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Fire prevents woody encroachment only at higher-than-historical frequencies in a South African savanna.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Case, M. F. & Staver, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Woody encroachment is a pervasive challenge facing savanna and grassland managers world-wide. Proposed drivers of the phenomenon range from local chan...

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Estimation of the survival rate and oviposition cycle of field populations of malaria vectors in Kenya.

Published online: 15 Mar 1988

Authors: Mutero, C. M. & Birley, M. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Eight populations of malaria vectors in Kenya were sampled over 3 years. Each population was sampled for up to one month. Relative density, parous rat...

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Taxonomical and functional diversity turnover in Mediterranean grasslands: interactions between grazing, habitat type and rainfall.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Carmona, C. P. & Azcárate, F. M. & Bello, F. de & Ollero, H. S. & Lepš, J. & Peco, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in livestock grazing regimes are among the most important drivers of species loss and decrease in functional diversity world-wide. However, ta...

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The challenge of managing multiple species at multiple scales: reptiles in an Australian grazing landscape.

Published online: 24 Mar 2004

Authors: Fischer, J. & Lindenmayer, D. B. & Cowling, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the ecological effects of processes operating at multiple spatial scales on multiple species is a key challenge in ecology. It underpins...

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Understanding and predicting the combined effects of climate change and land-use change on freshwater macroinvertebrates and fish.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Mantyka-Pringle, C. S. & Martin, T. G. & Moffatt, D. B. & Linke, S. & Rhodes, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change and land-use change are having substantial impacts on biodiversity world-wide, but few studies have considered the impact of these fact...

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Insect seed predators and environmental change.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Lewis, O. T. & Gripenberg, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The seed-to-seedling transition may be a critical stage in determining the dynamics of plant populations. Insects which kill seeds either before or af...

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Exploring the mesofilter as a novel operational scale in conservation planning.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Crous, C. J. & Samways, M. J. & Pryke, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increased emphasis is being placed on developing effective biodiversity conservation tools for practical conservation planning. The mesofilter is such...

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Minimal effects on genetic structuring of a fungus-dwelling saproxylic beetle after recolonisation of a restored forest.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Zytynska, S. E. & Doerfler, I. & Gossner, M. M. & Sturm, S. & Weisser, W. W. & Müller, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat restoration aims to improve local habitat conditions for threatened species. While such restorations are widespread, rigorous evaluations of t...

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The ecology of Aphis craccivora Koch and subterranean clover stunt virus. I. The phenology of aphid populations and the epidemiology of virus in pastures in south-east Australia.

Published online: 29 Jun 1972

Authors: Gutiérrez, A. P. & Morgan, D. J. & Havenstein, D. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the authors' summary. The ecology of Aphis craccivora Koch and subterranean-clover stunt virus [cf. RAE A 58 646] wa...

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The conservation of juniper: the fauna of food-plant island sites in southern England.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Ward, L. K. & Lakhani, K. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In southern England, 25 sites of indigenous juniper (Juniperus communis) visited in 1968-69 were considered as islands, since they tended to consist o...

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