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Crop functional diversity drives multiple ecosystem functions during early agroforestry succession.

Published online: 02 Oct 2021

Authors: Santos, D. dos & Joner, F. & Shipley, B. & Teleginski, M. & Lucas, R. R. & Siddique, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We still lack practical guidelines for diversifying cropping systems that consider both yield and regulating functions of agroecosystems. Recent studi...

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Functional traits driving pollinator and predator responses to newly established grassland strips in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 14 Oct 2021

Authors: Maas, B. & Brandl, M. & Hussain, R. I. & Frank, T. & Zulka, K. P. & Rabl, D. & Walcher, R. & Moser, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural biodiversity and associated ecosystem functions are declining at alarming rates due to widespread land use intensification. They can only...

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Land use and elevation interact to shape bird functional and phylogenetic diversity and structure: implications for designing optimal agriculture landscapes.

Published online: 11 Oct 2021

Authors: Sreekar, R. & Si XingFeng & Sam, K. & Liu JiaJia & Dayananda, S. & Goodale, U. & Kotagama, S. & Goodale, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The conversion of rainforests into agriculture resulted in massive changes in species diversity and community structure. Although the conservation of ...

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The impact of logging on vertical canopy structure across a gradient of tropical forest degradation intensity in Borneo.

Published online: 05 Oct 2021

Authors: Milodowski, D. T. & Coomes, D. A. & Swinfield, T. & Jucker, T. & Riutta, T. & Malhi, Y. & Svátek, M. & Kvasnica, J. & Burslem, D. F. R. P. & Ewers, R. M. & Yit Arn Teh & Williams, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forest degradation through logging is pervasive throughout the world's tropical forests, leading to changes in the three-dimensional canopy structure ...

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Episodic occurrence of favourable weather constrains recovery of a cold desert shrubland after fire.

Published online: 04 Oct 2021

Authors: Urza, A. K. & Weisberg, P. J. & Board, D. & Chambers, J. C. & Kitchen, S. G. & Roundy, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Key to the long-term resilience of dryland ecosystems is the recovery of foundation plant species following disturbance. In ecosystems with high inter...

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A desk review of the ecology of heather beetle.

Published online: 25 May 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gillingham, P. & Diaz, A. & Stillman, R. & Pinder, A. C.

Content type: Reports

The heather beetle Lochmaea suturalis is a naturally occurring species in the heather dominated landscapes of the United Kingdom. When the heather bee...

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The effect of sapling density, heather height and season on browsing by mountain hares on birch.

Published online: 24 Sep 2003

Authors: Rao, S. J. & Iason, G. R. & Hulbert, I. A. R. & Elston, D. A. & Racey, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

When mammalian herbivores are present at high densities their browsing activity can have a negative effect on establishment or regeneration of native ...

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Foraging by bats in cleared, thinned and unharvested boreal forest.

Published online: 24 Sep 2003

Authors: Patriquin, K. J. & Barclay, R. M. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Modern silvicultural methods employ various styles of selective harvesting in addition to traditional clear-cutting. This can create a mosaic of patch...

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Impact of locust control on harvester termites and endemic vertebrate predators in Madagascar.

Published online: 24 Sep 2003

Authors: Peveling, R. & McWilliam, A. N. & Nagel, P. & Rasolomanana, H. & Raholijaona & Rakotomianina, L. & Ravoninjatovo, A. & Dewhurst, C. F. & Gibson, G. & Rafanomezana, S. & Tingle, C. C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Between 1997 and 2000 a plague of migratory locust in Madagascar triggered large-scale control operations. The widespread use of insecticides in a bio...

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Effects of refuge availability on the population dynamics of Triatoma infestans in central Argentina.

Published online: 24 Sep 2003

Authors: Cecere, M. C. & Canale, D. M. & Gürtler, R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As part of research on the control and mathematical modelling of transmission of Chagas disease, we tested the joint effects of refuge quantity and qu...

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