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Least-cost path analysis for urban greenways planning: a test with moths and birds across two habitats and two cities.

Published online: 11 Mar 2021

Authors: Balbi, M. & Croci, S. & Petit, E. J. & Butet, A. & Georges, R. & Madec, L. & Caudal, J. P. & Ernoult, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

One of the major planning tools to respond to urban landscape fragmentation is the development of ecological corridors, that is, interconnected networ...

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Conservation and biological monitoring of tropical forests: the role of parataxonomists.

Published online: 24 Mar 2004

Authors: Basset, Y. & Novotny, V. & Miller, S. E. & Weiblen, G. D. & Missa, O. & Stewart, A. J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The demise of tropical rain forests will lead to a large-scale extinction of genetic diversity, particularly of arthropods. Curtailing these trends mi...

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FSC Tomorrow's Biodiversity monitoring and indicators of UK biodiversity change. A review for the FSC Tomorrow's Biodiversity project.

Published online: 07 Jul 2020

Published by: UK, Field Studies Council

Authors: Burkmar, R.

Content type: Reports

This report presents an overview of how biodiversity is monitored in the UK within certain limits: consideration of biodiversity is more or less limit...

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Setting sustainable grazing levels for heather moorland: a multi-site analysis.

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Pakeman, R. J. & Nolan, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many habitats of high conservation value are managed by grazing but could be damaged by poor grazing management. Approaches and methods to set appropr...

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Dry forests of the Vecht en Beneden-Regge areas (Overijssel). Future and chances for restauration and management of the habitat types beach-oak forests with holly (H9120) and old oak forests (H9190).

Published online: 01 May 2019

Authors: Bijlsma, R. J. & Waal, R. W. de & Hommel, P. W. F. M.

Content type: Bulletin

The condition of the Nature 2000 habitats H9120 and H9190 was investigated at 6 sub-areas in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. The areas were B...

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Habitat suitability modelling and niche theory.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Hirzel, A. H. & Lay, G. le

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The concept of the ecological niche relates a set of environmental variables to the fitness of species, while habitat suitability models (HSMs) relate...

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Importance of regional species pools and functional traits in colonization processes: predicting re-colonization after large-scale destruction of ecosystems.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Kirmer, A. & Tischew, S. & Ozinga, W. A. & Lampe, M. von & Baasch, A. & Groenendael, J. M. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale destruction of ecosystems caused by surface mining provides an opportunity for the study of colonization processes starting with primary s...

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The Potential Of Restoring Marine Habitats For Marine Net Gain, Carbon Sequestration, And Port Decarbonisation.

Published online: 22 May 2024

Published by: UK, Tunley Environmental

Authors: Xylander, N. von

Content type: White paper

This article delves into the importance of marine restoration and examines various case studies of successful projects in this field. It explores the ...

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Conservation & use of crop wild relatives in Arizona.

Published online: 17 Apr 2019

Authors: Khoury, C. K. & Nabhan, G. P.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This paper discusses the recognition, protection and utilization of the wild relatives of domesticated crops that naturally occur in Arizona (USA), wh...

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NatureScot Research Report 1302 - Reviewing, assessing and critiquing the evidence base on the impacts of muirburn on wildfire prevention, carbon storage and biodiversity.

Published online: 28 Nov 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Holland, J. P. & Pollock, M. & Buckingham, S. & Glendinning, J. & McCracken, D.

Content type: Reports

This review discusses what is muirburn, its relationship with wildfire, impact on carbon emissions and storage and on habitats and species, and the pr...

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