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Extreme prescribed fire during drought reduces survival and density of woody resprouters.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Twidwell, D. & Rogers, W. E. & Wonkka, C. L. & Taylor, C. A., Jr. & Kreuter, U. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Management intervention in ecosystems with degraded environmental services requires innovative resource management strategies that go beyond conventio...

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Establishment of vegetation on serpentine asbestos mine wastes, southeastern Quebec, Canada.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Moore, T. R. & Zimmermann, R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The serpentine tailings from asbestos mines in southeastern Quebec cover 5.5 km2 and are largely devoid of vegetation. The tailings have a high pH, ve...

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Modelling community dynamics based on species-level abundance models from detection/nondetection data.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Yamaura, Y. & Royle, J. A. & Kuboi, K. & Tada, T. & Ikeno, S. & Makino, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In large-scale field surveys, a binary recording of each species' detection or nondetection has been increasingly adopted for its simplicity and low c...

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Natural colonisation rates in a UK upland landscape under different conservation management approaches following sheep removal.

Published online: 19 Aug 2024

Authors: Porton, G. & Wrigley, R. & Scott, C. E. & Spracklen, D. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Natural colonisation could provide a cost-effective means to increase woodland coverage across the UK uplands. However, there is a shortage of evidenc...

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Species richness of wild bees, but not the use of managed honeybees, increases fruit set of a pollinator-dependent crop.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Mallinger, R. E. & Gratton, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Native, wild bees are important pollinators for both crop and wild plants. With concerns over the availability and cost of managed honeybees, attentio...

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Assisting seed dispersers to restore oldfields: an individual-based model of the interactions among badgers, foxes and Iberian pear trees.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Fedriani, J. M. & Wiegand, T. & Ayllón, D. & Palomares, F. & Suárez-Esteban, A. & Grimm, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing land abandonment in many areas of the world presents an opportunity for ecosystem recovery, which is often driven by seed dispersal by vert...

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The role of topography and plant functional traits in determining tropical reforestation success.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Cheesman, A. W. & Preece, N. D. & Oosterzee, P. van & Erskine, P. D. & Cernusak, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Early establishment and sapling growth is a key phase in ensuring cost-effective reforestation success in relation to biodiversity outcomes. Therefore...

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Mass development of aquatic plants: effects of contrasting management scenarios on a suite of ecosystem services.

Published online: 17 Apr 2024

Authors: Vermaat, J. E. & Thiemer, K. & Immerzeel, B. & Schneider, S. C. & Sebola, K. & Coetzee, J. & Petruzzella, A. & Motitsoe, S. N. & Baldo, M. & Misteli, B. & Thiébaut, G. & Hilt, S. & Köhler, J. & Harpenslager, S. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Dense beds of aquatic plants are often perceived as nuisance and therefore mechanically removed, often at substantial cost. Such removal, however, may...

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Pollination by wild bees yields larger strawberries than pollination by honey bees.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: MacInnis, G. & Forrest, J. R. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A diverse array of wild bee species may provide more effective pollination than the widely employed European honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). High speci...

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Attempts to control tuberculosis in cattle by removing infected badgers: constraints imposed by live test sensitivity.

Published online: 18 Nov 1999

Authors: Woodroffe, R. & Frost, S. D. W. & Clifton-Hadley, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

When tuberculosis outbreaks have occurred in cattle in the UK, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) has culled badgers (Meles meles)...

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