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The efficacy and ecological impacts of herbicide and cutting regimes on the submerged plant communities of four British rivers. I. A comparison of management efficacies.

Published online: 08 Dec 1990

Authors: Fox, A. M. & Murphy, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In field trials in 4 UK rivers, the Coln, the Mouse Water, the Windrush and the Petteril, all of which supported macrophyte communities that included ...

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Landscapes of risk: a comparative analysis of landscape metrics for the ecotoxicological assessment of pesticide risk to bees.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Nicholson, C. C. & Lonsdorf, E. V. & Andersson, G. K. S. & Knapp, J. L. & Svensson, G. P. & Gönczi, M. & Jonsson, O. & Miranda, J. R. de & Williams, N. M. & Rundlöf, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pesticide use in agricultural landscapes creates environmental contamination that is heterogenous in space and time. Mobile organisms, such as bees, a...

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Beneficial effects of native broadleaved forests on canopy beetle diversity are not reduced by admixture of non-native conifers.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Wildermuth, B. & Hagge, J. & Seifert, C. L. & Tjaden, R. & Schuldt, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity loss and vast forest diebacks due to climate change-induced disturbances require adapted forest management strategies that reconcile econ...

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Recent tree diversity increase in NE Iberian forests following intense management release: a task for animal-dispersed and drought-tolerant species.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Selwyn, M. & Pino, J. & Espelta, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Under increasing human-related threats to forests, many studies suggest that increasing tree species diversity may boost forest resilience by enhancin...

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Tropical agroforestry supports insect pollinators and improves bean yield.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Kingazi, N. & Temu, R. A. & Sirima, A. & Jonsson, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollination services contribute to crop productivity worldwide, but insect pollinators are declining in most agricultural landscapes, mainly due to ag...

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Pyric herbivory in a temperate European wood-pasture system.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Amsten, K. & Cromsigt, J. P. G. M. & Kuijper, D. P. J. & Loberg, J. M. & Jung, J. & Strömgren, M. & Niklasson, M. & Churski, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The term pyric herbivory was first introduced in 2009, describing how fire shapes herbivory as burned areas attract herbivores and, simultaneously, he...

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Propensity score matching mitigates risk of faulty inferences in observational studies of effectiveness of restoration trials.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Kluender, C. R. & Germino, M. J. & Anthony, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Determining effectiveness of restoration treatments is an important requirement of adaptive management, but it can be non-trivial where only portions ...

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Explore before you restore: incorporating complex systems thinking in ecosystem restoration.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Maes, S. L. & Perring, M. P. & Cohen, R. & Akinnifesi, F. K. & Bargués-Tobella, A. & Bastin, J. F. & Bauters, M. & Bernardino, P. N. & Brancalion, P. H. S. & Bullock, J. M. & Ellison, D. & Fayolle, A. & Fremout, T. & Gann, G. D. & Hishe, H. & Holmgren, M. & Ilstedt, U. & Mahy, G. & Messier, C. & Parr, C. L. & Ryan, C. M. & Sacande, M. & Sankaran, M. & Scheffer, M. S. & Suding, K. N. & Meerbeek, K. van & Verbeeck, H. & Verbist, B. J. P. & Verheyen, K. & Winowiecki, L. A. & Muys, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The global movement for ecosystem restoration has gained momentum in response to the Bonn Challenge (2010) and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration ...

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Geese migrating over the Pacific Ocean select altitudes coinciding with offshore wind turbine blades.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Weiser, E. L. & Overton, C. T. & Douglas, D. C. & Casazza, M. L. & Flint, P. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Renewable energy facilities are a key part of mitigating climate change, but can pose threats to wild birds and bats, most often through collisions wi...

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Woody semi-natural habitats modulate the effects of field size and functional crop diversity on farmland birds.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Frank, C. & Hertzog, L. & Klimek, S. & Schwieder, M. & Tetteh, G. O. & Böhner, H. G. S. & Röder, N. & Levers, C. & Katzenberger, J. & Kreft, H. & Kamp, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification has simplified landscape composition and configuration, which has led to biodiversity declines. Increasing landscape-wide...

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