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Stakeholder priorities determine the impact of an alien tree invasion on ecosystem multifunctionality.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Linders, T. E. W. & Schaffner, U. & Alamirew, T. & Allan, E. & Choge, S. K. & Eschen, R. & Shiferaw, H. & Manning, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

While the ecological impact of environmental change drivers, such as alien plant invasions, is relatively well described, quantitative social-ecologic...

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Assessing unintended human-mediated dispersal using visitation networks.

Published online: 30 Jul 2021

Authors: Runghen, R. & Mora, B. B. & Godoy-Lorite, A. & Stouffer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Human visitors are associated with the unintended dispersal of weeds, seeds and pathogens across ecological communities. With the increasing popula...

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Delineating ecologically distinct groups for annual cycle management of a declining shorebird.

Published online: 21 May 2025

Authors: Knight, E. C. & Carlisle, J. & Boyce, A. J. & Bradley, D. & Cimprich, P. & Coates, S. & Dinsmore, S. J. & Gregory, C. J. & Jorgensen, J. G. & Kelly, J. F. & Newstead, D. & Olalla, A. & Powell, L. A. & Scarpignato, A. L. & Tibbitts, T. L. & Warnock, N. & Wehtje, W. & Marra, P. P. & Harrison, A. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Patterns of migratory connectivity are increasingly used to understand and manage threats throughout the annual cycle of migratory species. Strong mig...

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Evaluation of the ecological restoration potential of plant communities in Norway spruce plantations using a life-trait based approach.

Published online: 23 Nov 2005

Authors: Hérault, B. & Honnay, O. & Thoen, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Europe, intensively managed coniferous plantations rarely achieve similar nature conservation functions as deciduous woodlands. The ability to iden...

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What makes a good bat box? How box occupancy depends on box characteristics and landscape-level variables.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Pschonny, S. & Leidinger, J. & Leitl, R. & Weisser, W. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Bat populations are in steep decline and presently, 16% of all species are classified as 'threatened'. One main driver identified for this decline is ...

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Perceptions, preferences and barriers: a qualitative study of greenspace and under-representation in Leeds, UK.

Published online: 22 Sep 2023

Authors: Ward, C. & Palmer, A. K. & Brockett, B. F. T. & Costanza, R. & Hatfield, J. & Kubiszewski, I. & Langford, P. & Pickett, K. & Willis, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Greenspaces facilitate well-being benefits for humans in several ways including through cognitive restoration, physical exercise and social interactio...

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Threatening stimuli have differential effects on movement preparation and execution-a study on snake fear.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Zsidó, A. N. & Inhof, O. & Kiss, B. L. & Bali, C. & March, D. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

How people experience nature influences their attitudes and actions towards it. Having had a negative encounter with an animal may facilitate avoidanc...

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Wild bees and hoverflies per landscape type.

Published online: 04 Jul 2019

Authors: Ozinga, W. A. & Scheper, J. A. & Groot, G. A. de & Reemer, M. & Raemakers, I. & Dooremalen, C. van & Biesmeijer, K. & Kleijn, D.

Content type: Bulletin

Insects play an essential role in the pollination of many food crops and wild plants. It is not just honey bees, there is a wide spectrum of species o...

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System understanding and stakeholder analyses for the vulnerability of small-scale agricultural producers in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia.

Published online: 22 May 2025

Authors: Wolde Mekuria & Wondye Admasu & Shawl Abebe & Dagmawie Negash & Tefera Getachew & Abdulkarim Hussein Seid & Amare Haileslassie

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

As climate change impacts intensify, water-related problems and the vulnerability of small-scale agricultural producers are expected to increase, sugg...

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Field Studies Guidance Note: Introduction to Taxonomy [version 1].

Published online: 23 Feb 2023

Published by: UK, Field Studies Council

Authors: Asaw, D. & Brown, K. D. & Watts, O.

Content type: Educational material

This guidance note defines taxonomy, presents its history, and explains taxonomic ranks, groups of relatedness and the naming of organisms.

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