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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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What makes urban parks good for California quail? Evaluating park suitability, species persistence, and the potential for reintroduction into a large urban national park.

Published online: 29 Mar 2022

Authors: Iknayan, K. J. & Wheeler, M. M. & Safran, S. M. & Young, J. S. & Spotswood, E. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Preserving and restoring wildlife in urban areas benefits both urban ecosystems and the well-being of urban residents. While urban wildlife conservati...

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Cryptic population decrease due to invasive species predation in a long-lived seabird supports need for eradication.

Published online: 07 Oct 2022

Authors: Oppel, S. & Clark, B. L. & Risi, M. M. & Horswill, C. & Converse, S. J. & Jones, C. W. & Osborne, A. M. & Stevens, K. & Perold, V. & Bond, A. L. & Cuthbert, R. & Cooper, J. & Ryan, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive species are one of the greatest drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide, and the eradication of invasive species from islands is a highly effi...

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Forestry impacts on stream flows and temperatures: a quantitative synthesis of paired catchment studies across the Pacific salmon range.

Published online: 29 Jun 2024

Authors: Naman, S. M. & Pitman, K. J. & Cunningham, D. S. & Potapova, A. & Chartrand, S. M. & Sloat, M. R. & Moore, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Forestry is pervasive across temperate North America and may influence aquatic environmental conditions such as flows and temperatures, as well as imp...

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Optimizing invader suppression to restore native species: leveraging species traits to overcome collateral damage.

Published online: 27 Jun 2024

Authors: Lambert, T. D. & McIntyre, P. B. & Moody, K. N. & Ellner, S. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Strategies to control ongoing biological invasions are often developed by modelling the invasive species' population and aiming to reduce its abundanc...

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Long term monitoring reveals the importance of large, long unburnt areas and smaller fires in moderating mammal declines in fire-prone savanna of northern Australia.

Published online: 18 Feb 2024

Authors: Einoder, L. D. & Fisher, A. & Hill, B. M. & Buckley, K. & Laive, A. H. de & Woinarski, J. C. Z. & Gillespie, G. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity loss is often attributable to multiple interacting pressures that are moderated across environmental gradients. These processes contribut...

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The effects of weirs on structural stream habitat and biological communities.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Mueller, M. & Pander, J. & Geist, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most of the world's rivers are affected by dams and weirs. Information on the quantitative and qualitative effects of weirs across biological communit...

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Drivers of the Australian native pet trade: the role of species traits, socioeconomic attributes and regulatory systems.

Published online: 29 Jun 2022

Authors: Toomes, A. & García-Díaz, P. & Stringham, O. C. & Ross, J. V. & Mitchell, L. & Cassey, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The pet trade is a major driver of both biodiversity loss and the introduction of invasive alien species. Building a comprehensive understanding of th...

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Social-ecological feedbacks drive spatial exploitation in a northern freshwater fishery: a halo of depletion.

Published online: 25 Jul 2020

Authors: Wilson, K. L. & Foos, A. & Barker, O. E. & Farineau, A. & Gisi, J. de & Post, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Freshwater fisheries are complex social-ecological systems spatially structured by coupled feedbacks between people and nature. Spatial exploitation d...

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Parsing the effects of demography, climate and management on recurrent brucellosis outbreaks in Elk.

Published online: 25 Jul 2020

Authors: Cotterill, G. G. & Cross, P. C. & Merkle, J. A. & Rogerson, J. D. & Scurlock, B. M. & Toit, J. T. du

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Zoonotic pathogens can harm human health and well-being directly or by impacting livestock. Pathogens that spillover from wildlife can also impair con...

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