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Potential effects of artificial light associated with anthropogenic infrastructure on the abundance and foraging behaviour of estuary-associated fishes.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Becker, A. & Whitfield, A. K. & Cowley, P. D. & Järnegren, J. & Næsje, T. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urbanization has been identified as a global threat to biodiversity. Human population growth in coastal areas, including estuaries, is expected to inc...

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Reproduction and nest behaviour of Tennessee warblers Vermivora peregrina in forests treated with Lepidoptera-specific insecticides.

Published online: 19 Aug 1998

Authors: Holmes, S. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was carried out to test the hypothesis that food reductions caused by forest spraying with Lepidoptera-specific insecticides would affect Tenn...

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Neighbour effects in the genus Avena. 2. Comparison of weed species.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Trenbath, B. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of the presence of a crop on weed growth were compared using Avena fatua, A. ludoviciana and A. sativa as weed indicator species and A. sa...

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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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Effects of soil disturbance on vegetation recovery and nutrient accumulation following whole-tree harvest of a northern hardwood ecosystem.

Published online: 29 Mar 1995

Authors: Mou, P. & Fahey, T. J. & Hughes, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Accumulation of recovering vegetation is often the principal mechanism limiting nutrient loss following large-scale disturbance of forest ecosystems. ...

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Floristic diversity in fire-sensitive eucalypt woodlands shows a 'U'-shaped relationship with time since fire.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Gosper, C. R. & Yates, C. J. & Prober, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding ecosystem responses to disturbance is important for effective management of biodiversity. Observed relationships between time since dist...

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Towards environmentally friendly finfish farming: a potential for mussel farms to compensate fish farm effluents.

Published online: 23 Dec 2023

Authors: Kotta, J. & Stechele, B. & Barboza, F. R. & Kaasik, A. & Lavaud, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Aquaculture is seen as a possible solution to meet the rising demand for fish but only if the sector reduces its use of wild fish in feed as well as i...

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Seedling establishment in a dynamic sedimentary environment: a conceptual framework using mangroves.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Balke, T. & Webb, E. L. & Elzen, E. van den & Galli, D. & Herman, P. M. J. & Bouma, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vegetated biogeomorphic systems (e.g. mangroves, salt marshes, dunes, riparian vegetation) have been intensively studied for the impact of the biota o...

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Compensatory recruitment unlikely in high-elevation amphibian populations challenged with disease.

Published online: 17 Jul 2023

Authors: Hardy, B. M. & Muths, E. & Lambert, B. A. & Schneider, S. C. & Funk, W. C. & Bailey, L. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the causes of population variation in host response to disease, and the mechanisms of persistence, can serve as vital information for sp...

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Episodic occurrence of favourable weather constrains recovery of a cold desert shrubland after fire.

Published online: 04 Oct 2021

Authors: Urza, A. K. & Weisberg, P. J. & Board, D. & Chambers, J. C. & Kitchen, S. G. & Roundy, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Key to the long-term resilience of dryland ecosystems is the recovery of foundation plant species following disturbance. In ecosystems with high inter...

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