Search

All content is free for everyone to browse, read and share. You’ll find journal articles and non-peer reviewed grey literature. Type keywords into the search box or Use the filtering options below to browse the content.

Filter by...

Showing 3,268 results

Influence of herbicide-induced habitat alteration on vegetation and snowshoe hare populations in sub-boreal spruce forest.

Published online: 08 Feb 1995

Authors: Sullivan, T. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The hypothesis that herbicide-induced habitat alteration would reduce snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) populations in early- to mid-successional (<...

Read more

Use of evidence for decision-making by conservation practitioners in the illegal wildlife trade.

Published online: 13 Oct 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Arias, M. & Hinsley, A. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Blog

There are calls to ground policies aimed at addressing the illegal wildlife trade (IWT), and biodiversity conservation more generally, on the best ava...

Read more

Surrogacy and persistence in reserve selection: landscape prioritization for multiple taxa in Britain.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Franco, A. M. A. & Anderson, B. J. & Roy, D. B. & Gillings, S. & Fox, R. & Moilanen, A. & Thomas, C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A principal goal of protected-area networks is to maintain viable populations of as many species as possible, particularly those that are vulnerable t...

Read more

Environmental and economic factors determine the number of feral goats commercially harvested in Western Australia.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Forsyth, D. M. & Parkes, J. P. & Woolnough, A. P. & Pickles, G. & Collins, M. & Gordon, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many species of wildlife are harvested for sale but there are few time-series analyses of the factors determining the number of animals harvested. Eco...

Read more

Restoration and recovery from acidification in upland Welsh streams over 25 years.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Ormerod, S. J. & Durance, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Streams affected by acid deposition should now be recovering biologically, but long-term assessments are scarce. Here, we use the experimental catchme...

Read more

Why does Dasineura dielsi-induced galling of Acacia cyclops not impede vegetative growth?

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Moseley, C. T. & Cramer, M. D. & Kleinjan, C. A. & Hoffmann, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conventionally, agent host specificity has been the major concern in the selection of prospective agents for biological control of weeds. However, sub...

Read more

What controls woodland regeneration after elephants have killed the big trees?

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Moe, S. R. & Rutina, L. P. & Hytteborn, H. & Toit, J. T. du

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Top-down regulation of ecosystems by large herbivores is a topic of active debate between scientists and managers, and a prime example is the interact...

Read more

Controlled grazing studies on Molinia grassland: effects of different seasonal patterns and levels of defoliation on Molinia growth and responses of swards to controlled grazing by cattle.

Published online: 16 Apr 1997

Authors: Grant, S. A. & Torvell, L. & Common, T. G. & Sim, E. M. & Small, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experiments were carried out at three sites in southern Scotland to determine the suitability of Molina caerulea grassland for sustained use in provid...

Read more

Home-range sizes in a stratified upland landscape of two lagomorphs with different feeding strategies.

Published online: 16 Apr 1997

Authors: Hulbert, I. A. R. & Iason, G. R. & Elston, D. A. & Racey, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The range size of adult female mountain hares (Lepus timidus) and European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), occupying a landscape in NE Scotland compo...

Read more

The responses of blanket bog vegetation to controlled grazing by hill sheep.

Published online: 23 Apr 1986

Authors: Grant, S. A. & Bolton, G. R. & Torvell, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of grazing by sheep on blanket bog vegetation (mainly Sphagnum spp., Eriophorum vaginatum, Calluna vulgaris and Erica tetralix) in SW Scot...

Read more