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Testing the importance of harvest refuges for phenotypic rescue of trophy-hunted populations.

Published online: 28 Jul 2020

Authors: Poisson, Y. & Festa-Bianchet, M. & Pelletier, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sustainable exploitation must minimize its impact on the ecology and evolution of exploited wildlife. Intense phenotype-based selective harvests can i...

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Trait-mediated community assembly during experimental grassland restoration is altered by planting year rainfall.

Published online: 08 Jan 2024

Authors: Atkinson, J. & Groves, A. M. & Towers, I. R. & Catano, C. P. & Brudvig, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration outcomes are highly variable, undermining efforts to recover biodiversity and ecosystem functions. One poorly understood source...

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Impact of habitat management on grey partridge populations: assessing wildlife cover using a multisite BACI experiment.

Published online: 17 Nov 2004

Authors: Bro, E. & Mayot, P. & Corda, E. & Reitz, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The grey partridge is a species of conservation concern, in common with many farmland birds. Its widespread decline in western Europe has been attribu...

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Design modifications affect bat box temperatures and suitability as maternity habitat.

Published online: 23 Dec 2021

Authors: Tillman, F. E. & Bakken, G. S. & O'Keefe, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Artificial roosting structures (e.g. bat boxes) are widely used as conservation tools for many animals, including bats. Although it is relatively easy...

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Contemporary ecological threats from historical pollution sources: impacts of large-scale resuspension of contaminated sediments on sessile invertebrate recruitment.

Published online: 05 Aug 2009

Authors: Knott, N. A. & Aulbury, J. P. & Brown, T. H. & Johnston, E. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Historical contamination continues to pose a serious ecological threat to many ecosystems across the world. Marine sediments have long acted as sinks ...

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Effects of pentachlorophenol on soil organisms and decomposition in forest soil.

Published online: 27 Aug 1997

Authors: Salminen, J. & Haimi, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To find a more reliable basis for ecotoxicological risk assessment, two microcosm experiments, one in the laboratory and another in the field (lysimet...

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Modelling ecological niches with support vector machines.

Published online: 12 Jul 2006

Authors: Drake, J. M. & Randin, C. & Guisan, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ecological niche is a fundamental biological concept. Modelling species' niches is central to numerous ecological applications, including predicti...

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Socio-ecological interactions promote outbreaks of a harmful invasive plant in an urban landscape.

Published online: 30 Sep 2023

Authors: Caughlin, T. T. & Clark, M. & Jochems, L. W. & Kolarik, N. & Zaiats, A. & Hall, C. & Winiarski, J. M. & Powers, B. F. & Brabec, M. M. & Hopping, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Urban landscapes often harbour organisms that harm people and threaten native biodiversity. These landscapes are characterized by differences in socio...

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Germination and establishment of halophytes on brine-affected soils.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Keiffer, C. H. & Ungar, I. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Contamination of soils with oilfield brines is a significant environmental problem in many oil-production areas. This study tested the feasibility ...

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The joint effects of larval density and 14C-cypermethrin on the life history and population growth rate of the midge Chironomus riparius.

Published online: 04 Feb 2004

Authors: Hooper, H. L. & Sibly, R. M. & Maund, S. J. & Hutchinson, T. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Chemical effects on organisms are typically assessed using individual-level endpoints or sometimes population growth rate (PGR), but such measurements...

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