Journal of Applied Ecology
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Driving forward the field of applied ecology through a high-quality evidence base for scientists, managers and policymakers. A @britishecologicalsociety.org journal.
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Our November issue is now available! 🦗🌎🧪
Featuring a range of topics such as...
📈Unmasking the drivers of jellyfish blooms🪼
🔥The legacy of pine plantations on fire severity🌲
🐝Enhancing pollinator habitats in urban landscapes🏘️
Read it in full👇
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652664...
Featuring a range of topics such as...
📈Unmasking the drivers of jellyfish blooms🪼
🔥The legacy of pine plantations on fire severity🌲
🐝Enhancing pollinator habitats in urban landscapes🏘️
Read it in full👇
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652664...
An assessment of Alberta's strategy for controlling mountain pine beetle outbreaks 🪲🧪
Findings tentatively support a ‘wait it out’ management strategy for forest pests with strong Allee effects, where small populations face experience negative growth 💭🌏
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Findings tentatively support a ‘wait it out’ management strategy for forest pests with strong Allee effects, where small populations face experience negative growth 💭🌏
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
An assessment of Alberta's strategy for controlling mountain pine beetle outbreaks 🪲🧪
Findings tentatively support a ‘wait it out’ management strategy for forest pests with strong Allee effects, where small populations face experience negative growth 💭🌏
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Findings tentatively support a ‘wait it out’ management strategy for forest pests with strong Allee effects, where small populations face experience negative growth 💭🌏
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Soil community structure across native & exotic forests is shaped by edaphoclimatic conditions & eukaryotic biomarkers 🌲
Indicates to the importance of taking management decisions for these forests considering regional conditions as well as forest type 🌏 🧪
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Indicates to the importance of taking management decisions for these forests considering regional conditions as well as forest type 🌏 🧪
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Soil community structure across native & exotic forests is shaped by edaphoclimatic conditions & eukaryotic biomarkers 🌲
Indicates to the importance of taking management decisions for these forests considering regional conditions as well as forest type 🌏 🧪
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Indicates to the importance of taking management decisions for these forests considering regional conditions as well as forest type 🌏 🧪
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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We are looking for contributors to our series on the Methods Blog, exploring the experiences of ecologists conducting research in remote field stations during the holiday season 🎄
See previous blogs here 👉 buff.ly/MnMcRqG (1/2)
See previous blogs here 👉 buff.ly/MnMcRqG (1/2)
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We are looking for contributors to our series on the Methods Blog, exploring the experiences of ecologists conducting research in remote field stations during the holiday season 🎄
See previous blogs here 👉 buff.ly/MnMcRqG (1/2)
See previous blogs here 👉 buff.ly/MnMcRqG (1/2)
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Watch Applied Ecology Resource's recent live talk 'Restoring Resilience: Lessons from the Buffelsdraai Reforestation Project in Durban, South Africa' 🌱
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Sign up to our next one on the 18th Nov, 2pm GMT 👇
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AER Live – Restoring Resilience: Lessons from the Buffelsdraai Reforestation Project in Durban
The Buffelsdraai Reforestation Project, led by eThekwini Municipality, is one of South Africa’s flagship urban ecosystem restoration initiatives. Begun in 2009 as a carbon-offset initiative, for the…
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November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Watch Applied Ecology Resource's recent live talk 'Restoring Resilience: Lessons from the Buffelsdraai Reforestation Project in Durban, South Africa' 🌱
🎥: buff.ly/e0mvuNQ
Sign up to our next one on the 18th Nov, 2pm GMT 👇
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Sign up to our next one on the 18th Nov, 2pm GMT 👇
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Beaver wetlands create a buzz & a flutter for pollinators! 🦫🌎
Results show that beaver wetlands...
👉boost hoverfly richness/abundance 🐝
👉boost butterfly abundance 🦋
👉diversify foraging resources for pollinators 📈
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Results show that beaver wetlands...
👉boost hoverfly richness/abundance 🐝
👉boost butterfly abundance 🦋
👉diversify foraging resources for pollinators 📈
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Beaver wetlands create a buzz & a flutter for pollinators! 🦫🌎
Results show that beaver wetlands...
👉boost hoverfly richness/abundance 🐝
👉boost butterfly abundance 🦋
👉diversify foraging resources for pollinators 📈
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Results show that beaver wetlands...
