http://www.journalofappliedecology.org current issue RSS Feed http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1346709/The_new_diversity_management_gains_through_insights_into_the_functional_diversit.html Summary 1. Biodiversity is being lost in our rapidly changing world. Most studies that examine biodiversity measure species richness, but loss of functional diversity (FD) – defined as the trait variation or dispersion in an assemblage – is equally important. FD is useful for management actions focused on ecosystem services or functions, especially when ecosystem function is ambiguously defined, or there are multiple functions of... 2011-09-14T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1237111/What_do_matrix_population_models_reveal_about_the_sustainability_of_nontimber_fo.html Summary 1. Understanding how management activities impact plant population dynamics is necessary to conserve at‐risk species, control invasive species and sustainably harvest non‐timber forest products (NTFP). For NTFP, knowledge about how the sustainability of harvest varies by plant life‐form and part harvested is limited and needed to inform management of the thousands of species providing income to millions of people... 2011-05-23T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/985377/Practitioners_perspectives_introducing_a_different_voice_in_applied_ecology.html 2011-01-07T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/985527/How_can_ecologists_help_realise_the_potential_of_payments_for_carbon_in_tropical.html Summary 1. There is great interest among policy makers in the potential of carbon‐based payments for ecosystem services (PES) to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and protect forests in tropical countries. We discuss the contributions that ecologists can make to the interdisciplinary research required to inform the design of these initiatives. 2. First, we highlight the need to quantify the full range... 2010-10-04T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/985461/REVIEW_The_identification_of_priority_policy_options_for_UK_nature_conservation.html Summary 1. The conservation of biodiversity depends upon both policy and regulatory frameworks. Here, we identify priority policy developments that would support conservation in the UK in the light of technological developments, changes in knowledge or environmental change. 2. A team of seven representatives from governmental organizations, 17 from non‐governmental organizations and six academics ... 2010-08-23T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/588367/The_ecological_research_needs_of_business.html Summary 1. Businesses have an unrivalled ability to mobilize human, physical and financial capital, often manage large land holdings, and draw on resources and supply products that impact a wide array of ecosystems. Businesses therefore have the potential to make a substantial contribution to arresting declines in biodiversity and ecosystem services. To realize this potential, businesses require support from researchers in applied... 2010-03-08T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/557073/Putting_applied_ecology_into_practice.html 2010-01-29T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/557075/Putting_applied_ecology_into_practice.html 2010-01-29T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/473853/Priority_research_areas_for_ecosystem_services_in_a_changing_world.html Summary 1. Ecosystem services are the benefits humans obtain from ecosystems. The importance of research into ecosystem services has been widely recognized, and rapid progress is being made. However, the prevailing approach to quantifying ecosystem services is still based on static analyses and single services, ignoring system dynamics, uncertainty and feedbacks. This is not only partly due to a lack of mechanistic understanding of... 2009-10-10T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/473849/Priority_research_areas_for_ecosystem_services_in_a_changing_world.html Summary 1. Ecosystem services are the benefits humans obtain from ecosystems. The importance of research into ecosystem services has been widely recognized, and rapid progress is being made. However, the prevailing approach to quantifying ecosystem services is still based on static analyses and single services, ignoring system dynamics, uncertainty and feedbacks. This is not only partly due to a lack of mechanistic understanding of... 2009-10-10T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/369827/Tribute_to_Simon_Thirgood.html 2009-10-01T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/168693/An_astronomical_patternmatching_algorithm_for_computeraided_identification_of_wh.html Summary 1The formulation of conservation policy relies heavily on demographic, biological and ecological knowledge that is often elusive for threatened species. Essential estimates of abundance, survival and life‐history parameters are accessible through mark and recapture studies given a sufficiently large sample. Photographic identification of individuals is an established mark and recapture... 2005-09-28T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/168717/Climate_change_the_science_and_the_policy.html Summary Globally we face serious challenges from the effects of climate change. The causal link between global warming and increased greenhouse gas emissions is well established. Carbon dioxide levels are at a higher level than at any time in the past 750 000 years at least, and it is too late to stop further warming and consequent impacts on UK and global societies. Here I summarize the latest scientific evidence for... 2005-09-05T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/168741/Offshore_renewable_energy_ecological_implications_of_generating_electricity_in_t.html Summary 1Global‐scale environmental degradation and its links with non‐renewable fossil fuels have led to an increasing interest in generating electricity from renewable energy resources. Much of this interest centres on offshore renewable energy developments (ORED). The large scale of proposed ORED will add to the existing human pressures on coastal ecosystems, therefore any ecological costs and... 2005-08-08T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/168968/Vegetation_dynamics_on_rangelands_a_critique_of_the_current_paradigms.html Summary 1Rangeland ecologists have been debating the validity of two current paradigms for the evaluation of vegetation dynamics on rangelands. This debate frequently contrasts the conventional model of continuous and reversible vegetation dynamics (range model) with a more contemporary model that can accommodate discontinuous and non‐reversible vegetation change (state‐and‐transition model). ... 2003-07-11T00:00:00Z