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Crop diversity benefits carabid and pollinator communities in landscapes with semi-natural habitats.

Published online: 08 Dec 2020

Authors: Aguilera, G. & Roslin, T. & Miller, K. & Tamburini, G. & Birkhofer, K. & Caballero-Lopez, B. & Lindström, S. A. M. & Öckinger, E. & Rundlöf, M. & Rusch, A. & Smith, H. G. & Bommarco, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In agricultural landscapes, arthropods provide essential ecosystem services such as biological pest control and pollination. Intensified crop manageme...

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Collateral benefits of targeted supplementary feeding on demography and growth rate of a threatened population.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Fenn, S. R. & Bignal, E. M. & Trask, A. E. & McCracken, D. I. & Monaghan, P. & Reid, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effective evidence-based conservation requires full quantification of the impacts of targeted management interventions on focal populations. Such impa...

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Combining efficient methods to detect spread of woody invaders in urban-rural matrix landscapes: an exploration using two species of Oleaceae.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Aslan, C. E. & Rejmánek, M. & Klinger, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Early detection of biological invasions can reduce the costs of control and increase its efficacy. Although much research focuses on the appearance or...

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Transgenic virus resistance in cultivated squash affects pollinator behaviour.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Prendeville, H. R. & Pilson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two ecological risks associated with the use of transgenic crops are transgene movement into wild populations and effects on non-target organisms, suc...

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Crop damage increases with pest species diversity: evidence from potato tuber moths in the tropical Andes.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Dangles, O. & Mesías, V. & Crespo-Perez, V. & Silvain, J. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insect pests in agricultural systems are one of the major causes of damage to crop production and storage worldwide. However, the study of the effect ...

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Landscape context mediates the physiological stress response of birds to farmland diversification.

Published online: 25 Nov 2020

Authors: Latimer, C. E. & Smith, O. M. & Taylor, J. M. & Edworthy, A. B. & Owen, J. P. & Snyder, W. E. & Kennedy, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Farmland diversification practices are increasingly adopted to help reverse biodiversity declines in agroecosystems. However, evidence for the effecti...

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Nurse-based restoration of degraded tropical forests with tussock grasses: experimental support from the Andean cloud forest.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Anthelme, F. & Gómez-Aparicio, L. & Montúfar, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The degradation of the Andean cloud forest raises strong biological conservation issues and threatens the sustainability of a crucial water resource. ...

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Do polycultures promote win-wins or trade-offs in agricultural ecosystem services? A meta-analysis.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Iverson, A. L. & Marín, L. E. & Ennis, K. K. & Gonthier, D. J. & Connor-Barrie, B. T. & Remfert, J. L. & Cardinale, B. J. & Perfecto, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agriculture comprises the largest global land use, makes it a leading cause of habitat loss. It is therefore critical to identify how to best construc...

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Spatial dynamics of habitat use informs reintroduction efforts in the presence of an invasive predator.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Rehm, E. M. & Balsat, M. B. & Lemoine, N. P. & Savidge, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Islands experience major impacts from introduced species, especially nocturnal predators. The brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) extirpated almost t...

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Prediction and attenuation of seasonal spillover of parasites between wild and domestic ungulates in an arid mixed-use system.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Walker, J. G. & Evans, K. E. & Vineer, H. R. & Wyk, J. A. van & Morgan, E. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Transmission of parasites between host species affects host population dynamics, interspecific competition, and ecosystem structure and function. In a...

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