👉boost hoverfly richness/abundance 🐝
👉boost butterfly abundance 🦋
👉diversify foraging resources for pollinators 📈
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Restoration induced long-term vegetation change in oligotrophic peatlands 🌱
Highlights the necessity of long-term monitoring and suggests that Sphagnum moss cover could be used as an indicator of success 💭 🌏 🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Highlights the necessity of long-term monitoring and suggests that Sphagnum moss cover could be used as an indicator of success 💭 🌏 🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Restoration induced long-term vegetation change in oligotrophic peatlands 🌱
Highlights the necessity of long-term monitoring and suggests that Sphagnum moss cover could be used as an indicator of success 💭 🌏 🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Highlights the necessity of long-term monitoring and suggests that Sphagnum moss cover could be used as an indicator of success 💭 🌏 🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Deer browsing limits forest diversity – even in the light. New study in @jappliedecology.bsky.social by Würzburg ecologists and others: Even sunny canopy gaps cannot offset the impact of roe deer on forest regeneration. 🦌🌳☀️
➡️ www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-...
➡️ www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-...
November 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Deer browsing limits forest diversity – even in the light. New study in @jappliedecology.bsky.social by Würzburg ecologists and others: Even sunny canopy gaps cannot offset the impact of roe deer on forest regeneration. 🦌🌳☀️
➡️ www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-...
➡️ www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-...
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Cessation of grouse moor management and climate change scenarios are both predicted to drive declines in Red Grouse, Curlew and Golden Plover. Our paper in @jappliedecology.bsky.social, led by Tom Mason, combines these factors in modelling future population trends.
#conservationscience🌎
#conservationscience🌎
November 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Cessation of grouse moor management and climate change scenarios are both predicted to drive declines in Red Grouse, Curlew and Golden Plover. Our paper in @jappliedecology.bsky.social, led by Tom Mason, combines these factors in modelling future population trends.
#conservationscience🌎
#conservationscience🌎
Coupling hydrodynamic drifting simulations and seasonal demographics to unmask the drivers of jellyfish blooms 🪼
Presents a framework for identifying the unknown locations of polyp beds; a key parameter in predicting occurrences of jellyfish blooms 📊🧪🌏
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Presents a framework for identifying the unknown locations of polyp beds; a key parameter in predicting occurrences of jellyfish blooms 📊🧪🌏
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Coupling hydrodynamic drifting simulations and seasonal demographics to unmask the drivers of jellyfish blooms 🪼
Presents a framework for identifying the unknown locations of polyp beds; a key parameter in predicting occurrences of jellyfish blooms 📊🧪🌏
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Presents a framework for identifying the unknown locations of polyp beds; a key parameter in predicting occurrences of jellyfish blooms 📊🧪🌏
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Landscape & crop diversity contributes to greater yield stability 🌱🌏
Promoting diverse agricultural landscapes with balanced heterogeneity can enhance the resilience of agricultural systems to climate change & contribute to long-term food security 📈🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Promoting diverse agricultural landscapes with balanced heterogeneity can enhance the resilience of agricultural systems to climate change & contribute to long-term food security 📈🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Landscape & crop diversity contributes to greater yield stability 🌱🌏
Promoting diverse agricultural landscapes with balanced heterogeneity can enhance the resilience of agricultural systems to climate change & contribute to long-term food security 📈🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Promoting diverse agricultural landscapes with balanced heterogeneity can enhance the resilience of agricultural systems to climate change & contribute to long-term food security 📈🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Good habitat & group living mitigate nest failure from predation & flooding in a riparian bird 🐦
Proposes conservation management actions should aim at improving the quality of riparian habitat & preserving existing areas of high P. aquaticus density 🌏 🧪
🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70181
Proposes conservation management actions should aim at improving the quality of riparian habitat & preserving existing areas of high P. aquaticus density 🌏 🧪
🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70181
November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Good habitat & group living mitigate nest failure from predation & flooding in a riparian bird 🐦
Proposes conservation management actions should aim at improving the quality of riparian habitat & preserving existing areas of high P. aquaticus density 🌏 🧪
🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70181
Proposes conservation management actions should aim at improving the quality of riparian habitat & preserving existing areas of high P. aquaticus density 🌏 🧪
🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70181
Fire severity reduces tick populations, but landscape context shapes their recovery 📊
Using field data, remote sensing, and SEMs, this research offer a scalable approach to monitor ecosystem and disease vector responses to wildfire 🛰️🧪🌎 @samsambado.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Using field data, remote sensing, and SEMs, this research offer a scalable approach to monitor ecosystem and disease vector responses to wildfire 🛰️🧪🌎 @samsambado.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Fire severity reduces tick populations, but landscape context shapes their recovery 📊
