & Buckley, L. & Macqueen, D.

Content type: Miscellaneous

Small and locally controlled forest-linked investments are crucial to development and environmental protection. Patchy and anecdotal evidence suggests...

Encouraging biodiversity at multiple scales in support of resilient woodlands.

Published online: 27 May 2020

Authors: Barsoum, N. & Cottrell, J. & Watts, K. & Bellamy, C.

Content type: Bulletin

Woodland ecosystems are integral to our health, well-being, security and economy, but they face a number of pressures including climate change, land-u...

Biological control of the bulb mite, Rhizoglyphus robini, by the predatory mite, Hypoaspis aculeifer, on lilies: predator-prey interactions at various spatial scales.

Published online: 05 Sep 1996

Authors: Lesna, I. & Sabelis, M. & Conijn, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experiments in closed jars with lily bulbs at 25°C showed that the predator, Hypoaspis aculeifer, can suppress populations of its prey, Rhizoglyphus r...

Importance of regional species pools and functional traits in colonization processes: predicting re-colonization after large-scale destruction of ecosystems.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Kirmer, A. & Tischew, S. & Ozinga, W. A. & Lampe, M. von & Baasch, A. & Groenendael, J. M. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale destruction of ecosystems caused by surface mining provides an opportunity for the study of colonization processes starting with primary s...

Enhancing understanding of ecosystem multifunctionality in mountain regions.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Simion, H. & Giombini, V. & Tasser, E. & Marsoner, T. & Vigl, L. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Mountain landscapes that are managed to provide several ecosystem services (ES) have the potential to sustain high levels of biodiversity while also m...

Local and landscape effects of organic farming on butterfly species richness and abundance.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Rundlöf, M. & Bengtsson, J. & Smith, H. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environmental schemes (AES) are commonly adopted in Europe to reduce the loss of farmland biodiversity. These schemes have, however, been critici...

Interactive effects of landscape context constrain the effectiveness of local agri-environmental management.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Concepción, E. D. & Díaz, M. & Kleijn, D. & Báldi, A. & Batáry, P. & Clough, Y. & Gabriel, D. & Herzog, F. & Holzschuh, A. & Knop, E. & Marshall, E. J. P. & Tscharntke, T. & Verhulst, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological theory predicts that the effectiveness of local agri-environmental management to enhance species richness at field scales will be the highe...

NatureScot Research Report 1271 - Case studies in Large Scale Nature Restoration and Rewilding.

Published online: 07 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Underwood, S. & Kaczor, K. & Roberts, V. & Tooze, G. & Rayment, M. & Smith, M. & Fry, C. & Swindlehurst, S. & Armstrong, S. & James, N.

Content type: Reports

The research explores barriers and opportunities to large-scale nature restoration projects (LSNR) and rewilding through case studies. Within the lite...

A plea for scale, and why it matters for invasive species management, biodiversity and conservation.

Published online: 23 Dec 2023

Authors: McMillan, N. A. & Fuhlendorf, S. D. & Davis, C. A. & Hamilton, R. G. & Neumann, L. K. & Cady, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive species are suspected to be major contributors to biodiversity declines worldwide. Counterintuitively, however, invasive species effects are ...

Landscape-scale conservation: collaborative agri-environment schemes could benefit both biodiversity and ecosystem services, but will farmers be willing to participate?

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: McKenzie, A. J. & Emery, S. B. & Franks, J. R. & Whittingham, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The primary aim of many agri-environment schemes (AES) is to enhance biodiversity; however, the results of AES designed for this purpose have, to date...

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