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Highly localised traditional knowledge of mien medicinal plants in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

Published online: 21 May 2025

Authors: Phumthum, M. & Nguanchoo, V. & Inta, A. & Balslev, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The Mien ethnic people have migrated from China to Thailand over centuries and traditionally settled in remote areas of northern Thailand. They relied...

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Modelling ecological niches with support vector machines.

Published online: 12 Jul 2006

Authors: Drake, J. M. & Randin, C. & Guisan, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ecological niche is a fundamental biological concept. Modelling species' niches is central to numerous ecological applications, including predicti...

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Disentangling interactions among mercury, immunity and infection in a Neotropical bat community.

Published online: 17 Aug 2021

Authors: Becker, D. J. & Speer, K. A. & Korstian, J. M. & Volokhov, D. V. & Droke, H. F. & Brown, A. M. & Baijnauth, C. L. & Padgett-Stewart, T. & Broders, H. G. & Plowright, R. K. & Rainwater, T. R. & Fenton, M. B. & Simmons, N. B. & Chumchal, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Contaminants such as mercury are pervasive and can have immunosuppressive effects on wildlife. Impaired immunity could be important for forecasting pa...

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'On the mountain, the world is still all right': nature connections in context and the COVID journey of young adults in Austria.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Bork-Hüffer, T. & Wächter, L. & Hitchings, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Research and policy during the COVID-19 pandemic often dovetailed with an established interest in how nearby urban nature spaces can encourage human w...

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Roads and forest edges facilitate yellow fever virus dispersion.

Published online: 12 Mar 2022

Authors: Prist, P. R. & Tambos, L. R. & Mucci, L. F. & Pinter, A. & Souza, R. P. de & Muylaert, R. de L. & Rhodes, J. R. & Comin, C. H. & Costa, L. da F. & D'Agostini, T. L. & Deus, J. T. de & Pavão, M. & Port-Carvalho, M. & Saad, L. del C. & Sallum, M. A. M. & Spinola, R. M. F. & Metzger, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape connectivity is important for a wide range of ecological processes, including to disease spread, once it describes the degree to which lands...

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Parasite spillover to native hosts from more tolerant, supershedding invasive hosts: implications for management.

Published online: 04 Feb 2022

Authors: Ortega, N. & Roznik, E. A. & Surbaugh, K. L. & Cano, N. & Price, W. & Campbell, T. & Rohr, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introduced hosts are capable of introducing parasite species and altering the abundance of parasites that are already present in native hosts, but few...

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Collaboration between local indigenous and visiting non-indigenous researchers: practical challenges and insights from a long-term environmental monitoring program in the Canadian arctic.

Published online: 26 Sep 2023

Authors: Richard, S. & Gilchrist, H. G. & Hennin, H. L. & Nguyen, V. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

There is a growing appreciation for the value of collaborative research projects involving local Indigenous and visiting non-Indigenous researchers. E...

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Perceptions, preferences and barriers: a qualitative study of greenspace and under-representation in Leeds, UK.

Published online: 22 Sep 2023

Authors: Ward, C. & Palmer, A. K. & Brockett, B. F. T. & Costanza, R. & Hatfield, J. & Kubiszewski, I. & Langford, P. & Pickett, K. & Willis, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Greenspaces facilitate well-being benefits for humans in several ways including through cognitive restoration, physical exercise and social interactio...

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Greenspaces of psychiatric clinics and patient perceptions: a mixed-methods exploration.

Published online: 30 Oct 2024

Authors: Schmid, H. L. & Nowak, A. & Oeljeklaus, L. & McCall, T. & Hornberg, C. & Caspers, B. A. & Zerbe, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Nature and natural elements have been proven to promote mental health and well-being but there is a research gap regarding psychiatric environments, d...

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Reality check: shedding new light on the restoration needs of mixed-conifer forests, based on science.

Published online: 23 Dec 2014

Authors: Spies, T. & Merschel, A.

Content type: Bulletin

Until recently, scientific understanding of the history and ecology of the Pacific Northwest's mixed-conifer forests east of the Cascade Range was min...

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