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Home sweet home: evaluation of native versus exotic plants as resources for insects in urban green spaces.

Published online: 29 Oct 2024

Authors: Lerch, D. & Blüthgen, N. & Mody, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Insect decline and loss of biodiversity not only affect large-scale agricultural landscapes, but are increasingly recognized in urban environments. It...

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Envisioning a resilient future for biodiversity conservation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Thurstan, R. H. & Hockings, K. J. & Hedlund, J. S. U. & Bersacola, E. & Collins, C. & Early, R. & Ermiasi, Y. & Fleischer-Dogley, F. & Gilkes, G. & Harrison, M. E. & Imron, M. A. & Kaiser-Bunbury, C. N. & Katoppo, D. R. & Marriott, C. & Muzungaile, M. M. & Nuno, A. & Barros, A. R. de & Veen, F. van & Wijesundara, I. & Dogley, D. & Bunbury, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect societies across the world, the ongoing economic and social disruptions are likely to present fundamental...

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A culture of conservation: how an ancient forest plantation turned into an old-growth forest reserve - the story of the Wamulin forest.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Yang ZhiJie & Zheng QunRui & Zhuo MingXiu & Zeng HongDa & Hogan, J. A. & Lin TengChiu

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The global expansion of forest plantations at the expense of natural forests, especially old-growth forests, raises concerns about habitat loss and a ...

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Incorporating density-dependent regulation into impact assessments for seabirds.

Published online: 21 Nov 2024

Authors: Merrall, E. & Green, J. A. & Robinson, L. A. & Butler, A. & Wood, M. J. & Newell, M. A. & Black, J. & Daunt, F. & Horswill, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many industries are required to perform population viability analysis (PVA) during the consenting process for new developments to establish potential ...

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Changes in the soil seed bank of four long-term crop/herbicide experiments.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Roberts, H. A. & Neilson, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The numbers of viable weed seeds in the top 15 cm of the soil were determined over a 16-year period in 4 crops grown with or without herbicides and ho...

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The relative importance of cattle grazing in subtropical grasslands: does it reduce or enhance plant biodiversity?

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Mcintyre, S. & Heard, K. M. & Martin, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Livestock grazing enterprises have potentially threatening effects on the conservation of plants in grassy subtropical eucalypt woodlands. Commercial ...

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A trait-based analysis of the role of phosphorus vs. nitrogen enrichment in plant species loss across North-west European grasslands.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Ceulemans, T. & Merckx, R. & Hens, M. & Honnay, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Both nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) enrichment have been identified to drive plant species losses from nutrient-poor semi-natural grasslands. The rel...

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Bayesian clustering techniques and progressive partitioning to identify population structuring within a recovering otter population in the UK.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Hobbs, G. I. & Chadwick, E. A. & Bruford, M. W. & Slater, F. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

After a major decline, the UK otter Lutra lutra population is now recovering in its known strongholds (northern England, Wales and Borders and southwe...

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Dispersal as a limiting factor in the colonization of restored mountain streams by plants and macroinvertebrates.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Brederveld, R. J. & Jähnig, S. C. & Lorenz, A. W. & Brunzel, S. & Soons, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over the past centuries, European streams have been heavily influenced by humans through pollution and regulation. As a result, the quality and divers...

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The presence of sheep leads to increases in plant diversity and reductions in the impact of deer on heather.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: DeGabriel, J. L. & Albon, S. D. & Fielding, D. A. & Riach, D. J. & Westaway, S. & Irvine, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing has been implicated in the decline of heather-dominated moorlands in Britain, but there has been little consideration of the effects of differ...

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