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Incorporating management action suitability in conservation plans.

Published online: 05 Nov 2022

Authors: Carter, Z. T. & Hanson, J. O. & Perry, G. L. W. & Russell, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation decision makers must negotiate social and technical complexities to achieve desired biodiversity outcomes. Quantitative models can inform...

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Plymouth sound & estuaries SAC subtidal sediment data analysis report 2017.

Published online: 28 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Johnson, G. & Burrows, F. & Crabtree, R. & Warner, I.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this project was to analyse sediment infauna data to measure any changes in community composition at the Plymouth Sound and Estuaries Speci...

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Quantifying landscape-level land-use intensity patterns through radar-based remote sensing.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Howison, R. A. & Piersma, T. & Kentie, R. & Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W. & Olff, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The increasing availability of high resolution and high frequency, radar-based remote sensing data (i.e. observations on land surface characteristics,...

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Stakeholders engagement as an important step for the long-term monitoring of wild ungulate populations.

Published online: 06 Oct 2021

Authors: Carvalho, J. & Leite, P. & Valente, A. M. & Fonseca, C. & Torres, R. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Monitoring trends in animal populations is essential for the development of appropriate wildlife management strategies. However, long-term studies are...

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Woodland expansion in the presence of deer: 30 years of evidence from the Cairngorms Connect landscape restoration partnership.

Published online: 04 Mar 2024

Authors: Gullett, P. R. & Leslie, C. & Mason, R. & Ratcliffe, P. & Sargent, I. & Beck, A. & Cameron, T. & Cowie, N. R. & Hetherington, D. & MacDonell, T. & Moat, T. & Moore, P. & Teuten, E. & Hancock, M. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoring native woodlands to areas where they have been lost is a key element for tackling the nature and climate crises. Natural regeneration offers...

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Assessing the mechanisms and impacts of shrub invasion in forests: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 22 Feb 2024

Authors: Petri, L. & Ibañez, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The encroachment of invasive shrubs in forest understories can have detrimental effects on native plant recruitment. As a result, removal of invasive ...

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Fit by design: developing seed-substrate combinations to adapt dike grasslands to microclimatic variation.

Published online: 22 Feb 2024

Authors: Bauer, M. & Huber, J. K. & Kollmann, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sowing is a well-established restoration technique to overcome dispersal limitation. Seed mixtures adapted to certain environmental conditions, like s...

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Nitrogen fixation by plants grown on reclaimed china clay waste.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Skeffington, R. A. & Bradshaw, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

N fixation rates associated with various plant spp. growing on china clay waste materials were estimated using the acetylene reduction technique. Rate...

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Unpalatable plants facilitate tree sapling survival in wooded pastures.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Smit, C. & Ouden, J. den & Müller-Schärer, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In endangered wooded pasture ecosystems established tree saplings are frequently found in spatial association with protective structures, suggesting n...

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Towards developing scalable climate-smart village models: approach and lessons learnt from pilot research in West Africa.

Published online: 01 Aug 2018

Authors: Bayala, J. & Zougmoré, R. & Ky-Dembele, C. & Bationo, B. A. & Buah, S. & Sanogo, D. & Somda, J. & Tougiani, A. & Traoré, K. & Kalinganire, A.

Content type: Bulletin

This occasional paper presents a report from a project on "Developing community-based climate smart agriculture through participatory action research ...

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