Search

All content is free for everyone to browse, read and share. You’ll find journal articles and non-peer reviewed grey literature. Type keywords into the search box or Use the filtering options below to browse the content.

Filter by...

Showing 949 results

Boosting efficiency of mussel spat collection for ecological sustainability: identifying critical drivers and informing management.

Published online: 05 Oct 2024

Authors: Zhao, Z. & Capelle, J. J. & Smit, J. C. de & Gerkema, T. & Koppel, J. van de & Yuan, L. & Bouma, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The long-term sustainability of natural and bottom-cultured mussel beds relies on the availability of spat (i.e. juvenile mussels). Traditional spat c...

Read more

Recreational vessel networks reveal potential hot spots for marine pest introduction and spread.

Published online: 05 Oct 2024

Authors: Hilliam, K. & Treml, E. A. & Stevenson, S. & Floerl, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recreational vessels are an important pathway for spreading marine non-indigenous species (NIS) around coastal environments globally. However, most ve...

Read more

Extending full protection inside existing marine protected areas, or reducing fishing effort outside, can reconcile conservation and fisheries goals.

Published online: 22 Nov 2020

Authors: Belharet, M. & Franco, A. di & Calò, A. & Mari, L. & Claudet, J. & Casagrandi, R. & Gatto, M. & Lloret, J. & Sève, C. & Guidetti, P. & Melià, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most fish stocks world-wide are fished at maximum sustainable yield (MSY) or overfished, as many fisheries management strategies have failed to achiev...

Read more

Using genomics to design and evaluate the performance of underwater forest restoration.

Published online: 24 Nov 2020

Authors: Wood, G. & Marzinelli, E. M. & Vergés, A. & Campbell, A. H. & Steinberg, P. D. & Coleman, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration is an emerging intervention to reverse the degradation and loss of marine habitat-formers and the ecosystem services they underpin. Curren...

Read more

Do pollinators prefer pesticide-free plants? An experimental test with monarchs and milkweeds.

Published online: 08 Dec 2020

Authors: Olaya-Arenas, P. & Scharf, M. E. & Kaplan, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hundreds of recent studies have voiced concern over the negative impacts of non-target pesticides on pollinator health. However, pesticide loads are h...

Read more

A metacommunity approach for detecting species influenced by mass effect.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Leboucher, T. & Tison-Rosebery, J. & Budnick, W. R. & Jamoneau, A. & Vyverman, W. & Soininen, J. & Boutry, S. & Passy, S. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mass effect, allowing species to persist in unfavourable habitats, and dispersal limitation, preventing species from reaching favourable habitats, are...

Read more

Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in depauperate species: a theoretical framework with an empirical validation.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Furlan, E. M. & Gruber, B. & Attard, C. R. M. & Wager, R. N. E. & Kerezsy, A. & Faulks, L. K. & Beheregaray, L. B. & Unmack, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation translocations are becoming more common to assist in the management of threatened native species. While many translocation programs focus...

Read more

Lichens as ecological indicators in urban areas: beyond the effects of pollutants.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Munzi, S. & Correia, O. & Silva, P. & Lopes, N. & Freitas, C. & Branquinho, C. & Pinho, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In this work, we hypothesized that in urban areas with reduced pollution levels, local climatic conditions can be an important driver of lichen divers...

Read more

Future ecosystem services from European mountain forests under climate change.

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Mina, M. & Bugmann, H. & Cordonnier, T. & Irauschek, F. & Klopcic, M. & Pardos, M. & Cailleret, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecosystem services (ES) from mountain forests are highly relevant for human societies. ES with a direct economic support function (e.g. timber product...

Read more

Sensitivity of the farmland bird community to crop diversification in Sweden: does the CAP fit?

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Josefsson, J. & Berg, Å. & Hiron, M. & Pärt, T. & Eggers, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Crop diversification has been introduced as an environmental strategy in the 'Greening' of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for 2015-2020. The ...

Read more