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'Traditional peoples' and the struggle for inclusive land governance in Brazil.

Published online: 07 Sep 2016

Authors: Shankland, A. & Sullivan, Z. & Dayrell, C. A. & Alvarenga, A. C. & Rocha, D. F. B.

Content type: Bulletin

In recent decades, Brazil has attracted international interest both for the intensity of its land conflicts and for the extent of its land governance ...

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Farmstead modernization adversely affects farmland birds.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Šálek, M. & Mayer, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Farmland biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate and various conservation measures have been implemented to reverse this negative trend. Farmste...

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Mean wind patterns and snow depths in an alpine-subalpine ecosystem as measured by damage to coniferous trees.

Published online: 29 May 1996

Authors: Woolridge, G. L. & Musselman, R. C. & Sommerfeld, R. A. & Fox, D. G. & Connell, B. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Deformations of Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) and subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) trees were surveyed for the purpose of determining climatic ...

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Impact of human extraction on tropical humid forests in the Western Ghats in Uttara Kannada, South India.

Published online: 24 Apr 1996

Authors: Daniels, R. J. R. & Madhav Gadgil & Joshi, N. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Thirty strip transects of 2400 m2 each, in the evergreen forest tract of the district of Uttara Kannada, were clustered into 2 groups with high and lo...

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Grazing-induced patchiness, not grazing intensity, drives plant diversity in European low-input pastures.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Tonn, B. & Densing, E. M. & Gabler, J. & Isselstein, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Livestock grazing at low stocking rates is widely recommended to maintain grassland biodiversity. However, empirical evidence of grazing-intensity eff...

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Rearing background and exposure environment together explain higher survival of aquaculture fish during a bacterial outbreak.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Räihä, V. & Sundberg, L. R. & Ashrafi, R. & Hyvärinen, P. & Karvonen, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Parasitic diseases represent one of the greatest challenges for aquaculture worldwide and there is an increasing emphasis on ecological solutions to p...

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Does topsoil removal in grassland restoration benefit both soil nematode and plant communities?

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Resch, M. C. & Schütz, M. & Graf, U. & Wagenaar, R. & Putten, W. H. van der & Risch, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Successful restoration of semi-natural grasslands on grasslands previously subject to intensive management needs to overcome manifold barriers. These ...

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Ecological requirements drive the variable responses of wheat pests and natural enemies to the landscape context.

Published online: 16 Feb 2022

Authors: González, E. & Bianchi, F. J. J. A. & Eckerter, P. W. & Pfaff, V. & Weiler, S. & Entling, M. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Semi-natural habitats (SNH) are considered essential for pest-suppressive landscapes, but their influence on crop pests and natural enemies can be hig...

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Direct and indirect effects of nitrogen enrichment and grazing on grassland productivity through intraspecific trait variability.

Published online: 18 Feb 2022

Authors: Zheng ShuXia & Chi YongGang & Yang XiaoJing & Li WenHuai & Lan ZhiChun & Bai YongFei

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the context of global change, the effects of livestock grazing and nitrogen (N) deposition on ecosystem structure and function of grasslands are no...

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Chronic anthropogenic disturbance drives the biological impoverishment of the Brazilian Caatinga vegetation.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Ribeiro, E. M. S. & Arroyo-Rodríguez, V. & Santos, B. A. & Tabarelli, M. & Leal, I. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In addition to acute transformations of ecosystems caused by deforestation, old-growth forests world-wide are being increasingly altered by low-intens...

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