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Breeding bird species diversity in the Negev: effects of scrub fragmentation by planted forests.

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Shochat, E. & Zvika Abramsky & Pinshow, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Afforestation of the Northern Negev, Israel, from 1956 resulted in patches of primarily coniferous trees that fragmented large scrubland areas. This a...

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Natural forest colonisation as a management strategy to restore soil functioning of abandoned agricultural lands.

Published online: 21 Dec 2024

Authors: Acuña-Míguez, B. & Rincón, A. & Valladares, F. & Cordero, I. & Bravo-Oviedo, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land abandonment promotes forest expansion into abandoned agricultural lands in Europe. This process leads to changes that affect several ecosystem se...

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Modelling agricultural landscape complementation for natural pest control.

Published online: 02 Dec 2024

Authors: Mansier, L. & Rijn, P. C. J. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionnlThis link goes to a Dutch section Pest-regulating natural enemies often require crop and non-crop habitats to p...

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Linking landscape structure, floral resource distribution, pollen use and movement distances of a generalist predator.

Published online: 01 Dec 2024

Authors: González, E. & Bianchi, F. J. J. A. & Eckerter, P. W. & Entling, M. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the habitat use and movement patterns of natural enemies in agricultural landscapes is essential for enhancing biological pest control. ...

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Barriers to restoration: pollution alters nurse effects for an ecosystem engineer.

Published online: 28 Dec 2021

Authors: Cameron, H. & Amor, M. D. & Bellgrove, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nurse plants modify the environment beneath their canopies to create favourable habitats for propagule recruitment. Nurse plants are potentially valua...

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Linking agricultural policies to population trends of Swedish farmland birds in different agricultural regions.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Wretenberg, J. & Lindström, Å. & Svensson, S. & Pärt, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The widespread declines of farmland birds have generally been linked to agricultural intensification. We tested the hypotheses that (i) changes in agr...

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Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity as the major drivers of beetle diversity in dead wood.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Seibold, S. & Bässler, C. & Brandl, R. & Büche, B. & Szallies, A. & Thorn, S. & Ulyshen, M. D. & Müller, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resource availability and habitat heterogeneity are principle drivers of biodiversity, but their individual roles often remain unclear since both fact...

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Assembly dynamics of a forest bird community depend on disturbance intensity and foraging guild.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Kroll, A. J. & Verschuyl, J. & Giovanini, J. & Betts, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tree plantations occur globally and are often promoted as a strategy to supply wood products for an expanding human population while reducing pressure...

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The effect of sprays on the fauna of apple trees. V. DDT/BHC and lead arsenate/nicotine applied at the green cluster stage.

Published online: 25 Oct 1969

Authors: Morris, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of single pre-blossom applications of DDT/ BHC and lead arsenate/nicotine on the fauna of apple trees in an orchard which was otherwise ne...

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Density-related effects of deer browsing on the regeneration dynamics of boreal forests.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Tremblay, J. P. & Huot, J. & Potvin, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The density of large herbivores is a major driver of forest ecosystem structure and function in conjunction with episodic disturbances, especially in ...

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