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Dead wood distributed in different-sized habitat patches enhances diversity of saproxylic beetles in a landscape experiment.

Published online: 20 May 2024

Authors: Haeler, E. & Stillhard, J. & Clerc, K. H. & Pellissier, L. & Lachat, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectiondeThis link goes to a Deutsche section Human intervention often alters the availability of habitat for biodiversi...

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Dispersal and establishment limitation slows plant community recovery in post-agricultural longleaf pine savannas.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Turley, N. E. & Orrock, J. L. & Ledvina, J. A. & Brudvig, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Abandoned agricultural lands often have distinct plant communities from areas with no history of agriculture because plant species fail to recolonize....

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A trait-based analysis of the role of phosphorus vs. nitrogen enrichment in plant species loss across North-west European grasslands.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Ceulemans, T. & Merckx, R. & Hens, M. & Honnay, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Both nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) enrichment have been identified to drive plant species losses from nutrient-poor semi-natural grasslands. The rel...

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Local and landscape influences on plant communities in playa wetlands.

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Tsai, J. S. & Venne, L. S. & McMurry, S. T. & Smith, L. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hydroperiod, wetland size and land use of watersheds surrounding wetlands have important individual influences on plant communities in wetlands. Our o...

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Can we use the tadpoles of Australian frogs to reduce recruitment of invasive cane toads?

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Cabrera-Guzmán, E. & Crossland, M. & Shine, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Native to the Americas, cane toads Bufo marinus are an invasive species causing substantial ecological impacts in Australia. We need ways to control i...

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UK Barcode of Life: 2023 project - DEFRA Centre of Excellence for DNA Methods.

Published online: 05 Sep 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Price, B. & Cristovao, J. & Sivell, O. & Hall, A. & Hall, D. W. & White, O. & Wilbraham, J. & Brodie, J. & Blagoderov, V. & Whiffin, A. & Cuber, P. & Davis, R. & Misra, R. & Leatherland, D. & Clark, K.

Content type: Reports

DNA-based methods offer a significant opportunity to monitor individual species and species assemblages where appropriate, for example those that may ...

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Upland prairie adaptive management staged-scale restoration practices for native plant and endangered butterfly reintroduction.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Muzychko, C. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The present practice insight derives from land manager requests to document current on-site activity and provides a management planning reference for ...

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Land-use legacy and the persistence of invasive Avena barbata on abandoned farmland.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Standish, R. J. & Cramer, V. A. & Hobbs, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Exotic species invasion onto abandoned farmlands has been linked to an increase in the availability of soil nutrients after cultivation. Avena barbata...

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Ecological niche modelling of two cryptic bat species calls for a reassessment of their conservation status.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Sattler, T. & Bontadina, F. & Hirzel, A. H. & Arlettaz, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It is difficult to establish conservation priorities for cryptic species when their ecological requirements are confounded by problems with species id...

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Mammals and agri-environment schemes: hare haven or pest paradise?

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Reid, N. & McDonald, R. A. & Montgomery, W. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environment schemes (AESs) are designed to create landscape-scale improvements in biodiversity. While the specific aims of AESs do not always inc...

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