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Seascape connectivity of temperate fishes between estuarine nursery areas and open coastal reefs.

Published online: 04 Aug 2022

Authors: Swadling, D. S. & Knott, N. A. & Taylor, M. D. & Coleman, M. A. & Davis, A. R. & Rees, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While estuaries are considered valuable nurseries for many harvested fish species, little quantitative data exist about the spatial scales over which ...

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Reversing declines in farmland birds: how much agri-environment provision is needed at farm and landscape scales?

Published online: 23 Aug 2023

Authors: Sharps, E. & Hawkes, R. W. & Bladon, A. J. & Buckingham, D. L. & Border, J. & Morris, A. J. & Grice, P. V. & Peach, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environment schemes (AES) are the primary policy mechanism for addressing farmland biodiversity declines across Europe. Despite previous studies ...

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Marine protected areas' positive effect on fish biomass persists across the steep climatic gradient of the Mediterranean Sea.

Published online: 24 Aug 2023

Authors: Frid, O. & Malamud, S. & Franco, A. di & Guidetti, P. & Azzurro, E. & Claudet, J. & Micheli, F. & Yahel, R. & Sala, E. & Belmaker, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The positive effect of fully protected marine protected areas (MPAs) on marine biodiversity, and specifically on fishes, has been widely documented. I...

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Distribution maps of cetacean and seabird populations in the north-east Atlantic.

Published online: 16 Aug 2020

Authors: Waggitt, J. J. & Evans, P. G. H. & Andrade, J. & Banks, A. N. & Boisseau, O. & Bolton, M. & Bradbury, G. & Brereton, T. & Camphuysen, C. J. & Durinck, J. & Felce, T. & Fijn, R. C. & Garcia-Baron, I. & Garthe, S. & Geelhoed, S. C. V. & Gilles, A. & Goodall, M. & Haelters, J. & Hamilton, S. & Hartny-Mills, L. & Hodgins, N. & James, K. & Jessopp, M. & Kavanagh, A. S. & Leopold, M. & Lohrengel, K. & Louzao, M. & Markones, N. & Martínez-Cedeira, J. & Cadhla, O. & Perry, S. L. & Pierce, G. J. & Ridoux, V. & Robinson, K. P. & Santos, M. B. & Saavedra, C. & Skov, H. & Stienen, E. W. M. & Sveegaard, S. & Thompson, P. & Vanermen Nicolas & Wal, D. & Web, A. & Wilson, J. & Wanless, S. & Hiddink, J. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Distribution maps of cetaceans and seabirds at basin and monthly scales are needed for conservation and marine management. These are usually created f...

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A mixed methods approach for measuring topic sensitivity in conservation.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Ibbett, H. & Jones, J. P. G. & Dorward, L. & Kohi, E. M. & Dwiyahreni, A. A. & Prayitno, K. & Sankeni, S. & Kaduma, J. & Mchomvu, J. & Saputra, A. W. & Sabiladiyni, H. & Supriatna, J. & St John, F. A. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Conservationists increasingly aim to understand human behaviour to inform intervention design. However, obtaining information from people about their ...

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A comprehensive large-scale assessment of fisheries bycatch risk to threatened seabird populations.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Clay, T. A. & Small, C. & Tuck, G. N. & Pardo, D. & Carneiro, A. P. B. & Wood, A. G. & Croxall, J. P. & Crossin, G. T. & Phillips, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Incidental mortality (bycatch) in fisheries remains the greatest threat to many large marine vertebrates and is a major barrier to fisheries sustainab...

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Associations between gamebird releases and generalist predators.

Published online: 25 Jul 2020

Authors: Pringle, H. & Wilson, M. & Calladine, J. & Siriwardena, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The release of more than 40 million captive-bred pheasants and red-legged partridges in Britain annually represents a significant addition to the pote...

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A study of the ecology of Acacia mellifera, A. seyal, and Balanites aegyptiaca in relation to land clearing.

Published online: 26 Feb 1966

Authors: Adams, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land clearing for irrigated agriculture in the Sudan clay plains is urgently needed because the Roseires Dam is to be completed in 1967. Two different...

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Where do the feral oilseed rape populations come from? A large-scale study of their possible origin in a farmland area.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Pivard, S. & Adamczyk, K. & Lecomte, J. & Lavigne, C. & Bouvier, A. & Deville, A. & Gouyon, P. H. & Huet, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many cultivated species can escape from fields and colonize seminatural habitats as feral populations. Of these, feral oilseed rape is a widespread fe...

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Crop-dominated landscapes have higher vector-borne plant virus prevalence.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Claflin, S. B. & Jones, L. E. & Thaler, J. S. & Power, A. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape composition affects local arthropod biodiversity, including herbivorous insects and their predators, yet to date landscape effects on insect...

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