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Perennial habitat fragments, parasitoid diversity and parasitism in ephemeral crops.

Published online: 19 Dec 2012

Authors: Letourneau, D. K. & Allen, S. G. B. & Stireman, J. O., III

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification has led to the removal of semi-wild, perennial vegetation in agricultural landscapes. However, in short-cycle crops, freq...

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Landscape heterogeneity can partially offset negative effects of habitat loss on mammalian biodiversity in agroecosystems.

Published online: 27 Apr 2024

Authors: Pônzio, M. do C. & Pasqualotto, N. & Zanin, M. & Chiarello, A. G. & Pardini, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensive, large-scale agriculture promotes the conversion of natural habitats and diversified crops into monocultures, decreasing both native vegetat...

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Which prey sustains cold-adapted invertebrate generalist predators in arable land? Examining prey choices by molecular gut-content analysis.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Eitzinger, B. & Traugott, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Generalist predators such as carabid and cantharid beetles form an important component within natural enemy communities in arable land. Usually, preda...

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Biometric conversion factors as a unifying platform for comparative assessment of invasive freshwater bivalves.

Published online: 19 Oct 2021

Authors: Coughlan, N. E. & Cunningham, E. M. & Cuthbert, R. N. & Joyce, P. W. S. & Anastácio, P. & Banha, F. & Bonel, N. & Bradbeer, S. J. & Briski, E. & Butitta, V. L. & Čadková, Z. & Dick, J. T. A. & Douda, K. & Eagling, L. E. & Ferreira-Rodríguez, N. & Hünicken, L. A. & Johansson, M. L. & Kregting, L. & Labecka, A. M. & Li DeLiang & Liquin, F. & Marescaux, J. & Morris, T. J. & Nowakowska, P. & Ożgo, M. & Paolucci, E. M. & Peribáñez, M. A. & Riccardi, N. & Smith, E. R. C. & Spear, M. J. & Steffen, G. T. & Tiemann, J. S. & Urbańska, M. & Doninck, K. van & Vastrade, M. & Vong, G. Y. W. & Wawrzyniak-Wydrowska, B. & Xia ZhiQiang & Zeng Cong & Zhan AiBin & Sylvester, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive bivalves continue to spread and negatively impact freshwater ecosystems worldwide. As different metrics for body size and biomass are frequen...

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Pollination by wild bees yields larger strawberries than pollination by honey bees.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: MacInnis, G. & Forrest, J. R. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A diverse array of wild bee species may provide more effective pollination than the widely employed European honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). High speci...

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Hyperabundant herbivores limit habitat availability and influence nest site selection of Arctic-breeding birds.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Flemming, S. A. & Nol, E. & Kennedy, L. V. & Smith, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding an organism's habitat selection and behavioural flexibility in the face of environmental change can help managers plan for future conser...

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Functional groups of wild bees respond differently to faba bean Vicia faba L. cultivation at landscape scale.

Published online: 22 Feb 2021

Authors: Beyer, N. & Gabriel, D. & Kirsch, F. & Schulz-Kesting, K. & Dauber, J. & Westphal, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Concerns about insect declines are growing and the provisioning of ecosystem services like pollination may be threatened. To safeguard biodiversity, g...

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All together now: geographically coordinated miticide treatment benefits honey bee health.

Published online: 09 Nov 2023

Authors: Woodford, L. & Sharpe, G. & Highet, F. & Evans, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Deformed wing virus (DWV) is a pathogenic virus of honey bees transmitted by the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor. Annual overwintering colony los...

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Managing the long-term persistence of a rare cockatoo under climate change.

Published online: 01 Aug 2012

Authors: Harris, J. B. C. & Fordham, D. A. & Mooney, P. A. & Pedler, L. P. & Araújo, M. B. & Paton, D. C. & Stead, M. G. & Watts, M. J. & Akçakaya, H. R. & Brook, B. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Linked demographic-bioclimatic models are emerging tools for forecasting climate change impacts on well-studied species, but these methods have been u...

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Spatial heterogeneity across five rangelands managed with pyric-herbivory.

Published online: 01 Aug 2012

Authors: McGranahan, D. A. & Engle, D. M. & Fuhlendorf, S. D. & Winter, S. J. & Miller, J. R. & Debinski, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many rangelands evolved under an interactive disturbance regime in which grazers respond to the spatial pattern of fire and create a patchy, heterogen...

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