Using field data, remote sensing, and SEMs, this research offer a scalable approach to monitor ecosystem and disease vector responses to wildfire 🛰️🧪🌎 @samsambado.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Using field data, remote sensing, and SEMs, this research offer a scalable approach to monitor ecosystem and disease vector responses to wildfire 🛰️🧪🌎 @samsambado.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Seven consecutive annual fires promote the richness, abundance, & resilience of the Cerrado grass layer 🔥🌎
Grasses benefit much more from frequent fires than from the prolonged fire-suppression regimes that hinder their communities 🌱🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Grasses benefit much more from frequent fires than from the prolonged fire-suppression regimes that hinder their communities 🌱🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Seven consecutive annual fires promote the richness, abundance, & resilience of the Cerrado grass layer 🔥🌎
Grasses benefit much more from frequent fires than from the prolonged fire-suppression regimes that hinder their communities 🌱🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Grasses benefit much more from frequent fires than from the prolonged fire-suppression regimes that hinder their communities 🌱🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Old-growth forests are vital for Madagascar’s endemic amphibians, but agroforests can also contribute to conservation, especially when managed with thick leaf litter & large native trees 🐸🌲
Promoting biodiversity-friendly practices aligns farming with conservation 🌎🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Promoting biodiversity-friendly practices aligns farming with conservation 🌎🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Old-growth forests are vital for Madagascar’s endemic amphibians, but agroforests can also contribute to conservation, especially when managed with thick leaf litter & large native trees 🐸🌲
Promoting biodiversity-friendly practices aligns farming with conservation 🌎🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Promoting biodiversity-friendly practices aligns farming with conservation 🌎🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Mammals with large home ranges, low reproductive rates & small body sizes are most vulnerable to roads: A meta-analysis 🛣️🌎🧪
Proposes that we should maintain low road densities & install small-mesh mitigation fencing along roads 🧱
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Proposes that we should maintain low road densities & install small-mesh mitigation fencing along roads 🧱
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Mammals with large home ranges, low reproductive rates & small body sizes are most vulnerable to roads: A meta-analysis 🛣️🌎🧪
Proposes that we should maintain low road densities & install small-mesh mitigation fencing along roads 🧱
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Proposes that we should maintain low road densities & install small-mesh mitigation fencing along roads 🧱
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Where will species go as the world changes? 🌍
Suggests that practitioners can find more reliable answers by pairing long-term biodiversity monitoring with dynamic models 📊🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Suggests that practitioners can find more reliable answers by pairing long-term biodiversity monitoring with dynamic models 📊🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Where will species go as the world changes? 🌍
Suggests that practitioners can find more reliable answers by pairing long-term biodiversity monitoring with dynamic models 📊🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Suggests that practitioners can find more reliable answers by pairing long-term biodiversity monitoring with dynamic models 📊🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Taking action for biodiversity means you're taking action for people too💪
🏙️🌳More biodiversity in cities = better physical & mental health, healthier childhood development & stronger social connections
@peopleandnature.bsky.social research in @theguardian.com 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🏙️🌳More biodiversity in cities = better physical & mental health, healthier childhood development & stronger social connections
@peopleandnature.bsky.social research in @theguardian.com 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health
Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Taking action for biodiversity means you're taking action for people too💪
🏙️🌳More biodiversity in cities = better physical & mental health, healthier childhood development & stronger social connections
@peopleandnature.bsky.social research in @theguardian.com 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🏙️🌳More biodiversity in cities = better physical & mental health, healthier childhood development & stronger social connections
@peopleandnature.bsky.social research in @theguardian.com 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Our newest Special Feature, "Implications of Changing Snowscapes for Animal Ecology", is now accepting proposals. It aims to highlight the importance of changing snow conditions in animal ecology. 🌨️
Read more and submit your proposal here:
Read more and submit your proposal here:
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November 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Our newest Special Feature, "Implications of Changing Snowscapes for Animal Ecology", is now accepting proposals. It aims to highlight the importance of changing snow conditions in animal ecology. 🌨️
Read more and submit your proposal here:
Read more and submit your proposal here:
Our November issue is now available! 🦗🌎🧪
Featuring a range of topics such as...
📈Unmasking the drivers of jellyfish blooms🪼
🔥The legacy of pine plantations on fire severity🌲
🐝Enhancing pollinator habitats in urban landscapes🏘️
Read it in full👇
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652664...
Featuring a range of topics such as...
📈Unmasking the drivers of jellyfish blooms🪼
🔥The legacy of pine plantations on fire severity🌲
🐝Enhancing pollinator habitats in urban landscapes🏘️
Read it in full👇
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652664...
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Our November issue is now available! 🦗🌎🧪
Featuring a range of topics such as...
