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Landscape complexity promotes hoverflies across different types of semi-natural habitats in farmland.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Schirmel, J. & Albrecht, M. & Bauer, P. M. & Sutter, L. & Pfister, S. C. & Entling, M. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Semi-natural habitats (SNH) provide essential resources for many organisms in agricultural landscapes and can increase biodiversity at the local and l...

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Landscape configuration of crops and hedgerows drives local syrphid fly abundance.

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Haenke, S. & Kovács-Hostyánszki, A. & Fründ, J. & Batáry, P. & Jauker, B. & Tscharntke, T. & Holzschuh, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human-dominated landscapes are characterized by a mosaic of natural and managed ecosystems, affecting arthropod communities on different spatial scale...

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Cost distance modelling of landscape connectivity and gap-crossing ability using radio-tracking data.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Richard, Y. & Armstrong, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape connectivity, the ability of species to move between different elements of a landscape, has been evaluated mainly by expert opinion, proxy d...

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Environmental filtering and landscape composition drive multifaceted diversity of bird assemblages in vineyards.

Published online: 14 Jul 2024

Authors: Bouvier, J. C. & Lavigne, C. & Sentenac, G. & Boivin, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural landscapes are productive areas with high biodiversity potential, but their conversion to monocultures and intensification of practices a...

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Landscape composition, connectivity and fragment size drive effects of grassland fragmentation on insect communities.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Rösch, V. & Tscharntke, T. & Scherber, C. & Batáry, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Calcareous grasslands are among the most species-rich habitats in Europe, but are increasingly threatened due to abandonment and fragmentation. Little...

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Increasing crop richness and reducing field sizes provide higher yields to pollinator-dependent crops.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Magrach, A. & Giménez-García, A. & Allen-Perkins, A. & Garibaldi, L. A. & Bartomeus, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural landscapes cover >60% of terrestrial landscapes. While biodiversity conservation and crop productivity have been seen as mutually excl...

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Floral resource diversity drives bee community diversity in prairie restorations along an agricultural landscape gradient.

Published online: 07 Dec 2020

Authors: Lane, I. G. & Herron-Sweet, C. R. & Portman, Z. M. & Cariveau, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grassland ecosystems are imperiled by agricultural activity world-wide. Restoring grassland habitat is important to conserving grassland fauna and pre...

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Scattered trees: a complementary strategy for facilitating adaptive responses to climate change in modified landscapes?

Published online: 05 Aug 2009

Authors: Manning, A. D. & Gibbons, P. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Facilitating adaptive responses of organisms in modified landscape will be essential to overcome the negative effects of climate change and its intera...

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The interplay of pollinator diversity, pollination services and landscape change.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Westphal, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollinators are a functional group with high relevance for ensuring cross-pollination in wild plant populations and yields in major crops. Both pollin...

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The role of research for integrated management of invasive species, invaded landscapes and communities.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Buckley, Y. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invaded landscapes and ecosystems are composed of multiple interacting networks and feed-back loops, sometimes leading to unexpected effects of manage...

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