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 793 results

Response of parasitoid communities to insecticide application during a Lymantria dispar outbreak in mixed oak forests.

Published online: 21 Dec 2024

Authors: Wolz, M. & Höcherl, A. & Hübner, J. & Tschorsnig, H. P. & Whitmore, D. & Leroy, B. M. L. & Weisser, W. W. & Mitesser, O. & Zakharov, E. V. & Hebert, P. D. N. & Liebhold, A. M. & Müller, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the temperate mixed oak forests of Central Europe, outbreaks of insects such as the spongy moth, Lymantria dispar, can cause severe defoliation and...

Read more

Quieting soundscapes increases birds, heightens human experience and amplifies support for conservation.

Published online: 15 Nov 2020

Authors: Levenhagen, M. J. & Petrelli, A. R. & Miller, Z. D. & Petrelli, A. R. & Ferguson, L. A. & Shr YauHuo & Gomes, D. G. E. & Taff, B. D. & White, C. & Fristrup, K. & Monz, C. & McClure, C. J. W. & Newman, P. & Francis, C. D. & Barber, J. R.

Content type: Blog

Burgeoning urbanization, development and human activities have led to reduced opportunities for nature experience in quiet acoustic environments. Incr...

Read more

The effect of fire season, fire frequency, rainfall and management on fire intensity in savanna vegetation in South Africa.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Govender, N. & Trollope, W. S. W. & Wilgen, B. W. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire is important for the maintenance and conservation of African savanna ecosystems. Despite the importance of fire intensity as a key element of the...

Read more

Assessment of peatland burning in Scotland during 1985-2022 using Landsat imagery.

Published online: 22 Apr 2024

Authors: Spracklen, B. D. & Spracklen, D. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

In the Scottish uplands, prescribed burning of moorland vegetation is widely practised either to boost gamebird numbers for recreational shooting or t...

Read more

The golden native drone fly (Eristalinus punctulatus) is an effective hybrid carrot pollinator that lives within Australian crop agroecosystems.

Published online: 22 Apr 2024

Authors: Davis, A. E. & Schmidt, L. A. & Santos, K. C. B. S. & Martin, L. & Harrington, S. & Rocchetti, M. & Hocking, B. & Wright, D. & Spurr, C. & Cook, D. & Rader, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Native insect flower visitors can be important contributors to crop pollination, yet little is known of their pollination abilities and the resources ...

Read more

Habitat heterogeneity reduces abundance of invasive mealybugs in subtropical fruit crops.

Published online: 20 May 2024

Authors: Plata, Á. & Tena, A. & Beitia, F. J. & Sousa, J. P. & Paredes, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionesThis link goes to a Spanish section The simplification of agricultural landscapes has been associated with an i...

Read more

The costs of delivering environmental outcomes with land sharing and land sparing.

Published online: 09 Mar 2023

Authors: Collas, L. & Sourd, R. C. D. & Finch, T. & Green, R. & Hanley, N. & Balmford, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The biodiversity and climate crises demand ambitious policies lowering the environmental impacts of farming. Most current interventions incentivise so...

Read more

Differential effects of vegetation and climate on termite diversity and damage.

Published online: 14 Apr 2023

Authors: Wu DongHao & Seibold, S. & Ellwood, M. D. F. & Chu ChengJin

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species diversity shapes ecosystem services. Despite the advantages that this relationship has for pest management, few studies have investigated the ...

Read more

The impacts of tropical agriculture on biodiversity: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Oakley, J. L. & Bicknell, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity underpins all food production and strengthens agricultural resilience to crop failure. However, agricultural expansion is the primary dri...

Read more

How extractive industries trigger multiple pressures on reindeer husbandry.

Published online: 27 Jul 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Fohringer, C. & Rosqvist, G. & Inga, N. & Singh, N. J.

Content type: Blog

This study was conducted to examine the trends of land use on the traditional grazing grounds of the Laevas reindeer herding community in northern Swe...

Read more