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Reduced count size can provide a robust and more efficient diatom assessment of environmental conditions.

Published online: 27 Nov 2024

Authors: Riato, L. & Stoddard, J. L. & Herlihy, A. T. & Blocksom, K. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bioassessment indices routinely used in freshwater assessments are calculated using enumeration methods that are often time-intensive. For diatom asse...

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Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on plant invasion success driven by nitrogen fluctuations.

Published online: 22 Feb 2024

Authors: Zhang Xue & Zhang Tao & Liu YanJie

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Both enemies and mutualists play crucial roles in shaping plant invasion processes. Recent studies have suggested that resource fluctuations could ind...

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Creating a Culture of Evidence Use.

Published online: 22 Feb 2023

Published by: UK, Conservation Evidence

Authors: Frick, W. F. & Cooke, S. J. & Dickson, I. & Jackson, H. A. & Keller, K. E. & Luz, A. de la & Parks, D. & McPherson, T. & Simkins, A. T. & Tanshi, I. & Thompson, des B. A. & Tinsley-Marshall, P. & Young, L. C.

Content type: Book chapter

This chapter explores some of the challenges and offers ideas for how organisations can lead the conservation movement by shifting norms toward eviden...

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The demography of free-roaming dog populations and applications to disease and population control.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Morters, M. K. & McKinley, T. J. & Restif, O. & Conlan, A. J. K. & Cleaveland, S. & Hampson, K. & Whay, H. R. & Damriyasa, I. M. & Wood, J. L. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the demography of domestic dog populations is essential for effective disease control, particularly of canine-mediated rabies. Demograph...

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Exploring the potential for 'gene conservation units' to conserve genetic diversity in wild populations.

Published online: 03 Jul 2021

Authors: Minter, M. & O'Brien, D. & Cottrell, J. & Ennos, R. & Hill, J. K. & Hall, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Genetic diversity is important for species persistence and Gene Conservation Units (GCUs) have been implemented for forest trees to protect genetic di...

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Landscape structure regulates pest control provided by ants in sun coffee farms.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Aristizábal, N. & Metzger, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ants play a fundamental role in coffee pest control. Despite this, there is a lack of understanding about how landscape configuration and composition ...

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Landscape metrics predict habitat redundancy of restored oyster reefs for recruitment enhancement of dominant estuarine fish.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Davenport, T. M. & Hughes, A. R. & Grabowski, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Structured biogenic habitats in estuarine and coastal landscapes (or seascapes) augment nekton species' production; yet, landscape setting may make re...

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How urbanization is shifting the context of nature experiences from economic to recreational.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Aschenbrand, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

With increasing global urbanization, the proportion of the world's population engaged in the primary sector of the economy continues to decrease, lead...

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Local and landscape-scale environmental filters drive the functional diversity and taxonomic composition of spiders across urban greenspaces.

Published online: 26 Dec 2020

Authors: Flor, Y. A. D. de la & Perry, K. I. & Turo, K. J. & Parker, D. M. & Thompson, J. L. & Gardiner, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urban patch colonization and species establishment within cities are restricted by the behavioural, life history and physiological attributes of colon...

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Managing interacting disturbances: lessons from a case study in Australian forests.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Authors: Lindenmayer, D. B. & Foster, C. N. & Westgate, M. J. & Scheele, B. C. & Blanchard, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecosystems are shaped by a range of drivers including human and natural disturbances. They also may be subject to interactions between disturbances wh...

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