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Beyond the ecocentric: diverse values and attitudes influence engagement in pro-environmental behaviours.

Published online: 04 Jan 2023

Authors: Sockhill, N. J. & Dean, A. J. & Oh, R. R. Y. & Fuller, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Changing human behaviour and social systems are key to reversing the global biodiversity crisis. Pro-environmental behaviour is guided by values and c...

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An individual-based model of Trichogramma foraging behaviour: parameter estimation for single females.

Published online: 20 Sep 1996

Authors: Blanché, S. & Casas, J. & Bigler, F. & Bergeijk, K. E. J. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The aim of this work was to estimate spatio-temporal parameters of an individual based model of Trichogramma female foraging behaviour in a mass reari...

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Non-neonicotinoid pesticides impact bumblebee activity and pollen provisioning.

Published online: 02 Jan 2024

Authors: O'Reilly, A. D. & Stanley, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bees are essential pollinators of crops and wild plants and their ability to forage and pollinate are key aspects of their behaviour. Bee populations ...

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Pyric herbivory in a temperate European wood-pasture system.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Amsten, K. & Cromsigt, J. P. G. M. & Kuijper, D. P. J. & Loberg, J. M. & Jung, J. & Strömgren, M. & Niklasson, M. & Churski, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The term pyric herbivory was first introduced in 2009, describing how fire shapes herbivory as burned areas attract herbivores and, simultaneously, he...

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Interacting effects of surface water and temperature on wild and domestic large herbivore aggregations and contact rates.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Authors: Martinez, V. & Mantas, J. & Hulke, J. & Gituku, B. & Ndiema, N. & Elkouby, M. & Thompson, A. & Cantoadams, J. & Yeh, S. & Vanleeuwen, A. & Young, H. & Titcomb, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Earth's climate is rapidly changing, bringing forth questions of how domestic and wild animals will alter their behaviour in response to increasing te...

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Assessment of wild living beaver populations in East Kent.

Published online: 15 Jul 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Campbell-Palmer, R. & Needham, R. & Morris, B. & Brazier, R. & Puttock, A.

Content type: Reports

A survey was conducted to determine the distribution and population size estimates of beavers (Castor fiber) along the Rivers Exe and Taw, UK, in Febr...

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Exclusion of barn owls Tyto alba from a greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum roost in Devon, UK.

Published online: 29 May 2024

Authors: Bollo, P. M. & Kitching, T. & Wright, P. G. R. & Schofield, H. & Glover, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

The greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum is a rare species in the UK that relies heavily on undisturbed stone buildings in which to breed. ...

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Abundance, growth and feeding of natterjack toads (Bufo calamita) in a 4-year-old artificial habitat.

Published online: 24 Dec 1985

Authors: Boomsma, J. J. & Arntzen, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

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Observer Variation in the Use of a Method of Assessing Current Herbivore Impacts in Woodland.

Published online: 09 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Armstrong, H. M.

Content type: Reports

This study highlights the Woodland Herbivore Impact Assessment Method (WHIA) by comparing the results obtained by fifteen surveyors assessing the same...

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Barrier behaviour analysis (BaBA) reveals extensive effects of fencing on wide-ranging ungulates.

Published online: 12 Aug 2021

Authors: Xu WenJing & Dejid, N. & Herrmann, V. & Sawyer, H. & Middleton, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As human activities expand globally, there is a growing need to identify and mitigate barriers to animal movements. Fencing is a pervasive human modif...

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