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The use of metal tolerant plant populations for the reclamation of metalliferous wastes.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Smith, R. A. H. & Bradshaw, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

High concentrations of toxic metals appear to be the major cause of the sparse vegetation cover of metalliferous mine wastes in the UK, but comparison...

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Low summer river flows associated with low productivity of Chinook salmon in a watershed with shifting hydrology.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Warkentin, L. & Parken, C. K. & Bailey, R. & Moore, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Climate change and human activities are transforming river flows globally, with potentially large consequences for freshwater life. To help inform wat...

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Population structure of Salvia pratensis in relation to vegetation and management of Dutch dry floodplain grasslands.

Published online: 10 Jul 2002

Authors: Hegland, S. J. & Leeuwen, M. van & Oostermeijer, J. G. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We need to understand how threatened plant species respond to natural or management-induced habitat changes to conserve them successfully. Because lon...

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Managing breaches of containment and eradication of invasive plant populations.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Fletcher, C. S. & Westcott, D. A. & Murphy, H. T. & Grice, A. C. & Clarkson, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Containment can be a viable strategy for managing invasive plants, but it is not always cheaper than eradication. In many cases, converting a failed e...

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Spatial, temporal and experimental: three study design cornerstones for establishing defensible numeric criteria in freshwater ecosystems.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Taylor, J. M. & Back, J. A. & Brooks, B. W. & King, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nutrient over-enrichment increasingly threatens global water resources. Stressor-response studies specifically designed to identify levels of nutrient...

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Assessing the potential consequences of climate change for England's landscapes: Humberhead Levels.

Published online: 19 Jan 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Wilson, R. & Holm, C. & Bull, R. & Macgregor, N. A. & Dijk, N. van & Darch, G. & Neale, A.

Content type: Reports

This study, which was undertaken in 2010, considered the vulnerability of the natural environment to climate change in the Humberhead Levels National ...

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Natural Capital Indicators: for defining and measuring change in natural capital.

Published online: 19 Jan 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Lusardi, J. & Rice, P. & Waters, R. & Craven, J.

Content type: Reports

All aspects of human well-being depend on the essential services that are provided by a healthy natural environment. These services include food, clea...

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Emerging stability of forest productivity by mixing two species buffers temperature destabilizing effect.

Published online: 10 Mar 2023

Authors: Río, M. del & Pretzsch, H. & Ruiz-Peinado, R. & Jactel, H. & Coll, L. & Löf, M. & Aldea, J. & Ammer, C. & Avdagić, A. & Barbeito, I. & Bielak, K. & Bravo, F. & Brazaitis, G. & Cerný, J. & Collet, C. & Condés, S. & Drössler, L. & Fabrika, M. & Heym, M. & Holm, S. O. & Hylen, G. & Jansons, A. & Kurylyak, V. & Lombardi, F. & Matović, B. & Metslaid, M. & Motta, R. & Nord-Larsen, T. & Nothdurft, A. & Ouden, J. den & Pach, M. & Pardos, M. & Poeydebat, C. & Ponette, Q. & Pérot, T. & Reventlow, D. O. J. & Sitko, R. & Sramek, V. & Steckel, M. & Svoboda, M. & Verheyen, K. & Vospernik, S. & Wolff, B. & Zlatanov, T. & Bravo-Oviedo, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The increasing disturbances in monocultures around the world are testimony to their instability under global change. Many studies have claimed that te...

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Leaf litter from insect-resistant transgenic trees causes changes in aquatic insect community composition.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Axelsson, E. P. & Hjältén, J. & LeRoy, C. J. & Whitham, T. G. & Julkunen-Tiitto, R. & Wennström, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent research has addressed how transgenic residues from arable crops may influence adjacent waterways, aquatic consumers and important ecosystem pr...

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A survey of the health of Fagus sylvatica in southern Britain.

Published online: 02 Mar 1995

Authors: Ling, K. A. & Power, S. A. & Ashmore, M. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This survey examined health of beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees at 72 survey sites in southern Britain. Tree health was assessed using crown thinness, cr...

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