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Weed communities are more diverse, but not more abundant, in dense and complex bocage landscapes.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Authors: Boinot, S. & Mony, C. & Fried, G. & Ernoult, A. & Aviron, S. & Ricono, C. & Couthouis, E. & Alignier, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bocage landscapes are characterized by a network of hedgerows that delimits arable fields. Such landscapes provide many ecosystem services, including ...

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Towards effectively restoring agricultural landscapes in East African drylands: linking plant functional traits with soil hydrology.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Mens, L. P. & Bargués-Tobella, A. & Sterck, F. & Vågen, T. G. & Winowiecki, L. A. & Lohbeck, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land degradation is a major threat to food security in Sub Saharan Africa. Low infiltration rates in degraded soils increase the risk of surface runof...

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Soundscape enrichment enhances recruitment and habitat building on new oyster reef restorations.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: McAfee, D. & Williams, B. R. & McLeod, L. & Reuter, A. & Wheaton, Z. & Connell, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Marine soundscapes provide important navigational cues to dispersing larvae in search of suitable habitat. Yet, widespread habitat loss has degraded m...

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A field test of mechanisms underpinning animal diversity in recently burned landscapes.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Senior, K. L. & Giljohann, K. M. & McCarthy, M. A. & Kelly, L. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Planned burning generates different types of pyrodiversity, however, experimental tests of how alternative spatial patterns of burning influence anima...

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Managing risk of non-indigenous species establishment associated with ballast water discharges from ships with bypassed or inoperable ballast water management systems.

Published online: 07 Jul 2023

Authors: Bradie, J. & Rolla, M. & Bailey, S. A. & MacIsaac, H. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ballast water is recognized as a leading pathway for the introduction of aquatic non-indigenous species which have caused substantial ecological damag...

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Limits to green revolution in rice in Africa the case of Ghana.

Published online: 19 Oct 2016

Authors: Ragasa, C. & Chapoto, A.

Content type: Bulletin

The Ghana National Rice Development Strategy in 2009 was developed to double rice production by 2018 with a 10 percent annual increase and to reduce o...

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Influence of the biomass, botanical composition and sward height of annual pastures on foraging behaviour by sheep.

Published online: 25 Oct 1988

Authors: Arnold, G. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Merino sheep were given 24 h access to a plot that had 1 m2 patches of annual pasture that varied in biomass, height and botanical composition at Pert...

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Multidimensional mental representations of natural environment among Chinese preadolescents via draw-and-write mapping.

Published online: 19 Mar 2024

Authors: Yue ZhiHui & Meng YiChuan & Chen Jin

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The mental associations that children have with the natural environment can be referred to as their natural representations. These representations enc...

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Understanding small-scale private forest owners is a basis for transformative change towards integrative conservation.

Published online: 17 Apr 2024

Authors: Tiebel, M. & Mölder, A. & Bieling, C. & Hansen, P. & Plieninger, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Balancing societal demands on forests is a major challenge in current forest management. Small-scale private forest owners are an important ownership ...

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Plant provenance affects pollinator network: implications for ecological restoration.

Published online: 15 Feb 2022

Authors: Bucharova, A. & Lampei, C. & Conrady, M. & May, E. & Matheja, J. & Meyer, M. & Ott, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The selection of plant provenance for ecological restoration is an intensively debated topic. Throughout this debate, arguments mostly focus on plant ...

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