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A feeding guild indicator to assess environmental change impacts on marine ecosystem structure and functioning.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Thompson, M. S. A. & Pontalier, H. & Spence, M. A. & Pinnegar, J. K. & Greenstreet, S. P. R. & Moriarty, M. & Hélaouët, P. & Lynam, C. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Integrating food web indicators into ecological status assessments is central to developing effective management measures that can improve degraded ec...

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Threatening stimuli have differential effects on movement preparation and execution-a study on snake fear.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Zsidó, A. N. & Inhof, O. & Kiss, B. L. & Bali, C. & March, D. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

How people experience nature influences their attitudes and actions towards it. Having had a negative encounter with an animal may facilitate avoidanc...

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Addressing the challenge of wildlife conservation in urban landscapes by increasing human tolerance for wildlife.

Published online: 10 Sep 2024

Authors: Puri, M. & Johannsen, K. L. & Goode, K. O. & Pienaar, E. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Urbanization is a key driver of global environmental change and is adversely impacting wildlife populations. Human tolerance for wildlife is critical ...

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A meta-analysis of SES framework case studies: identifying dyad and triad archetypes.

Published online: 10 Sep 2024

Authors: Partelow, S. & Villamayor-Tomas, S. & Eisenack, K. & Epstein, G. & Kellner, E. & Roggero, M. & Tschopp, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

There is a need to synthesize the vast amount of empirical case study research on social-ecological systems (SES) to advance theory. Innovative method...

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Islands and introduced herbivores: conservation action as ecosystem experimentation.

Published online: 12 Aug 2002

Authors: Donlan, C. J. & Tershy, B. R. & Croll, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Overgrazing by exotic herbivores has a widespread impact on plant communities. We used the removal of exotic European rabbits, goats and donkeys from ...

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Refining thresholds in coupled fire-vegetation models to improve management of encroaching woody plants in grasslands.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Twidwell, D. & Fuhlendorf, S. D. & Taylor, C. A., Jr. & Rogers, W. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration priorities are typically established without quantitative information on how to overcome the thresholds that preclude successful restorati...

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Taming wildlife disease: bridging the gap between science and management.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Joseph, M. B. & Mihaljevic, J. R. & Arellano, A. L. & Kueneman, J. G. & Preston, D. L. & Cross, P. C. & Johnson, P. T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Parasites and pathogens of wildlife can threaten biodiversity, infect humans and domestic animals, and cause significant economic losses, providing in...

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Protecting wild bird nests against predators: a systematic review and meta-analysis of non-lethal methods.

Published online: 12 Sep 2024

Authors: Gautschi, D. & Čulina, A. & Heinsohn, R. & Stojanovic, D. & Crates, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Implementing effective, affordable and ethical conservation management will be crucial for minimising future biodiversity losses. Such management r...

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The landscape of fear in cattle farms? How the presence of barn swallow influences the activity of pest flies.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Roseo, F. & Salvatori, M. & Brambilla, M. & Pedrini, P. & Fedrigotti, C. & Bertocchi, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insectivorous birds are key suppliers of crucial ecosystem services, especially important for pest control in agricultural systems, and are globally d...

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Organic compost belowground and floral diversity aboveground interactively shape beneficial insects in urban gardens.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Blubaugh, C. K. & Chesnut, R. & Hagan, K. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant diversity aboveground can exert top-down pressure on herbivores by attracting predatory insects, while organic soil amendments rich in beneficia...

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