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Influence of habitat quality and resource density on breeding-season female monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus movement and space use in north-central USA agroecosystem landscapes.

Published online: 14 Feb 2022

Authors: Fisher, K. E. & Bradbury, S. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The eastern North American monarch butterfly is at risk of quasi-extinction due, in part, to the loss of breeding habitat in agricultural landscapes o...

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Applying genomic approaches to identify historic population declines in European forest bats.

Published online: 18 Apr 2024

Authors: Razgour, O. & Montauban, C. & Festa, F. & Whitby, D. & Juste, J. & Ibáñez, C. & Rebelo, H. & Afonso, S. & Bekaert, M. & Jones, G. & Williams, C. & Boughey, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthropogenically driven environmental changes over recent centuries have led to severe declines of wildlife populations. Better tools are needed to a...

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Bat Earned Recognition Monitoring and Evaluation Report: Assessment and Accreditation and Licensing.

Published online: 10 Jan 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Sherwood, M. & Bellini, L. & Murray, S.

Content type: Reports

The Bat Earned Recognition (BER) pilot programme was developed in March 2021 in partnership between Natural England, the Chartered Institute of Ecolog...

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Assessment of wild living beaver populations on the River Exe and River Taw.

Published online: 14 Jun 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Campbell-Palmer, R. & Puttock, A. & Needham, R. & Holden, M. & Brazier, R.

Content type: Reports

Following increasing reports of wild beavers (Castor fiber) in both the River Exe and River Taw catchments, Devon, UK, Natural England commissioned a ...

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Humans drive spatial variation in mortality risk for a threatened wolf population in a Canis hybrid zone.

Published online: 14 Jul 2024

Authors: Benson, J. F. & Mahoney, P. J. & Wheeldon, T. J. & Thompson, C. A. & Ward, M. E. & McLaren, A. A. D. & Desy, G. E. & Fryxell, J. M. & Patterson, B. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large carnivores often exhibit high survival rates in protected areas, whereas intentional and unintentional human-caused mortality may be greater in ...

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Can niche use in red and grey squirrels offer clues for their apparent coexistence?

Published online: 19 Feb 2003

Authors: Bryce, J. & Johnson, P. J. & MacDonald, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introduced species are, worldwide, one of the most serious threats to biodiversity. Grey squirrels Sciurus carolinensis are one of many introduced spe...

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Mako shark angler behaviour is different by region in Australia.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: French, R. P. & Lyle, J. M. & Lennox, R. J. & Cooke, S. J. & Semmens, J. M.

Content type: Blog

Humans have sordid relationships with predators, especially sharks. Many sharks are top predators and perform essential ecosystem services. Vulnerable...

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Wild beaver population assessment on the River Avon and tributaries.

Published online: 10 May 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Harrington, A. & Rothwell, A. & Harrington, L. A. & Dalton, L. & Campbell, R. D.

Content type: Reports

Following increasing reports of beavers in Somerset and Wiltshire, Natural England commissioned a survey of beaver activity in the River Avon catchmen...

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Quality of cavity microclimate as a factor influencing selection of maternity roosts by a tree-dwelling bat, Chalinolobus tuberculatus, in New Zealand.

Published online: 15 Aug 2001

Authors: Sedgeley, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cavity quality is important for the productivity and survival of many species of tree-dwelling wildlife. Intensive land management practices, such as ...

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State property tax incentives for promoting ecosystem goods and services from private forest land in the United States: a review and analysis.

Published online: 14 Mar 2018

Authors: Kilgore, M. A. & Ellefson, P. B. & Funk, T. J. & Frey, G. E.

Content type: Bulletin

Financial incentives provided by State property tax programs are a means of promoting ecosystem services from private forest land. Identified by this ...

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