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Burning for enhanced non-timber forest product yield may jeopardize the resource base through interactive effects.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Darabant, A. & Dorji & Staudhammer, C. L. & Rai, P. B. & Gratzer, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-timber forest product (NTFP) harvest is frequently accompanied by resource management practices that interact with the harvesting itself, other di...

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An examination of the potential efficacy of high-intensity fires for reversing woody encroachment in savannas.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Smit, I. P. J. & Asner, G. P. & Govender, N. & Vaughn, N. R. & Wilgen, B. W. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Frequent fires are often proposed as a way of preventing woody encroachment in savannas, yet few studies have examined whether high-intensity fires ca...

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Ecosystem-scale impacts of non-timber forest product harvesting: effects on soil nutrients.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Ruwanza, S. & Shackleton, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The harvesting of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) is a global phenomenon, the sustainability of which has been studied for many species at the indi...

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Seasonal differences in abundance and distribution of cocoa-pollinating midges in relation to flowering and fruit set between shaded and sunny habitats of the La Lola Cocoa Farm in Costa Rica.

Published online: 28 Jun 1988

Authors: Young, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The distribution and abundance of adults, larvae and pupae of ceratopogonid midges in shaded and sunny habitats was investigated in relation to phenol...

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Co-designing conservation interventions through participatory action research in the Indian trans-Himalaya.

Published online: 22 Sep 2023

Authors: Khanyari, M. & Dorjay, R. & Lobzang, S. & Bijoor, A. & Suryawanshi, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Community-based conservation, despite being more inclusive than fortress conservation, has been criticized for being a top-down implementation of exte...

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Composition and population responses of an African savanna grassland to rainfall and grazing.

Published online: 15 Apr 1994

Authors: O'Connor, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The influence of inter-annual rainfall variability and cattle grazing on the abundance (density, basal area), population dynamics (recruitment, growth...

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Effect of stocking rate and rainfall on rangeland dynamics and cattle performance in a semi-arid savanna, South Africa.

Published online: 28 Jul 2000

Authors: Fynn, R. W. S. & O'Connor, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In order to examine the emerging paradigm of non-equilibrium behaviour of plant-livestock relations in semi-arid rangeland, the effect of stocking rat...

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Can the abundance of tigers be assessed from their signs?

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Yadvendradev Jhala & Qamar Qureshi & Rajesh Gopal

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Indices of abundance offer cost effective and rapid methods for estimating abundance of endangered species across large landscapes, yet their wide usa...

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Conserving a moving target: planning protection for a migratory species as its distribution changes.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Singh, N. J. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation of declining migratory species is a challenging task, as the factors that may have determined their past distribution may not determine t...

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The potential effect of exotic Pacific rats Rattus exulans on vectors of scrub typhus.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Kuo, C. C. & Wang HsiChieh & Huang ChingLun

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The role and influence of exotic species in indigenous vector-borne diseases are important but remain understudied. Ascertaining whether disease vecto...

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