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Living on the edge: predicting invertebrate richness and rarity in disturbance-prone aquatic-terrestrial ecosystems.

Published online: 17 Jan 2023

Authors: Gething, K. J. & Hayes, C. & Webb, J. R. & Sykes, T. & England, J. & Stubbington, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

(1). Temporal fluctuations in cause the spatial extent of wet and dry habitats to vary in aquatic-terrestrial riverine ecosystems, complicating their ...

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North Thames Estuary & Marshes Terrestrial Invertebrate survey 2022.

Published online: 05 Dec 2024

Published by: 'Natural England'

Authors: Mellings, J. & Piper, R.

Content type: Reports

In 2022, Natural England commissioned surveys to assess terrestrial invertebrate assemblages near the Thames in Essex, UK, focusing on post-industrial...

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Recovery of wild large herbivores following livestock decline in a tropical Indian wildlife reserve.

Published online: 17 Nov 2004

Authors: Madhusudan, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resource competition is an important process governing the impact of livestock on native wild mammalian herbivores, an issue acknowledged to be of glo...

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Numerical changes in a population of the desert locust, with special reference to factors responsible for mortality.

Published online: 01 Jul 1970

Authors: Stower, W. J. & Greathead, D. J. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is virtually the authors' summary. A small static population of Schistocerca gregaria (Forsk.) confined to an area of Heliotropium aegyp...

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Studies on the ecology and causes of outbreaks of Ectropis bhurmitra Wkr. (Geometridae), the twig caterpillar of tea in Ceylon.

Published online: 01 Jul 1970

Authors: Danthanarayana, W. & Kathiravetpillai, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is substantially the authors' summary. Outbreaks of Ectropis bhurmitra (Wlk.) in Ceylon in 1963-66 developed as a side-effect of dieldri...

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Incorporating disturbance into trophic ecology: fire history shapes mesopredator suppression by an apex predator.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Geary, W. L. & Ritchie, E. G. & Lawton, J. A. & Healey, T. R. & Nimmo, D. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Apex predators can suppress smaller bodied "mesopredators." In doing so, they can provide refuge to species preyed upon by mesopredators, which is par...

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Valuable habitat and low deforestation can reduce biodiversity gains from development rights markets.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Helmstedt, K. J. & Potts, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Illegal private land deforestation threatens global biodiversity, even in areas with native habitat requirements stipulated by law. Compliance can be ...

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Change in crop management strategies could double the maize yield in Africa.

Published online: 29 Nov 2017

Authors: Rezaei, E. E. & Gaiser, T.

Content type: Bulletin

Change in cropping practices is required to address the food security issues in Africa. Yet, testing of the performance of such changes, in particular...

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Cost-efficiency of biodiversity indicators for Mediterranean ecosystems and the effects of socio-economic factors.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Mandelik, Y. & Roll, U. & Fleischer, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity assessments usually rely on indicators as surrogates for direct measures. Although the ecological validity of indicators has been extensi...

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Observations on a zoonosis: leishmaniasis in British Honduras.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Disney, R. H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the author's partly hypothetical interpretation of existing data on the zoonosis caused by Leishmania mexicana in Br...

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