📈Unmasking the drivers of jellyfish blooms🪼
🔥The legacy of pine plantations on fire severity🌲
🐝Enhancing pollinator habitats in urban landscapes🏘️
Read it in full👇
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652664...
Featuring a range of topics such as...
📈Unmasking the drivers of jellyfish blooms🪼
🔥The legacy of pine plantations on fire severity🌲
🐝Enhancing pollinator habitats in urban landscapes🏘️
Read it in full👇
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652664...
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How do large native trees and leaf litter promote amphibian diversity in Malagasy agroforests?
See the first PhD chapter of Lovasoa Rakotozafy, just out in @jappliedecology.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
See the first PhD chapter of Lovasoa Rakotozafy, just out in @jappliedecology.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
How do large native trees and leaf litter promote amphibian diversity in Malagasy agroforests?
See the first PhD chapter of Lovasoa Rakotozafy, just out in @jappliedecology.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
See the first PhD chapter of Lovasoa Rakotozafy, just out in @jappliedecology.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Semi-natural habitats are key for farmland biodiversity but their quality is often low due to high exposure to fertilizers 🌾🧪
A new study shows that more frequent cutting can create diverse vegetation even in highly productive habitats ✂️🌏
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
A new study shows that more frequent cutting can create diverse vegetation even in highly productive habitats ✂️🌏
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
doi.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Semi-natural habitats are key for farmland biodiversity but their quality is often low due to high exposure to fertilizers 🌾🧪
A new study shows that more frequent cutting can create diverse vegetation even in highly productive habitats ✂️🌏
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
A new study shows that more frequent cutting can create diverse vegetation even in highly productive habitats ✂️🌏
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Register for our next MEE live!
Join the authors of ‘DNA Divers: Volunteer-based eDNA capture for local and global marine biodiversity monitoring’ for this free online webinar! 🧬 ⭐
⏰ 27 November 2025, 16:30-17:30pm (GMT)
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Join the authors of ‘DNA Divers: Volunteer-based eDNA capture for local and global marine biodiversity monitoring’ for this free online webinar! 🧬 ⭐
⏰ 27 November 2025, 16:30-17:30pm (GMT)
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November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Register for our next MEE live!
Join the authors of ‘DNA Divers: Volunteer-based eDNA capture for local and global marine biodiversity monitoring’ for this free online webinar! 🧬 ⭐
⏰ 27 November 2025, 16:30-17:30pm (GMT)
Find out more and register 👇
buff.ly/wNIpIWm
Join the authors of ‘DNA Divers: Volunteer-based eDNA capture for local and global marine biodiversity monitoring’ for this free online webinar! 🧬 ⭐
⏰ 27 November 2025, 16:30-17:30pm (GMT)
Find out more and register 👇
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During the course of Black History Month, we have been collating a resource page of blogs, networks, literature and more, with the aim of consistently supporting and elevating Black ecologists.
October 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
During the course of Black History Month, we have been collating a resource page of blogs, networks, literature and more, with the aim of consistently supporting and elevating Black ecologists.
🎃 How are you celebrating spooky season? Help usher in Halloween with this blog post of some of our spookiest publications this year... If you dare! 👻🧪
🏰 Read the blog here: appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/10/30/2...
🏰 Read the blog here: appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/10/30/2...
To help usher in Halloween, let’s take a look at some recent articles from Journal of Applied Ecology that explore different spooky animals and their environments! Bats are probably the first creat…
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October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🎃 How are you celebrating spooky season? Help usher in Halloween with this blog post of some of our spookiest publications this year... If you dare! 👻🧪
🏰 Read the blog here: appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/10/30/2...
🏰 Read the blog here: appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/10/30/2...
🚨 Did you miss yesterday's webinar on 'Understanding the policy context of Integrated Nature-Climate Action'? 🚨
Don't fret! 🌎🧪
You can watch the full presentations and discussion over on our YouTube: youtu.be/KuytewU1-Vs?...
Don't fret! 🌎🧪
You can watch the full presentations and discussion over on our YouTube: youtu.be/KuytewU1-Vs?...
Understanding the policy context of Integrated Nature-Climate Action: Webinar
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October 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🚨 Did you miss yesterday's webinar on 'Understanding the policy context of Integrated Nature-Climate Action'? 🚨
Don't fret! 🌎🧪
You can watch the full presentations and discussion over on our YouTube: youtu.be/KuytewU1-Vs?...
Don't fret! 🌎🧪
You can watch the full presentations and discussion over on our YouTube: youtu.be/KuytewU1-Vs?...