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Urbanization and wetland communities: applying metacommunity theory to understand the local and landscape effects.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Johnson, P. T. J. & Hoverman, J. T. & McKenzie, V. J. & Blaustein, A. R. & Richgels, K. L. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urbanization is a growing threat to ecological communities and has become a leading cause of population extirpations in a wide range of taxa. Because ...

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Non-random extinctions dominate plant community changes in abandoned coppices.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Kopecký, M. & Hédl, R. & Szabó, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The plant community structure of European lowland forests has changed dramatically in the twentieth century, leading to biodiversity decline at variou...

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Forest and water on a changing planet: vulnerability, adaptation and governance opportunities. A global assessment report.

Published online: 28 Mar 2019

Authors: Creed, I. F. & van Noordwijk, M.

Content type: Bulletin

This publication with eight chapters identifies globally relevant information on forest-water interactions and showcase implications for international...

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Fire intensity, fire severity and ecosystem response in heathlands: factors affecting the regeneration of Calluna vulgaris.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Davies, G. M. & Smith, A. A. & MacDonald, A. J. & Bakker, J. D. & Legg, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Upland heaths in the UK are of significant conservation importance. Large areas are managed through prescribed burning to improve habitat and grazing ...

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Ecological memory and regional context influence performance of adaptation plantings in Northeastern US temperate forests.

Published online: 15 Feb 2022

Authors: Clark, P. W. & D'Amato, A. W. & Evans, K. S. & Schaberg, P. G. & Woodall, C. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species distribution models predict shifts in forest habitat in response to warming temperatures associated with climate change, yet tree migration ra...

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Population dynamics and the importance of habitat management for conservation of the butterfly Lopinga achine.

Published online: 10 Jul 2002

Authors: Bergman, K. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Like many butterflies, the woodland brown Lopinga achine has disappeared from many locations in western Europe due to habitat loss. The population dyn...

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Relationships between biomass and plant species richness in arid-zone grazing lands.

Published online: 17 Oct 2001

Authors: Oba, G. & Vetaas, O. R. & Stenseth, N. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The relationship between biomass and species richness in temperate vegetation has been described as a hump-back response model. The hump-back model pr...

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Permeability of a heterogeneous urban landscape to the movements of forest songbirds.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Tremblay, M. A. & St. Clair, C. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urbanization represents a major threat to biodiversity world-wide because it causes permanent degradation and fragmentation of biologically rich natur...

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Assessing the carbon sequestration potential of managed forests: a case study from temperate Australia.

Published online: 11 Apr 2007

Authors: Roxburgh, S. H. & Wood, S. W. & Mackey, B. G. & Woldendorp, G. & Gibbons, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The concept of assessing forests for carbon sequestration is well established. Operationally, estimating a forests' potential to sequester carbon requ...

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How do management decisions impact butterfly assemblages in smallholding oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia?

Published online: 14 Jul 2024

Authors: Harianja, M. F. & Stone, J. & Mamat, W. Z. W. & Hadi, M. A. & Luke, S. H. & Azhar, B. & Turner, E. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the world's leading palm oil-producing countries (Indonesia and Malaysia), smallholders make up about 40 per cent of total oil palm plantation area...

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