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Sanitary versus environmental policies: fitting together two pieces of the puzzle of European vulture conservation.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Margalida, A. & Donázar, J. A. & Carrete, M. & Sánchez-Zapata, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Between 1996 and 2000 the appearance of bovine spongiform encephalopathy swiftly became one of the most serious public health and political crises con...

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Turnover in floral composition explains species diversity and temporal stability in the nectar supply of urban residential gardens.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Tew, N. E. & Baldock, K. C. R. & Vaughan, I. P. & Bird, S. & Memmott, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Residential gardens are a valuable habitat for insect pollinators worldwide, but differences in individual gardening practices substantially affect th...

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Evaluating CAP wildflower strips: high-quality seed mixtures significantly improve plant diversity and related pollen and nectar resources.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Schmidt, A. & Kirmer, A. & Hellwig, N. & Kiehl, K. & Tischew, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Flower strips are a fundamental part of agri-environment schemes (AESs) introduced by the European Union to counteract the loss of biodiversity and re...

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Trait-related responses to habitat fragmentation in Amazonian bats.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Farneda, F. Z. & Rocha, R. & López-Baucells, A. & Groenenberg, M. & Silva, I. & Palmeirim, J. M. & Bobrowiec, P. E. D. & Meyer, C. F. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding how interspecific variation in functional traits influences species' capacity to persist in fragments and use patches in fragmented land...

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Invasive plants and water resources in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: modelling the consequences of a lack of management.

Published online: 14 Jun 1996

Authors: Maitre, D. C. le & Wilgen, B. W. van & Chapman, R. A. & McKelly, D. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The invasion of fynbos shrublands by woody weed species can reduce the water yield from catchment areas dramatically. The consequences of uncontrolled...

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Influence of agricultural management, sward structure and food resources on grassland field use by birds in lowland England.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: Atkinson, P. W. & Fuller, R. J. & Vickery, J. A. & Conway, G. J. & Tallowin, J. R. B. & Smith, R. E. N. & Haysom, K. A. & Ings, T. C. & Asteraki, E. J. & Brown, V. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural management of grassland in lowland Britain has changed fundamentally in the last 50 years, resulting in spatial and structural uniformity...

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Riparian reforestation on the landscape scale: navigating trade-offs among agricultural production, ecosystem functioning and biodiversity.

Published online: 03 Aug 2022

Authors: Witing, F. & Forio, M. A. E. & Burdon, F. J. & Mckie, B. & Goethals, P. & Strauch, M. & Volk, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Stream-riparian networks are subject to multiple human pressures that threaten key functions of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, drive habitat and ...

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National-scale predictions of plant assemblages via community distribution models: leveraging published data to guide future surveys.

Published online: 04 Aug 2022

Authors: Butler, L. & Sanderson, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species distribution models (SDMs) have been widely used to create maps of expected species incidence, often using citizen science (CS) occurrence dat...

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Towards water smart cities: climate adaptation is a huge opportunity to improve the quality of life in cities.

Published online: 15 Mar 2017

Authors: Hattum, T. van & Blauw, M. & Jensen, M. B. & Bruin, K. de

Content type: Bulletin

This paper discusses the Water Smart City (WSC) approach. It integrates urban planning and the urban water cycle, and makes a good business out of it ...

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DNA-based assessment of environmental degradation in an unknown fauna: the freshwater macroinvertebrates of the Indo-Burmese hotspot.

Published online: 03 Aug 2022

Authors: Rahman, M. M. & Burian, A. & Creedy, T. J. & Vogler, A. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

New methods are required for biomonitoring of poorly known tropical ecosystems, but biological assessments of environmental status are limited by insu...

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