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Hunting of sika deer over six decades does not restore forest regeneration.

Published online: 27 Apr 2024

Authors: Husheer, S. W. & Tanentzap, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

High densities of native and introduced deer hamper the regeneration of temperate forests worldwide. Sport hunting is often the sole means of deer con...

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Best-practice forestry management delivers diminishing returns for coral reefs with increased land-clearing.

Published online: 05 Jan 2021

Authors: Wenger, A. S. & Harris, D. & Weber, S. & Vaghi, F. & Nand, Y. & Naisilisili, W. & Hughes, A. & Delevaux, J. & Klein, C. J. & Watson, J. & Mumby, P. J. & Jupiter, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protection of coastal ecosystems from deforestation may be the best way to protect coral reefs from sediment runoff. However, given the importance of ...

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Contrasting taxonomic and functional responses of a tropical tree community to selective logging.

Published online: 01 Aug 2012

Authors: Baraloto, C. & Hérault, B. & Paine, C. E. T. & Massot, H. & Blanc, L. & Bonal, D. & Molino, J. F. & Nicolini, E. A. & Sabatier, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Considerable debate surrounds the extent to which tropical forests can be managed for resource extraction while conserving biodiversity and ecosystem ...

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Tracks and riparian zones facilitate the use of Australian regrowth forest by insectivorous bats.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Law, B. & Chidel, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Documentation of habitat use by individual bat species is a key issue when assessing impacts after forests are disturbed, for example by logging. We u...

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A slippery slope: logging alters mass-abundance scaling in ecological communities.

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: Umesh Srinivasan

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Natural ecosystems face ever-increasing anthropogenic threats from activities such as logging. It is therefore important to: (i) understand anthropoge...

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Commercial picking of Banksia hookeriana in the wild reduces subsequent shoot, flower and seed production.

Published online: 22 Feb 1995

Authors: Witkowski, E. T. F. & Lamont, B. B. & Obbens, F. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The impact of bloom picking on subsequent flower and cone production, seed bank dynamics and plant architecture was studied in 3 picked and 3 unpicked...

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Impacts of restoration treatments on alien plant invasion in Pinus ponderosa forests, Montana, USA.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Dodson, E. K. & Fiedler, C. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasion by alien plant species represents a challenge to land managers throughout the world as they attempt to restore frequent fire-adapted ecosyste...

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Bioacoustic monitoring reveals shifts in breeding songbird populations and singing behaviour with selective logging in tropical forests.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Pillay, R. & Fletcher, R. J., Jr. & Sieving, K. E. & Udell, B. J. & Bernard, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Selective logging is the primary cause of tropical forest degradation and is rapidly expanding worldwide. While the impacts of logging on species dive...

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Under pressure: how human-wild-captive elephant social-ecological system in Laos is teetering due to global forces and sociocultural changes.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Maurer, G. & Gimenez, O. & Mulot, B. & Lescureux, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Few empirical studies have described social-ecological systems (SESs) in transition. Some studies focused on external drivers that impact the SES and ...

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Effects of logging on gastrointestinal parasite infections and infection risk in African primates.

Published online: 21 Sep 2005

Authors: Gillespie, T. R. & Chapman, C. A. & Greiner, E. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The impact of habitat disturbance on biodiversity conservation and animal health is poorly understood. Selective logging results in a suite of alterat...

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