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West Penwith Habitat Surveys: Conquer Downs to Lady Downs (part) (survey area 48 (part) - 2022).

Published online: 19 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Beard, M.

Content type: Reports

This report presents a habitat survey conducted Conquer Downs to Lady Downs (part) / Site 48 (part), West Penwith, Cornwall. The survey site supports ...

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Ecotones as a measure of deer habitat quality in central Ontario.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Clark, T. P. & Gilbert, F. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The importance of ecotonal or edge environments to white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) was assessed by pellet group counts. Edge and non-edge h...

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A comparison of regeneration dynamics following gap creation at two geographically contrasting heathland sites.

Published online: 03 Jan 2001

Authors: Britton, A. J. & Carey, P. D. & Pakeman, R. J. & Marrs, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lowland Calluna-dominated heathlands are a high priority for conservation in Europe. As an anthropogenic subclimax community they require regular mana...

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Modelling large-scale relationships between changes in woodland deer and bird populations.

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Newson, S. E. & Johnston, A. & Renwick, A. R. & Baillie, S. R. & Fuller, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is increasing evidence from local studies carried out in several parts of the world to suggest that increases in the abundance of deer may be de...

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Effect of invasive Australian acacias on the regeneration, growth and nutrient chemistry of South African lowland fynbos.

Published online: 02 Mar 1995

Authors: Musil, C. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Regeneration, mortality, local extinction, growth and foliar elemental concentrations of indigenous (ericoid, restioid, proteoid) and alien (acacia) p...

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Instability of insular tree communities in an Amazonian mega-dam is driven by impaired recruitment and altered species composition.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Jones, I. L. & Peres, C. A. & Benchimol, M. & Bunnefeld, L. & Dent, D. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mega-dams create highly fragmented archipelagos, affecting biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in remnant forest isolates. This study assessed the ...

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Changes in prey abundance unlikely to explain the demography of a critically endangered Central European bat.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Bontadina, F. & Schmied, S. F. & Beck, A. & Arlettaz, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recognizing the factor(s) that caused a demographic crash is a prerequisite to the development of a tailored population restoration plan. While habita...

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Gains in nature conservation based on compensatory reforestation in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil.

Published online: 25 Jan 2017

Authors: Pinto, M. B. & Bussmann, D. B. G. & Oliveira, A. X. de & Luiz, R. G.

Content type: Bulletin article

The Atlantic Forest biome is considered a world biodiversity hotspot that originally covered 15% of the territory of Brazil, or 1,306,421 km2. Spread ...

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The effect of hooded crows on hill sheep farming in Argyll, Scotland. The food supply of hooded crows.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Houston, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hooded crows (Corvus cornix) in Argyll, Scotland could be divided into 2 groups, one of which held territories in which they bred in summer and the re...

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Distribution, status and conservation of Alopecurus pratensis-Sanguisorba officinalis flood-plain meadows in England.

Published online: 15 May 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Jefferson, R. G.

Content type: Reports

Data is presented on the distribution, extent, conservation status and management of MG4 flood plain meadows. Ninety two sites have been identified co...

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