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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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Land health surveillance for identifying land constraints and targeting land management options in smallholder farming systems in Western Cameroon.

Published online: 22 Mar 2017

Authors: Takoutsing, B. & Ayenkulu, E. & Tchoundjeu, Z. & Coe, R. & Denis, N. & Shepherd, K.

Content type: Bulletin

Quantitative and up-to-date information on ecosystem characteristics and land health constraints are needed to understand land degradation trends and ...

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Where should they come from? Where should they go? Several measures of seed source locality fail to predict plant establishment in early prairie restorations.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Pizza, R. B. & Foster, J. & Brudvig, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

During the "decade on restoration", we must understand how to reliably re-establish native plant populations. When establishing populations through se...

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Population dynamics of small mammals in relation to forest age and structural habitat factors in northern Sweden.

Published online: 13 Nov 2002

Authors: Ecke, F. & Löfgren, O. & Sörlin, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In northern Scandinavia, there are indications of a long-term decline in the abundance of the three dominant vole species, Clethrionomys glareolus, C....

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Microsite availability and establishment of native species on degraded and reclaimed sites.

Published online: 05 Nov 2003

Authors: Elmarsdottir, A. & Aradottir, A. L. & Trlica, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of native plant communities on previously disturbed land requires the identification and modification of environmental factors that impede...

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In search for key biogeochemical factors affecting plant species persistence in heathland and acidic grasslands: a comparison of common and rare species.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Kleijn, D. & Bekker, R. M. & Bobbink, R. & Graaf, M. C. C. de & Roelofs, J. G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

During the last century, many plant species typical of heathland and nutrient-poor acidic grasslands have become rare whereas others have remained com...

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Climate and exotic pasture area in landscape determines invasion of forest fragments by two invasive grasses.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Butler, S. & McAlpine, C. & Fensham, R. & House, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To date, there has been a focus on biological aspects of invasion rather than landscape-scale processes within human-modified landscapes. Applying a m...

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Factors affecting the abundance of shoot-flies (Diptera) in grassland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Mowat, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The shoot-fly larvae overwintering in cut and grazed grass in Northern Ireland were studied over a five-year period. The commonest species found were ...

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The viable weed seed content of some tropical agricultural soils.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Kellman, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The viable weed seed content of the surface soil at 78 sites in the upper Belize Valley, British Honduras, averaged 6488 seeds/m2 and included 54 spec...

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Factors influencing the rate of formation of tree-related microhabitats and implications for biodiversity conservation and forest management.

Published online: 15 Feb 2022

Authors: Courbaud, B. & Larrieu, L. & Kozak, D. & Kraus, D. & Lachat, T. & Ladet, S. & Müller, J. & Paillet, Y. & Sagheb-Talebi, K. & Schuck, A. & Stillhard, J. & Svoboda, M. & Zudin, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The retention of trees bearing tree-related microhabitats (TreMs) has become an important means of conserving biodiversity in production forests. Howe...

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