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Occupancy of brook trout and brown trout in streams of the mixedwood plains ecozone.

Published online: 08 Jul 2020

Authors: Jones, N. E. & Sutton, I. A. & Schmidt, B. J. & Ghunowa, K.

Content type: Bulletin

Understanding which streams might support brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) is valuable to conservation and resource ...

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Oak declines: reviewing the evidence for causes, management implications and research gaps.

Published online: 11 Nov 2024

Authors: Gosling, R. H. & Jackson, R. W. & Elliot, M. & Nichols, C. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Oak decline is a complex disorder caused by multiple stressors. Although declines have been observed across Europe since 1700, there is still a lot of...

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The importance of trees for woody pasture bird diversity and effects of the European Union's tree density policy.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Jakobsson, S. & Lindborg, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent reforms in the Common Agricultural Policy aim for a greening of the subsidy system with potential improvements for biodiversity conservation. A...

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Seed source impacts germination and early establishment of dominant grasses in prairie restorations.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Gallagher, M. K. & Wagenius, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land managers choose seed from a variety of provenances for restoration projects. By selecting seed of the local ecotype, managers can increase establ...

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Modelling the consequences of crop-wild relative gene flow: a sensitivity analysis of the effects of outcrossing rates and hybrid vigour breakdown in Lactuca.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Hooftman, D. A. P. & Oostermeijer, J. G. B. & Marquard, E. & Nijs, H. C. M. den

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hybridization between crops and their wild relatives may enhance invasiveness and change their niche dynamics. This is regarded as a major biosafety p...

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Degree of host susceptibility in the initial disease outbreak influences subsequent epidemic spread.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Severns, P. M. & Estep, L. K. & Sackett, K. E. & Mundt, C. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disease epidemics typically begin as an outbreak of a relatively small, spatially explicit population of infected individuals (focus), in which diseas...

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Landscape conservation as a strategy for recovering biodiversity: lessons from a long-term program of pasture restoration in the southern Atlantic forest.

Published online: 21 Oct 2022

Authors: Cardoso, F. C. G. & Capellesso, E. S. & Britez, R. M. de & Inague, G. & Marques, M. C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although ecological restoration has entered the global agenda to reverse different anthropogenic disturbances, we still know little about how this sol...

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Ecological niche modelling of two cryptic bat species calls for a reassessment of their conservation status.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Sattler, T. & Bontadina, F. & Hirzel, A. H. & Arlettaz, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It is difficult to establish conservation priorities for cryptic species when their ecological requirements are confounded by problems with species id...

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Balancing carnivore conservation and sustainable hunting of a key prey species: a case study on the Florida panther and white-tailed deer.

Published online: 07 Oct 2022

Authors: Bled, F. & Cherry, M. J. & Garrison, E. P. & Miller, K. V. & Conner, L. M. & Abernathy, H. N. & Ellsworth, W. H. & Margenau, L. L. S. & Crawford, D. A. & Engebretsen, K. N. & Kelly, B. D. & Shindle, D. B. & Chandler, R. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large carnivore restoration programs are often promoted as capable of providing ecosystem services. However, these programs rarely measure effects of ...

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The relative roles of domestication, rearing environment, prior residence and body size in deciding territorial contests between hatchery and wild juvenile salmon.

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Metcalfe, N. B. & Valdimarsson, S. K. & Morgan, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Interactions between captive-reared and wild salmonids are frequent because hatcheries annually rear millions of fish for release in conservation prog...

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