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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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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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The application of self-limiting transgenic insects in managing resistance in experimental metapopulations.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Zhou LiQin & Alphey, N. & Walker, A. S. & Travers, L. M. & Morrison, N. I. & Bonsall, M. B. & Raymond, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The mass release of transgenic insects carrying female lethal self-limiting genes can reduce pest insect populations. Substantial releases are also a ...

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Herbivore culling influences spatio-temporal patterns of fire in a semiarid savanna.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Smit, I. P. J. & Archibald, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire and herbivory are competitive processes in grassy ecosystems as they both consume above-ground biomass. Despite this interaction between fire and...

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Disentangling the effect of drought on stand mortality and productivity in northern temperate and boreal forests.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Correia, D. L. P. & Bouchard, M. & Filotas, É. & Raulier, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It has recently been reported that changing precipitation patterns increase tree mortality and reduce biomass accumulation in northern temperate and b...

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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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Recent grazing reduces reptile richness but historic grazing filters reptiles based on their functional traits.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Val, J. & Travers, S. K. & Oliver, I. & Koen, T. B. & Eldridge, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing by mammalian herbivores can alter vegetation structure and composition. It can therefore affect critical habitat features used by native wildl...

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Age-dependent habitat relationships of a burned forest specialist emphasise the role of pyrodiversity in fire management.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Stillman, A. N. & Siegel, R. B. & Wilkerson, R. L. & Johnson, M. & Tingley, M. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Variation in fire characteristics, termed pyrodiversity, plays an important role in structuring post-fire communities, but little is known about the i...

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Experimental rewilding enhances grassland functional composition and pollinator habitat use.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Garrido, P. & Mårell, A. & Öckinger, E. & Skarin, A. & Jansson, A. & Thulin, C. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Semi-natural grasslands are rich in biodiversity and thus important habitats for conservation, yet they are experiencing rapid declines due to agricul...

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Landscape-specific thresholds in the relationship between species richness and natural land cover.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Simmonds, J. S. & Rensburg, B. J. van & Tulloch, A. I. T. & Maron, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Thresholds in the relationship between species richness and natural land cover can inform landscape-level vegetation protection and restoration target...

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