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Managing plant symbiosis: fungal endophyte genotype alters plant community composition.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Rudgers, J. A. & Fischer, S. & Clay, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the extent to which plant genotype influences community composition has important conservation and management value. Here, we add a new ...

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Growth, nitrogen accumulation and nitrogen transfer by legume species established on mine spoils.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Jefferies, R. A. & Bradshaw, A. D. & Putwain, P. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Growth and N uptake of 22 legume spp. on (a) china clay sand waste at Maggie Pie, Cornwall and (b) colliery spoil at Abram, Manchester amended with li...

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Using molecular and observational techniques to estimate the number and raiding patterns of crop-raiding elephants.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Chiyo, P. I. & Moss, C. J. & Archie, E. A. & Hollister-Smith, J. A. & Alberts, S. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conflict between humans and animals, generated by behaviours like crop raiding, can represent a major threat to the survival and conservation of prote...

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Planning ahead: dynamic models forecast blue whale distribution with applications for spatial management.

Published online: 16 Dec 2021

Authors: Barlow, D. R. & Torres, L. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resources in the ocean are ephemeral, and effective management must therefore account for the dynamic spatial and temporal patterns of ecosystems and ...

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Flowers as dirty doorknobs: deformed wing virus transmitted between Apis mellifera and Bombus impatiens through shared flowers.

Published online: 04 Nov 2021

Authors: Burnham, P. A. & Alger, S. A. & Case, B. & Boncristiani, H. & Hébert-Dufresne, L. & Brody, A. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In light of bee declines, the importance of pollination services from managed and native bees to our agriculture and economy is of great political, sc...

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Wild and domestic savanna herbivores increase smaller vertebrate diversity, but less than additively.

Published online: 23 May 2021

Authors: Wells, H. B. M. & Kimuyu, D. M. & Odadi, W. O. & Dougill, A. J. & Stringer, L. C. & Young, T. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cattle and other livestock graze more than a quarter of the world's terrestrial area and are widely regarded to be drivers of global biodiversity decl...

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Riparian reserves within oil palm plantations conserve logged forest leaf litter ant communities and maintain associated scavenging rates.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Gray, C. L. & Lewis, O. T. & Chung, A. Y. C. & Fayle, T. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The expansion of oil palm plantations at the expense of tropical forests is causing declines in many species and altering ecosystem functions. Maintai...

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Multiple factors, including arena size, shape the functional responses of ladybird beetles.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Uiterwaal, S. F. & Delong, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Functional response studies are often used to determine the suitability of predators as biocontrol agents. Ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae...

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Phenological overlap between crop and pollinators: contrasting influence of native and non-native bees on raspberry fruits over the flowering season.

Published online: 25 Jun 2024

Authors: Sáez, A. & Garibaldi, L. A. & Aizen, M. A. & Morales, C. L. & Traveset, A. & Groot, G. S. de & Schmucki, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Phenological overlap between crop flowering and pollinators is a crucial trait for the pollination of more than 75% of the world's crops. However, cro...

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Using long-term data series to design adequate protected areas that ensure the conservation of inconspicuous small petrel species.

Published online: 28 Jun 2024

Authors: Cruz, A. de la & Pereira, J. M. & Paiva, V. H. & Ramos, J. A. & Oliveira, N. & Alonso, H. & Saavedra, C. & Vázquez, J. A. & García-Barón, I. & Arcos, J. M. & Arroyo, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are widely used tools for conservation and management. Their correct delimitation is challenging, especially when the ta...

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