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Mass-flowering lupin has positive, but limited, effect on wild bee conservation in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 04 Apr 2025

Authors: Bishop, G. A. & Kleijn, D. & Vicente, I. I. & Fijen, T. P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mass-flowering crops have the potential to benefit pollinator conservation while still contributing to agricultural production, but their effects on p...

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Modest enhancements to conventional grassland diversity improve the provision of pollination services.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Orford, K. A. & Murray, P. J. & Vaughan, I. P. & Memmott, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grassland for livestock production is a major form of land use throughout Europe and its intensive management threatens biodiversity and ecosystem fun...

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Predicting parasitoid accumulation on biological control agents of weeds.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Paynter, Q. & Fowler, S. V. & Gourlay, A. H. & Groenteman, R. & Peterson, P. G. & Smith, L. & Winks, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Natural enemies may reduce the effectiveness of weed biocontrol agents and can also cause environmental damage, for example to a shared native insect ...

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The value and limitations of local ecological knowledge: longitudinal and retrospective assessment of flagship species in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica.

Published online: 23 Oct 2021

Authors: Bessesen, B. L. & González-Suárez, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Anthropogenic activities and climate change are affecting marine ecosystems world-wide, but systematic biodiversity assessments through periodic biomo...

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Land use history and seed dispersal drive divergent plant community assembly patterns in urban vacant lots.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Johnson, A. L. & Borowy, D. & Swan, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite high levels of disturbance and habitat modification, urban ecosystems still host substantial levels of biodiversity. The processes that mainta...

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Drawn out of the shadows: surveying secretive forest species with camera trap distance sampling.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Bessone, M. & Kühl, H. S. & Hohmann, G. & Herbinger, I. & N'Goran, K. P. & Asanzi, P. & Costa, P. B. da & Dérozier, V. & Fotsing, E. D. B. & Beka, B. I. & Iyomi, M. D. & Iyatshi, I. B. & Kafando, P. & Kambere, M. A. & Moundzoho, D. B. & Wanzalire, M. L. K. & Fruth, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With animal species disappearing at unprecedented rates, we need an efficient monitoring method providing reliable estimates of population density and...

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Deer density drives habitat use of establishing wolves in the Western European Alps.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Roder, S. & Biollaz, F. & Mettaz, S. & Zimmermann, F. & Manz, R. & Kéry, M. & Vignali, S. & Fumagalli, L. & Arlettaz, R. & Braunisch, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The return of top carnivores to their historical range triggers conflicts with the interests of different stakeholder groups. Anticipating such confli...

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A path to human-raccoon dog harmony: identifying factors influencing the tolerance of urban residents in Shanghai towards a neglected species.

Published online: 10 Sep 2024

Authors: Zhao QianQian & Wang YiHan & Wu LeJie & Feng YiDi & Li YuHan & Zhang ZhuoJin & Zhao Qing & Wang Fang

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Human-wildlife interactions become increasingly common in urban areas across all continents and ecosystem types. Depending on the context, human-wildl...

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Modelling spatial variation in an exploited species across marine reserve boundaries.

Published online: 08 Jan 2024

Authors: Hanns, B. J. & Shears, N. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An increase in exploited species within marine reserves is often expected to benefit adjacent fished areas through the movement or 'spill-over' of exp...

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Land abandonment and intensification diminish spatial and temporal β-diversity of grassland plants and herbivorous insects within paddy terraces.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Uchida, K. & Ushimaru, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although traditional land-use and management practices are known to enhance environmental heterogeneity in agricultural lands, loss of heterogeneity r...

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