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Declining invasive grey squirrel populations may persist in refugia as native predator recovery reverses squirrel species replacement.

Published online: 19 Apr 2022

Authors: Twining, J. P. & Montgomery, W. I. & Tosh, D. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive species pose one of the most serious global threats to biodiversity. Investigations into the interactions of native and non-native species fo...

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Upland land use predicts population decline in a globally near-threatened wader.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Douglas, D. J. T. & Bellamy, P. E. & Stephen, L. S. & Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Wilson, J. D. & Grant, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in large-scale land use may fragment and degrade habitats, affecting animal species adapted to these habitats. In the UK uplands for example, ...

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Dog in the matrix: envisioning countrywide connectivity conservation for an endangered carnivore.

Published online: 21 Feb 2022

Authors: Rodrigues, R. G. & Srivathsa, A. & Divya Vasudev

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Elevated rates of anthropogenic impacts on land-use regimes have pushed terrestrial megafauna to the brink of extinction. Consequently, it is critical...

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Spotted! Remote camera traps used in a novel design reveal a perilous situation for the critically endangered northwest African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) in a conflict-affected protected area in Benin.

Published online: 14 May 2025

Authors: Drouilly, M. & Ipavec, A. & Grente, O. & Horion, R. & Ouindeyama, A. & Henschel, P. & Lapeyre, V. & N'Diaye, Y. C. & Shams, A. & Breitenmoser, C. & Durant, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Large mammals play critical roles in ecosystems, yet 60% are threatened with extinction and populations continue to decrease. Declines are particularl...

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Biome-scale signatures of land-use change on raptor abundance: insights from single-visit detection-based models.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Dénes, F. V. & Sólymos, P. & Subhash Lele & Silveira, L. F. & Beissinger, S. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Declines in raptor populations often result from the transformation of natural habitats to anthropogenic land uses, but the rate of population change ...

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Predicting the rate of invasion of the agent of Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Ogden, N. H. & Lindsay, L. R. & Leighton, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying invading tick populations provides early warning for emerging tickborne diseases that are expanding their geographic range. But how fast d...

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Predicting the global invasion of Drosophila suzukii to improve Australian biosecurity preparedness.

Published online: 30 Jul 2021

Authors: Maino, J. L. & Schouten, R. & Umina, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predicting biological invasions remains a challenge to applied ecologists and limits pre-emptive management of biosecurity threats. In the last decade...

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Denser and greener cities: green interventions to achieve both urban density and nature.

Published online: 29 Mar 2023

Authors: McDonald, R. I. & Aronson, M. F. J. & Beatley, T. & Beller, E. & Bazo, M. & Grossinger, R. & Jessup, K. & Mansur, A. V. & Oliveira, J. A. P. de & Panlasigui, S. & Burg, J. & Pevzner, N. & Shanahan, D. & Stoneburner, L. & Rudd, A. & Spotswood, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Green spaces in urban areas-like remnant habitat, parks, constructed wetlands, and street trees-supply multiple benefits. Many studies show green spac...

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Forecasting Cameraria ohridella invasion dynamics in recently invaded countries: from validation to prediction.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: Gilbert, M. & Guichard, S. & Freise, J. & Grégoire, J. C. & Heitland, W. & Straw, N. & Tilbury, C. & Augustin, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions have an anthropogenic origin, and although many species are able to spread on their own within the newly invaded area, long-dista...

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The consequences of land sparing for birds in the United Kingdom.

Published online: 24 Jul 2020

Authors: Lamb, A. & Finch, T. & Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Ausden, M. & Balmford, A. & Feniuk, C. & Hirons, G. & Massimino, D. & Green, R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Land sparing has been proposed as a strategy to reconcile biodiversity conservation with agricultural production, with empirical studies on five co...

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