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Estimating the carbon footprint of citizen science biodiversity monitoring.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Gillings, S. & Harris, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Across society there is pressure to assess and reduce carbon emissions to meet the obligations of the Paris Agreement and the Glasgow Climate Pact. Wi...

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Solway Firth SAC Rocky Scar Ground Community Condition Monitoring 2014.

Published online: 16 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Curtis, L. A.

Content type: Reports

This report presents the results of a study to monitor and assess the extent and condition of the intertidal rocky scars sub-feature on the English si...

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Pollinator webs, plant communities and the conservation of rare plants: arable weeds as a case study.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Gibson, R. H. & Nelson, I. L. & Hopkins, G. W. & Hamlett, B. J. & Memmott, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Little is known about the pollinators of rare plants, which is cause for concern given that pollination is essential for the long-term survival of mos...

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Large-scale habitat selection by agricultural steppe birds in Spain: identifying species-habitat responses using generalized additive models.

Published online: 13 Nov 2002

Authors: Suárez-Seoane, S. & Osborne, P. E. & Alonso, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predictive models of species' distributions are used increasingly in ecological studies investigating features as varied as biodiversity, habitat sele...

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Climate change and range expansion of an aggressive bark beetle: evidence of higher beetle reproduction in naïve host tree populations.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Cudmore, T. J. & Björklund, N. & Carroll, A. L. & Staffan Lindgren, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hosts may evolve defences that make them less susceptible and suitable to herbivores impacting their fitness. Due to climate change-driven range expan...

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Combining ground count, telemetry, and mark-resight data to infer population dynamics in an endangered species.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Johnson, H. E. & Mills, L. S. & Wehausen, J. D. & Stephenson, T. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To successfully manipulate populations for management and conservation purposes, managers must be able to track changes in demographic rates and deter...

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Satellite imagery as a single source of predictor variables for habitat suitability modelling: how Landsat can inform the conservation of a critically endangered lemur.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Lahoz-Monfort, J. J. & Guillera-Arroita, G. & Milner-Gulland, E. J. & Young, R. P. & Nicholson, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Statistical modelling of habitat suitability is an important tool for planning conservation interventions, particularly for areas where species distri...

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Effects of urbanisation and management practices on pollinators in tropical Africa.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Guenat, S. & Kunin, W. E. & Dougill, A. J. & Dallimer, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urban expansion is an increasing threat to biodiversity, especially in tropical Africa where biodiversity hot spots are being encroached upon by fast-...

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Death detector: using vultures as sentinels to detect carcasses by combining bio-logging and machine learning.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Rast, W. & Portas, R. & Shatumbu, G. I. & Berger, A. & Cloete, C. & Curk, T. & Götz, T. & Aschenborn, O. & Melzheimer, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bio-logging technologies allow scientists to remotely monitor animal behaviour and the environment. In this study, we used the combination of natural ...

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Quantifying seed rain patterns in a remnant and a chronosequence of restored tallgrass prairies in north central Missouri.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Wynne, K. C. & Parker-Smith, M. J. & Murdock, E. M. & Sullivan, L. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seed rain is an influential process related to plant community diversity, composition and regeneration. However, knowledge of seed rain patterns is li...

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