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The effect of open drainage ditches on the plant and invertebrate communities of moorland and on the decomposition of peat.

Published online: 10 Nov 1990

Authors: Coulson, J. C. & Butterfield, J. E. L. & Henderson, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A model of the function of open drainage ditches (grips) on peat moorland in northern England is described. The model makes the following predictions:...

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Research Report No. 1293 - Development of a marine and coastal enhancement project assessment framework for Scottish inshore waters.

Published online: 28 Nov 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Chambers, C. & Jones, K. L. & Malcolm, F. & Boyle, G. & Sanderson, W. G. & Garbutt, A. & Jones, L. & Unsworth, R. K. F. & Lilley, R. J.

Content type: Reports

The work, as presented in this report, is focused on four species / habitats (referred to as features) that applicants most frequently propose as enha...

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Spread of introduced Lehmann lovegrass along a grazing intensity gradient.

Published online: 06 Jun 1992

Authors: McClaran, M. P. & Anable, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in density of sown E. lehmanniana and native grasses (dominated by Digitaria californica, Bouteloua curtipendula, B. eriopoda, Muhlenbergia po...

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The marine survival and growth of wild and hatchery-reared Atlantic salmon.

Published online: 05 Nov 2003

Authors: Jonsson, N. & Jonsson, B. & Hansen, L. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Catches of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. decreased in the 1980s and 1990s over its entire area in the North Atlantic and smolts were often released f...

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Are threatened plant species specialists, or just more vulnerable to disturbance?

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Monks, A. & Burrows, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many studies report an association between species rarity and/or threat status, and habitat specialization. However, specialization is often inferred ...

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Relative death rate: a dynamic parameter describing plant response to stress.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Runeckles, V. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Senescence and death of plant parts are frequently accelerated by various stresses to which plants are subjected. The dynamics of these responses can ...

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The effects of managed burning on upland peatland biodiversity, carbon and water.

Published online: 15 May 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Glaves, D. & Morecroft, M. & Fitzgibbon, C. & Owen, M. & Phillips, S. & Leppitt, P.

Content type: Reports

Management of the English uplands is complex and achieving good environmental outcomes, while taking into account the needs of owners, stakeholders an...

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Experimental tests of the palatability of forage plants in greater snow geese.

Published online: 16 Nov 1991

Authors: Gauthier, G. & Bédard, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Trays containing greenhouse-grown pure stands or mixed swards of Phleum pratense or Bromus inermis/Medicago sativa, P. pratense, Dactylis glomerata, B...

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A benthic substrate classification method for seabed images using deep learning: application to management of deep-sea coral reefs.

Published online: 23 Dec 2023

Authors: Jackett, C. & Althaus, F. & Maguire, K. & Farazi, M. & Scoulding, B. & Untiedt, C. & Ryan, T. & Shanks, P. & Brodie, P. & Williams, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protecting deep-sea coral-based vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) from human impacts, particularly bottom trawling, is a major conservation challeng...

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A framework to understand gender and structural vulnerability to climate change in the Ganges River Basin: lessons from Bangladesh, India and Nepal.

Published online: 18 Mar 2015

Authors: Sugden, F. & Silva, S. de & Clement, F. & Maskey-Amatya, N. & Vidya Ramesh & Anil Philip & Bharati, L.

Content type: Bulletin

This review presents a framework for understanding structural vulnerability to climate change in the Ganges River Basin countries: Nepal, India and Ba...

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