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Seasonal differences in abundance and distribution of cocoa-pollinating midges in relation to flowering and fruit set between shaded and sunny habitats of the La Lola Cocoa Farm in Costa Rica.

Published online: 28 Jun 1988

Authors: Young, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The distribution and abundance of adults, larvae and pupae of ceratopogonid midges in shaded and sunny habitats was investigated in relation to phenol...

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Optimally managing under imperfect detection: a method for plant invasions.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Regan, T. J. & Chadès, I. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Failing to account for uncertainty in the detection of invasive plants may lead to inefficient management strategies and wasted resources. Smart strat...

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Species-rich dung beetle communities buffer ecosystem services in perturbed agro-ecosystems.

Published online: 19 Dec 2012

Authors: Beynon, S. A. & Mann, D. J. & Slade, E. M. & Lewis, O. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many studies document high levels of functional redundancy in ecosystems, suggesting that species extinctions will not be detrimental to ecosystem fun...

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The effectiveness of agri-environment schemes for the conservation of farmland moths: assessing the importance of a landscape-scale management approach.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Fuentes-Montemayor, E. & Goulson, D. & Park, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification and expansion are regarded as major causes of worldwide declines in biodiversity during the last century. Agri-environmen...

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Detecting flowers on imagery with computer vision to improve continental scale grassland biodiversity surveying.

Published online: 02 Jul 2024

Authors: Elvekjaer, N. & Martinez-Sanchez, L. & Bonnet, P. & Joly, A. & Paracchini, M. L. & Velde, M. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Large-scale biodiversity monitoring is essential for assessing biodiversity trends, yet traditional surveying methods are limited in the spatial/tempo...

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Benefits and challenges of reviewing across knowledge systems: 'gourmet omnivore' pigs foraging in the wild.

Published online: 15 Dec 2024

Authors: Molnár, Z. & Demeter, L. & Szabados, K. & Kiš, A. & Ajvazović, M. & Runjanin, B. & Mandušić, V. & Biró, M. & Öllerer, K. & Marinkov, J. & Ulicsni, V. & Babai, D. & Katona, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Evidence-based conservation can benefit substantially from multiple knowledge sources and different knowledge systems. While traditional ecological kn...

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Factors affecting lynx predation on sheep in the French Jura.

Published online: 12 Aug 2002

Authors: Stahl, P. & Vandel, J. M. & Ruette, S. & Coat, L. & Coat, Y. & Balestra, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. In regions where sheep are kept in fenced pastures and do not graze unattended in carnivore habitats, sheep losses vary greatly between sites and l...

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An overview of the environmental risks posed by neonicotinoid insecticides.

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: Goulson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Neonicotinoids are now the most widely used insecticides in the world. They act systemically, travelling through plant tissues and protecting all part...

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Managing Neotropical oil palm expansion to retain phylogenetic diversity.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Prescott, G. W. & Gilroy, J. J. & Haugaasen, T. & Uribe, C. A. M. & Foster, W. A. & Edwards, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The expansion of tropical agriculture is a major driver of the extinction crisis. A key question is whether biodiversity losses can be minimized by re...

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38th Session of the FAO General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, Rome, Italy, 19-24 May 2014.

Published online: 18 Mar 2015

Published by: Food and Agriculture Organization

Content type: Bulletin; Conference proceedings

The thirty-eighth session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), including the fifth session of the Committee on Administra...

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