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Is management of an invasive grass Agropyron cristatum contingent on environmental variation.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Hansen, M. J. & Wilson, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The control of invasive species is a challenge heightened by the dependency of management outcomes on environmental variation. This is especially true...

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Unpalatable plants facilitate tree sapling survival in wooded pastures.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Smit, C. & Ouden, J. den & Müller-Schärer, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In endangered wooded pasture ecosystems established tree saplings are frequently found in spatial association with protective structures, suggesting n...

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Silviculture's impact on the historical shortleaf component of pine forests in the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain.

Published online: 24 Feb 2016

Authors: Bragg, D. C.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Silvicultural practices and human-induced alterations to natural disturbance regimes have contributed to a dramatic decline in shortleaf pine (Pinus e...

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Large-scale habitat selection by agricultural steppe birds in Spain: identifying species-habitat responses using generalized additive models.

Published online: 13 Nov 2002

Authors: Suárez-Seoane, S. & Osborne, P. E. & Alonso, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predictive models of species' distributions are used increasingly in ecological studies investigating features as varied as biodiversity, habitat sele...

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Flower plantings increase wild bee abundance and the pollination services provided to a pollination-dependent crop.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Blaauw, B. R. & Isaacs, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollination services from wild insects contribute to crop productivity around the world, but are at risk of decline in agricultural landscapes. Using ...

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Near-to-nature logging influences fungal community assembly processes in a temperate forest.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Bässler, C. & Ernst, R. & Cadotte, M. & Heibl, C. & Müller, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As the Earth's biota enters the sixth great mass extinction event recorded in the history of the planet, it is predicted that the erosion of biodivers...

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Exploring the potential for 'gene conservation units' to conserve genetic diversity in wild populations.

Published online: 03 Jul 2021

Authors: Minter, M. & O'Brien, D. & Cottrell, J. & Ennos, R. & Hill, J. K. & Hall, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Genetic diversity is important for species persistence and Gene Conservation Units (GCUs) have been implemented for forest trees to protect genetic di...

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The 'pritchard trap': a novel quantitative survey method for crayfish.

Published online: 04 Jul 2021

Authors: Pritchard, E. G. & Chadwick, D. D. A. & Patmore, I. R. & Chadwick, M. A. & Bradley, P. & Sayer, C. D. & Axmacher, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. As crayfish invasions continue to threaten native freshwater biota, a detailed understanding of crayfish distribution and population structure beco...

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Combining ground count, telemetry, and mark-resight data to infer population dynamics in an endangered species.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Johnson, H. E. & Mills, L. S. & Wehausen, J. D. & Stephenson, T. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To successfully manipulate populations for management and conservation purposes, managers must be able to track changes in demographic rates and deter...

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Agri-environmental schemes promote ground-dwelling predators in adjacent oilseed rape fields: diversity, species traits and distance-decay functions.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Boetzl, F. A. & Krimmer, E. & Krauss, J. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rising demands for agricultural products and high environmental costs of intensive agriculture reinforce the need for ecological replacements in agric...

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