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Evaluating CAP wildflower strips: high-quality seed mixtures significantly improve plant diversity and related pollen and nectar resources.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Schmidt, A. & Kirmer, A. & Hellwig, N. & Kiehl, K. & Tischew, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Flower strips are a fundamental part of agri-environment schemes (AESs) introduced by the European Union to counteract the loss of biodiversity and re...

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Drivers of the Australian native pet trade: the role of species traits, socioeconomic attributes and regulatory systems.

Published online: 29 Jun 2022

Authors: Toomes, A. & García-Díaz, P. & Stringham, O. C. & Ross, J. V. & Mitchell, L. & Cassey, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The pet trade is a major driver of both biodiversity loss and the introduction of invasive alien species. Building a comprehensive understanding of th...

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Habitat invasions by alien plants: a quantitative comparison among Mediterranean, subcontinental and oceanic regions of Europe.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Chytrý, M. & Maskell, L. C. & Pino, J. & Pyšek, P. & Vilà, M. & Font, X. & Smart, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although invasions by alien plants are major threats to the biodiversity of natural habitats, individual habitats vary considerably in their susceptib...

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Indirect effects of invasive Burmese pythons on ecosystems in southern Florida.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Willson, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive predators can dramatically alter ecosystems through both direct predation and indirect effects such as tropic cascades. However, most example...

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Personality, sex and capture biases: challenges for predator monitoring and management.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Authors: Johnstone, K. C. & Price, C. & Garvey, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The behaviour of vertebrate pests, such as invasive species and nuisance native animals, towards control devices present a major challenge for wildlif...

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The salinity of motorway soils. IV. Effects of sodium chloride on some native British shrub species, and the possibility of establishing shrubs on the central reserves of motorways.

Published online: 10 Jun 1986

Authors: Thompson, J. R. & Rutter, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Individuals of eleven native British shrub species growing in containers out of doors were subjected to sodium chloride solutions of different concent...

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The ecological implications of rubber-based agroforestry: insect conservation and invasion control.

Published online: 21 Nov 2020

Authors: Lee Ho [Lee, H. R.] & Wang, C. L. W. & Guénard, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas are increasingly threatened by biological invasions, especially in tropical Asia where extensive areas of natural habitats have been c...

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Forecasting the future establishment of invasive alien freshwater fish species.

Published online: 24 Dec 2021

Authors: Perrin, S. W. & Bærum, K. M. & Helland, I. P. & Finstad, A. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive alien species constitute a major threat to the world's freshwater ecosystems. Human translocations as well as rising temperatures have allowe...

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Tropical rainforest conversion and land use intensification reduce understorey plant phylogenetic diversity.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Kusuma, Y. W. C. & Rembold, K. & Tjitrosoedirdjo, S. S. & Kreft, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conversion of rainforest into agricultural land affects multiple facets of tropical plant diversity. While the effects of tropical land use change and...

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Gradients in vegetation cover, structure and species richness of Nama-Karoo shrublands in relation to distance from livestock watering points.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Todd, S. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Gradients of animal impact known as piospheres tend to develop around artificial watering points, particularly in arid zones. Such grazing gradients r...

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