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Changes in the abundance of farmland birds in relation to the timing of agricultural intensification in England and Wales.

Published online: 03 Jan 2001

Authors: Chamberlain, D. E. & Fuller, R. J. & Bunce, R. G. H. & Duckworth, J. C. & Shrubb, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over the past three decades changes in agricultural management have resulted in increased crop and grass production. This intensification has been acc...

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A review of Uganda's national policies relevant to climate change adaptation and mitigation: insights from Mount Elgon.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Banana, A. Y. & Byakagaba, P. & Russell, A. J. M. & Waiswa, D. & Bomuhangi, A.

Content type: Bulletin

Climate change is expected to bring new challenges and opportunities for the livelihoods of rural communities in Uganda, where more than 80% of the po...

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Reproductive failure of a human-tolerant species, the American kestrel, is associated with stress and human disturbance.

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: Strasser, E. H. & Heath, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The rapid increase of human activity in wild and developed areas presents novel challenges for wildlife. Some species may use human-dominated landscap...

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Crop traits drive soil carbon sequestration under organic farming.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: García-Palacios, P. & Gattinger, A. & Bracht-Jørgensen, H. & Brussaard, L. & Carvalho, F. & Castro, H. & Clément, J. C. & Deyn, G. de & D'Hertefeldt, T. & Foulquier, A. & Hedlund, K. & Lavorel, S. & Legay, N. & Lori, M. & Mäder, P. & Martínez-García, L. B. & Silva, P. M. da & Muller, A. & Nascimento, E. & Reis, F. & Symanczik, S. & Sousa, J. P. & Milla, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Organic farming (OF) enhances top soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in croplands compared with conventional farming (CF), which can contribute to seque...

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Functional form and interactions of the drivers of understory non-native plant invasions in northern US forests.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Golivets, M. & Woodall, C. W. & Wallin, K. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The number and rate of non-native plant invasions in forests have been steadily increasing over the last century with profound consequences for the co...

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Effects of prey metapopulation structure on the viability of black-footed ferrets in plague-impacted landscapes: a metamodelling approach.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Shoemaker, K. T. & Lacy, R. C. & Verant, M. L. & Brook, B. W. & Livieri, T. M. & Miller, P. S. & Fordham, D. A. & Akçakaya, H. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species interactions have been largely ignored in extinction risk assessment. However, the black-footed ferret Mustela nigripes exemplifies a class of...

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Diversity of flower-visiting bees in cereal fields: effects of farming system, landscape composition and regional context.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Holzschuh, A. & Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Kleijn, D. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environment schemes promote organic farming in an attempt to reduce the negative effects of agricultural intensification on farmland biodiversity...

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Mammal species richness and habitat use in rainforest and abandoned agricultural fields in Chiapas, Mexico.

Published online: 01 May 1998

Authors: Medellín, R. A. & Equihua, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The potential of small, isolated maize fields embedded in a large forest matrix (average canopy height 30 m, dominant trees Dialium guianense, Licania...

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Coastal wetland adaptation to sea level rise: quantifying potential for landward migration and coastal squeeze.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Borchert, S. M. & Osland, M. J. & Enwright, N. M. & Griffith, K. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coastal wetland ecosystems are expected to migrate landwards in response to rising seas. However, due to differences in topography and coastal urbaniz...

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Local ecological knowledge provides novel evidence on threats and declines for the Caucasian grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi in Arasbaran Biosphere Reserve, Iran.

Published online: 05 Jan 2023

Authors: Ghanbari, S. & Turvey, S. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The Caucasian grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi, one of the most poorly known species of grouse, is experiencing population declines associated with multip...

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