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Fire management in Mediterranean-climate shrublands: a case study from the Cape fynbos, South Africa.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Wilgen, B. W. van & Forsyth, G. G. & Klerk, H. de & Sonali Das & Khuluse, S. & Schmitz, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire is an important process in Mediterranean-ecosystem shrublands, and prescribed burning is often used to manage these ecosystems. Analyses of past ...

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Earlier flowering of winter oilseed rape compensates for higher pest pressure in warmer climates.

Published online: 17 Sep 2023

Authors: Fricke, U. & Redlich, S. & Zhang Jie & Benjamin, C. S. & Englmeier, J. & Ganuza, C. & Haensel, M. & Riebl, R. & Rojas-Botero, S. & Tobisch, C. & Uhler, J. & Uphus, L. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Global warming can increase insect pest pressure by enhancing reproductive rates. Whether this translates into yield losses depends on phenological sy...

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Snowmobile noise alters bird vocalization patterns during winter and pre-breeding season.

Published online: 25 May 2024

Authors: Cretois, B. & Bick, I. A. & Balantic, C. & Gelderblom, F. B. & Pávon-Jordán, D. & Wiel, J. & Sethi, S. S. & Betchkal, D. H. & Banet, B. & Rosten, C. M. & Reinen, T. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionfrThis link goes to a French section Noise pollution poses a significant threat to ecosystems worldwide, disrupti...

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Seasonal priority effects: implications for invasion and restoration in a semi-arid system.

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Wainwright, C. E. & Wolkovich, E. M. & Cleland, E. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The timing of seasonal activity (i.e. phenology) may play an important role in plant invasions. In ecosystems characterized by seasonal rainfall, earl...

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Tilbury Fort Marshes Terrestrial Invertebrate Survey Report 2022.

Published online: 05 Sep 2023

Published by: UK, Natural England & Colin Plant Associates (UK)

Content type: Reports

The Tilbury Fort Marshes are a network of brackish watercourses and dry grassland compartments surrounding Tilbury Fort in Tilbury, south Essex, UK. T...

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The condition of lowland BAP priority grasslands: results from a sample survey of non-statutory stands in England.

Published online: 20 Oct 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Hewins, E. J. & Pinches, C. & Arnold, J. & Lush, M. & Robertson, H. & Escott, S.

Content type: Reports

This paper provides baseline data on the current extent and condition of a sample of nonstatutory UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) grasslands in the ...

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Empirical examples demonstrate how relational thinking might enrich science and practice.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Eyster, H. N. & Satterfield, T. & Chan, K. M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Interdependent relationships among humans and nature often go overlooked, delaying better environmental, social and public health outcomes. Emerging a...

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Reproduction and nest behaviour of Tennessee warblers Vermivora peregrina in forests treated with Lepidoptera-specific insecticides.

Published online: 19 Aug 1998

Authors: Holmes, S. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was carried out to test the hypothesis that food reductions caused by forest spraying with Lepidoptera-specific insecticides would affect Tenn...

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Shifts from complementarity to selection effects maintain high productivity in maize/legume intercropping systems.

Published online: 14 Dec 2021

Authors: Zhang WeiPing & Gao SaiNan & Li ZhaoXin & Xu HuaSen & Yang Hao & Yang Xin & Fan HongXia & Su Ye & Fornara, D. & Li Long

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Complementarity (CE) and selection effects (SE) have been either invoked to explain the positive diversity-productivity relationship in natural and se...

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Is invasion success explained by enemy release?

Published online: 07 Nov 2020

Authors: Roznik, E.

Content type: Blog

Identifying the mechanisms underlying biological invasions can inform the management of invasive species. The enemy release hypothesis (ERH) suggests ...

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