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Combining multi-scale socio-ecological approaches to understand the susceptibility of subsistence farmers to elephant crop raiding on the edge of a protected area.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Guerbois, C. & Chapanda, E. & Fritz, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coexistence between subsistence farmers and elephants leads to problems for conservation and food security, especially on the edge of protected areas....

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Home is where the heat is: thermoregulation of European bats inhabiting artificial roosts and the threat of heat waves.

Published online: 07 Oct 2022

Authors: Czenze, Z. J. & Noakes, M. J. & Wojciechowski, M. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthropogenic land use changes, such as deforestation and commercial forestry, have substantially reduced natural roost sites for European bats. A com...

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Routes to achieving sustainable intensification in simulated dairy farms: the importance of production efficiency and complimentary land uses.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: White, P. J. C. & Lee, M. A. & Roberts, D. J. & Cole, L. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sustainable intensification (SI) is a global challenge, aiming to increase food production whilst conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services. This...

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Microclimate and vegetation function as indicators of forest thermodynamic efficiency.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Norris, C. & Hobson, P. & Ibisch, P. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resilient and functional landscapes are essential for climate change adaptation. Thermodynamic theory has been applied increasingly to ecological stud...

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Tree diversity enhances tree transpiration in a Panamanian forest plantation.

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Kunert, N. & Schwendenmann, L. & Potvin, C. & Hölscher, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tree plantations play an important role in meeting the growing demand for wood, but there is concern about their high rates of water use. Recent appro...

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'Social distancing' between plants may amplify coastal restoration at early stage.

Published online: 20 Apr 2022

Authors: Huang Hao & Xu Chi & Liu QuanXing

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration is crucial to counteract the degradation of coastal ecosystems. Recent studies increasingly suggest that coastal restoration su...

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The influence of pollinator abundance on the dynamics and efficiency of pollination in agricultural Brassica napus: implications for landscape-scale gene dispersal.

Published online: 11 Apr 2007

Authors: Hayter, K. E. & Cresswell, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It is important to understand the pollination processes that generate landscape-scale gene dispersal in plants, particularly in crop plants with genet...

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Importance of insect prey quality for grey partridge chicks Perdix perdix: a self-selection experiment.

Published online: 18 Oct 2000

Authors: Borg, C. & Toft, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The proportion of aphids in the cereal arthropod fauna has increased since the introduction of herbicides in the 1950s. In order to examine whether th...

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Introduction: The Evidence Crisis and the Evidence Revolution.

Published online: 22 Feb 2023

Published by: UK, Conservation Evidence

Authors: Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Book chapter

This chapter describes how conservation efforts are often far less effective than they could be, outlining the problems with how conservation decision...

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Making Decisions for Policy and Practice.

Published online: 22 Feb 2023

Published by: UK, Conservation Evidence

Authors: Cook, C. N. & Burgman, M. & Rumpff, L. & Thornton, A.

Content type: Book chapter

This chapter describes the various stages in the conservation decision process and provides tools to support the decision maker to integrate relevant ...

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