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Assessing the state of New Zealand's garden birds from national to local scales.

Published online: 24 Jan 2022

Authors: MacLeod, C. J. & Green, P. & Howard, S. & Gormley, A. M. & Brandt, A. J. & Spurr, E. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Better biodiversity indicators are needed to address information gaps, describe trends accurately and robustly and be useful for decisionmakers. Citiz...

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The potential of parasitoid Hymenoptera as bioindicators of arthropod diversity in agricultural grasslands.

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Anderson, A. & McCormack, S. & Helden, A. & Sheridan, H. & Kinsella, A. & Purvis, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As measuring biodiversity in its entirety is impractical, there is a need for bioindicators. This study tested the hypothesis that parasitoid Hymenopt...

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The context-dependent benefits of organic farming on pollinator biodiversity: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Walker, E. & Wooliver, R. & Russo, L. & Jagadamma, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification is driving declines in pollinator diversity and the degradation of pollination services worldwide. Organic management, wh...

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Disentangling direct and indirect effects of forest structure on biodiversity: bottom-up and top-down effects between forestry, bats and their insect prey.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Hendel, A. L. & Douma, J. C. & Klingenfuß, S. & Pereira, J. M. C. & Ruppert, L. & Spînu, A. P. & Frey, J. & Denter, M. & Liu, X. & Storch, I. & Klein, A. M. & Braunisch, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Timber-oriented forest management profoundly alters forest structure and composition, with complex effects on associated biodiversity. However, while ...

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Tree mixtures mediate negative effects of introduced tree species on bird taxonomic and functional diversity.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Schuldt, A. & Huke, P. & Glatthorn, J. & Hagge, J. & Wildermuth, B. & Matevski, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent biodiversity loss has emphasized the necessity to critically evaluate the consequences of human alterations of forest ecosystems. Stand diversi...

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Managing ecosystems in the context of climate change mitigation: a review of current knowledge and recommendations to support ecosystem-based mitigation actions that look beyond terrestrial forests.

Published online: 25 Jan 2017

Authors: Epple, C. & García Rangel, S. & Jenkins, M. & Guth, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Ecosystem management can play an important role in climate change mitigation and adaptation if current practices are evaluated and improved to move to...

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Tailored flower strips promote natural enemy biodiversity and pest control in potato crops.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Tschumi, M. & Albrecht, M. & Collatz, J. & Dubsky, V. & Entling, M. H. & Najar-Rodriguez, A. J. & Jacot, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sown flower strips are increasingly implemented within agri-environment schemes (AES) to increase functional biodiversity and ecosystem services such ...

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Shade-grown cacao supports a self-sustaining population of two-toed but not three-toed sloths.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Peery, M. Z. & Pauli, J. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The development of shade-grown agro-ecosystems has increasingly been identified as a strategy for conserving tropical biodiversity. While biodiversity...

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Conservation data infrastructures: from carbon accounting to multiple biodiversity and social measures.

Published online: 30 Jan 2025

Authors: Urzedo, D. & Dumbrell, N. P. & Robinson, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Environmental big data and analytical models are increasingly informing conservation efforts to address global climate and biodiversity crises. Yet, t...

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Conservation of woody species in China under future climate and land-cover changes.

Published online: 15 Feb 2022

Authors: Peng ShiJia & Zhang Jian & Zhang XiaoLing & Li YaoQi & Liu YunPeng & Wang ZhiHeng

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate and land-cover changes are major threats to biodiversity, and their impacts are expected to intensify in the future. Protected areas (PAs) are...

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