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Quantifying restoration success and recovery in a metal-polluted stream: a 17-year assessment of physicochemical and biological responses.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Clements, W. H. & Vieira, N. K. M. & Church, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Evaluating the effectiveness of stream restoration is often challenging because of the lack of pre-treatment data, narrow focus on physicochemical mea...

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Eggshell pigmentation indicates pesticide contamination.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Jagannath, A. & Shore, R. F. & Walker, L. A. & Ferns, P. N. & Gosler, A. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Persistent pesticide residues remain a significant environmental pollutant, reducing breeding success of predatory birds even where such pesticides ha...

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Gauging recovery of zooplankton from historical acid and metal contamination: the influence of temporal changes in restoration targets.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Palmer, M. E. & Keller, W. & Yan, N. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Clearly defined restoration targets are necessary to judge the effectiveness of management actions in restoring damaged ecosystems. However, the ident...

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Participatory research tomonitor lakewater pollution.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Aronoff, R. & Dussuet, A. & Erismann, R. & Erismann, S. & Patiny, L. & Vivar-Rios, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Aparticipatory research team, concerned about water quality around LakeGeneva, particularly in the Montreux Bay region where some were lifeguards, ran...

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Efficiency of lead and cadmium excretion in populations of Orchesella cincta (Collembola) from various contaminated forest soils.

Published online: 15 Nov 1988

Authors: Straalen, N. M. van & Burghouts, T. B. A. & Doornhof, M. J. & Groot, G. M. & Janssen, M. P. M. & Joosse, E. N. G. & Meerendonk, J. H. van & Theeuwen, J. P. J. J. & Verhoef, H. A. & Zoomer, H. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Population differentiation in the collembolan Orchesella cincta under the influence of metal soil pollution was studied by measuring Pb and Cd excreti...

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Diclofenac poisoning as a cause of vulture population declines across the Indian subcontinent.

Published online: 17 Nov 2004

Authors: Green, R. E. & Newton, I. & Shultz, S. & Cunningham, A. A. & Gilbert, M. & Pain, D. J. & Vibhu Prakash

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rapid population declines of the vultures Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus and Gyps tenuirostris have recently been observed in India and Pakistan, cont...

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Environmental context and contaminant biotransport by Pacific salmon interact to mediate the bioaccumulation of contaminants by stream-resident fish.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Gerig, B. S. & Chaloner, D. T. & Janetski, D. J. & Moerke, A. H. & Rediske, R. R. & O'Keefe, J. P. & Pitts, D. A. de A. & Lamberti, G. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The extent to which environmental context mediates the bioaccumulation of biotransported contaminants by stream-resident organisms is poorly understoo...

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Ecological evidence links adverse biological effects to pesticide and metal contamination in an urban Australian watershed.

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Kellar, C. R. & Hassell, K. L. & Long, S. M. & Myers, J. H. & Golding, L. & Rose, G. & Anupama Kumar & Hoffmann, A. A. & Pettigrove, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Aquatic ecosystems near urban areas are often ecologically impaired, but causative factors are rarely identified. Effects may be revealed by consideri...

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Contamination of the freshwater ecosystem by pesticides.

Published online: 05 Mar 1967

Authors: Cope, O. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Contains data giving the relative toxicities to rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri[Oncorhynchus mykiss]) and bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), a stonefly ny...

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Alien species in Norway: results from quantitative ecological impact assessments.

Published online: 16 Sep 2020

Authors: Sandvik, H. & Hilmo, O. & Henriksen, S. & Elven, R. & Åsen, P. A. & Hegre, H. & Pedersen, O. & Pedersen, P. A. & Solstad, H. & Vandvik, V. & Westergaard, K. B. & Ødegaard, F. & Åström, S. & Elven, H. & Endrestøl, A. & Gammelmo, Ø. & Hatteland, B. A. & Solheim, H. & Nordén, B. & Sundheim, L. & Talgø, V. & Falkenhaug, T. & Gulliksen, B. & Jelmert, A. & Oug, E. & Sunde, J. & Forsgren, E. & Finstad, A. & Hesthagen, T. & Nedreaas, K. & Wienerroither, R. & Husa, V. & Fredriksen, S. & Sjøtun, K. & Steen, H. & Hansen, H. & Hamnes, I. S. & Karlsbakk, E. & Magnusson, C. & Ytrehus, B. & Pedersen, H. C. & Swenson, J. E. & Syvertsen, P. O. & Stokke, B. G. & Gjershaug, J. O. & Dolmen, D. & Kjærstad, G. & Johnsen, S. I. & Jensen, T. C. & Hassel, K. & Gederaas, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Due to globalisation, trade and transport, the spread of alien species is increasing dramatically. Some alien species become ecologically harmful by t...

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