Search

All content is free for everyone to browse, read and share. You’ll find journal articles and non-peer reviewed grey literature. Type keywords into the search box or Use the filtering options below to browse the content.

Filter by...

Showing 548 results

Basic ecological theory can inform habitat restoration for woodland birds.

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Huth, N. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Extensive clearing of native vegetation for agriculture has severely impacted upon Australia's biodiversity. Environmental tree planting, forestry and...

Read more

North Thames Estuary and Marshes Breeding Bird Survey.

Published online: 06 Sep 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gilmore, G.

Content type: Reports

A breeding bird survey was commissioned by Natural England to investigate the breeding bird interest in land adjacent to the Mucking Flats and Marshes...

Read more

Land-use legacy and the persistence of invasive Avena barbata on abandoned farmland.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Standish, R. J. & Cramer, V. A. & Hobbs, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Exotic species invasion onto abandoned farmlands has been linked to an increase in the availability of soil nutrients after cultivation. Avena barbata...

Read more

How many broadleaved trees are enough in conifer plantations? The economy of land sharing, land sparing and quantitative targets.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Yamaura, Y. & Shoji, Y. & Mitsuda, Y. & Utsugi, H. & Tsuge, T. & Kuriyama, K. & Nakamura, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For biodiversity conservation to be an effective and significant social investment, non-marketed values of biodiversity conservation and its associate...

Read more

Can offsets really compensate for habitat removal? The case of the endangered red-tailed black-cockatoo.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Maron, M. & Dunn, P. K. & McAlpine, C. A. & Apan, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat offsets are increasingly used in attempts to avoid the impacts of permitted habitat removal on biodiversity, but their ability to achieve a ge...

Read more

Spatial pattern of abundance of the black bean aphid, Aphis fabae, in Britain.

Published online: 08 Aug 1992

Authors: Cammell, M. E. & Tatchell, G. M. & Woiwod, I. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Populations of Aphis fabae were monitored in the UK in 1969-86 on its primary winter host (Euonymus europaeus), on the 2 principal secondary summer cr...

Read more

Improving dryland seedling recruitment using fungicide seed coatings.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Hoose, B. W. & Geary, B. D. & Richardson, W. C. & Petersen, S. L. & Madsen, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. The success of seed-based restoration in dryland regions of the world is often low or sporadic, with most mortality occurring between germination a...

Read more

Factors affecting the recovery of Mexican wolves in the Southwest United States.

Published online: 15 Feb 2024

Authors: Breck, S. W. & Davis, A. J. & Oakleaf, J. K. & Bergman, D. L. & Devos, J. & Greer, J. P. & Pepin, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recovering and maintaining large carnivore populations is a global conservation challenge that requires better knowledge of the factors affecting thei...

Read more

Leaf litter from insect-resistant transgenic trees causes changes in aquatic insect community composition.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Axelsson, E. P. & Hjältén, J. & LeRoy, C. J. & Whitham, T. G. & Julkunen-Tiitto, R. & Wennström, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent research has addressed how transgenic residues from arable crops may influence adjacent waterways, aquatic consumers and important ecosystem pr...

Read more

Influence of agricultural management, sward structure and food resources on grassland field use by birds in lowland England.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: Atkinson, P. W. & Fuller, R. J. & Vickery, J. A. & Conway, G. J. & Tallowin, J. R. B. & Smith, R. E. N. & Haysom, K. A. & Ings, T. C. & Asteraki, E. J. & Brown, V. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural management of grassland in lowland Britain has changed fundamentally in the last 50 years, resulting in spatial and structural uniformity...

Read more