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Spatial drivers of composition and connectivity across endangered tropical dry forests.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Balzotti, C. S. & Asner, G. P. & Adkins, E. D. & Parsons, E. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical dry forests are among the most threatened ecosystems in the world. Rapid loss, degradation and fragmentation of these native ecosystems in a ...

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Do global models predicting environmental suitability for the amphibian fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, have local value to conservation managers?

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Riley, K. & Berry, O. F. & Roberts, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is a major cause of frog declines globally. Two recent Maxent models predict high environm...

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Tree mortality response to drought-density interactions suggests opportunities to enhance drought resistance.

Published online: 29 Apr 2022

Authors: Bradford, J. B. & Shriver, R. K. & Robles, M. D. & McCauley, L. A. & Woolley, T. J. & Andrews, C. A. & Crimmins, M. & Bell, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The future of dry forests around the world is uncertain given predictions that rising temperatures and enhanced aridity will increase drought-induced ...

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The physiology of grass production under grazing. 2. Photosynthesis, crop growth and animal intake of continuously-grazed swards.

Published online: 02 Feb 1984

Authors: Parsons, A. J. & Leafe, E. L. & Collett, B. & Penning, P. D. & Lewis, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Measurements were made to determine the balance between photosynthesis, animal intake and the losses of matter in swards maintained by 'lenient' conti...

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Density-dependent vulnerability of forest ecosystems to drought.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Bottero, A. & D'Amato, A. W. & Palik, B. J. & Bradford, J. B. & Fraver, S. & Battaglia, M. A. & Asherin, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate models predict increasing drought intensity and frequency for many regions, which may have negative consequences for tree recruitment, growth ...

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Resource selection and landscape change reveal mechanisms suppressing population recovery for the world's most endangered antelope.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Ali, A. H. & Ford, A. T. & Evans, J. S. & Mallon, D. P. & Hayes, M. M. & King, J. & Amin, R. & Goheen, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding how bottom-up and top-down forces affect resource selection can inform restoration efforts. With a global population size of <500 ind...

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Negative effects of pesticides under global warming can be counteracted by a higher degradation rate and thermal adaptation.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Beeck, L. O. de & Verheyen, J. & Olsen, K. & Stoks, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An alarming finding for biodiversity is that global warming and pesticides often interact synergistically. Yet, this synergism may not capture the ful...

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Yield of temperate forage grassland species is either largely resistant or resilient to experimental summer drought.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Hofer, D. & Suter, M. & Haughey, E. & Finn, J. A. & Hoekstra, N. J. & Buchmann, N. & Lüscher, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Due to climate change, an increasing frequency and severity of drought events are expected to impair grassland productivity, particularly of intensive...

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Linking spring phenology with mechanistic models of host movement to predict disease transmission risk.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Merkle, J. A. & Cross, P. C. & Scurlock, B. M. & Cole, E. K. & Courtemanch, A. B. & Dewey, S. R. & Kauffman, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disease models typically focus on temporal dynamics of infection, while often neglecting environmental processes that determine host movement. In many...

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Applying the stress-gradient hypothesis to curb the spread of invasive bamboo.

Published online: 21 Oct 2021

Authors: Spake, R. & Soga, M. & Catford, J. A. & Eigenbrod, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The stress-gradient hypothesis (SGH) provides a conceptual framework for explaining how environmental context determines the nature of biotic interact...

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