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An objective-based prioritization approach to support trophic complexity through ecological restoration species mixes.

Published online: 28 Feb 2022

Authors: Ladouceur, E. & McGowan, J. & Huber, P. & Possingham, H. & Scridel, D. & Klink, R. van & Poschlod, P. & Cornelissen, J. H. C. & Bonomi, C. & Jiménez-Alfaro, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reassembling ecological communities and rebuilding habitats through active restoration treatments require curating the selection of plant species to u...

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Eradicating down the food chain: optimal multispecies eradication schedules for a commonly encountered invaded island ecosystem.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Bode, M. & Baker, C. M. & Plein, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Islands are global hotspots of both biodiversity and extinction. Invasive species are a primary threat, and the majority of islands have been invaded ...

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Identifying links between the biodiversity impacts and monetary costs of alien birds.

Published online: 13 Oct 2023

Authors: Evans, T. & Angulo, E. & Diagne, C. & Kumschick, S. & Şekercioğlu, Ç. H. & Turbelin, A. & Courchamp, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Alien species can be damaging to native biodiversity, human well-being and the economy. Identifying the complete range of impacts they cause, and the ...

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Native and introduced pollinators vary in their seasonal floral resource visitation and selection between native and exotic plant species.

Published online: 21 Dec 2023

Authors: Pei, C. K. & Hovick, T. J. & Limb, R. F. & Harmon, J. P. & Geaumont, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthropogenic pressures on native ecosystems have resulted in numerous functional and compositional changes, creating novel ecosystems with new intera...

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Prescribed fire and conifer removal promote positive understorey vegetation responses in oak woodlands.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Livingston, A. C. & Varner, J. M. & Jules, E. S. & Kane, J. M. & Arguello, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire-prone woodlands and savannas world-wide face management challenges resulting from fire exclusion and subsequent encroachment of fire-sensitive tr...

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Plant, soil and microbial controls on grassland diversity restoration: a long-term, multi-site mesocosm experiment.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Fry, E. L. & Pilgrim, E. S. & Tallowin, J. R. B. & Smith, R. S. & Mortimer, S. R. & Beaumont, D. A. & Simkin, J. & Harris, S. J. & Shiel, R. S. & Quirk, H. & Harrison, K. A. & Lawson, C. S. & Hobbs, P. J. & Bardgett, R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The success of grassland biodiversity restoration schemes is determined by many factors; as such their outcomes can be unpredictable. There is a need ...

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Selective plant foraging and the top-down suppression of native diversity in a restored prairie.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Schneider, S. & Steeves, R. & Newmaster, S. & MacDougall, A. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Clarifying what species are being consumed at what times can improve our understanding of how anthropogenic change affects food web dynamics, with imp...

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The impacts of non-native species on UK biodiversity and the effectiveness of control.

Published online: 11 Dec 2001

Authors: Manchester, S. J. & Bullock, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. The introduction of non-native species continues to cause ecological concern globally, but there have been no published reviews of their effects in...

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Enhancing plant diversity in agricultural landscapes promotes both rare bees and dominant crop-pollinating bees through complementary increase in key floral resources.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Sutter, L. & Jeanneret, P. & Bartual, A. M. & Bocci, G. & Albrecht, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Enhancing key floral resources is essential to effectively mitigate the loss of pollinator diversity and associated provisioning of pollination functi...

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Estimating non-indigenous species establishment and their impact on biodiversity, using the Relative Suitability Richness model.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Leung, B. & Bradie, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Key questions in invasion biology include where will a non-indigenous species (NIS) establish, and how will it affect biodiversity? Scientists have ad...

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