http://www.journalofappliedecology.org EarlyView RSS Feed http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1473209/Evaluating_the_effectiveness_of_humanorangutan_conflict_mitigation_strategies_in.html Summary 1. Crop raiding by great apes is an emerging conservation issue across their range. It is important because it involves highly threatened species that can cause significant economic damage and be killed in retribution. Yet, to date, no quantitative study has sought to test possible solutions for preventing this form of human–wildlife conflict. 2. From February 2007 to August 2009, we monitored... 2012-02-06T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1473211/Beyond_fecundity_control_which_weeds_are_most_containable.html Summary 1. Eradication is often the preferred strategy in the management of new weed invasions, but recent research has shown that the circumstances under which eradication can be achieved are highly constrained. Containment is a component of an eradication strategy and also a management objective in its own right. Just as for eradication, containment of a weed invasion should be attempted only if it is considered feasible. However,... 2012-02-06T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1452017/Successional_trends_in_Floristic_Quality.html Summary 1. Simple, conservation‐relevant, plant community measures are sought by resource managers. In this context, the use of Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA) has increased exponentially over the past 30 years. FQA measures a habitat’s Floristic Quality and conservation value by summarizing the relative anthropogenic disturbance tolerances of its plant species (i.e. their Conservatism). However, despite their widespread use in... 2012-01-24T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1451347/Simulating_devil_facial_tumour_disease_outbreaks_across_empirically_derived_cont.html Summary 1. Understanding the nature and characteristics of contact heterogeneities is crucial for predicting the epidemic behaviour of infectious diseases. Nonetheless, few studies include contact heterogeneities when modelling disease outbreaks in wildlife, which differ in their population impact from human diseases. 2. We use empirical estimates of contact heterogeneities and network metrics to simulate... 2012-01-23T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1451349/Local_and_landscape_management_of_an_expanding_range_margin_under_climate_change.html Summary 1. There is a pressing need to understand how to facilitate species’ range shifts under climate change. However, few empirical studies are available to inform decision‐making, particularly at fine spatial and temporal resolutions. 2. We present a case study of a thermally constrained habitat specialist, the silver‐spotted skipper butterfly Hesperia comma, at its expanding range margin in south‐eastern Britain. Using... 2012-01-23T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1451351/How_can_ecologists_help_practitioners_minimize_nontarget_effects_in_weed_biocont.html 2012-01-23T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1443225/Simulated_N_deposition_negatively_impacts_sugar_maple_regeneration_in_a_northern.html 2012-01-18T04:13:38Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1444109/Edge_effects_and_their_influence_on_habitat_suitability_calculations_a_continuou.html Summary 1. The suitability of human‐modified habitats for native species and the response of species to habitat edges are two important ecological processes that affect species and communities in fragmented landscapes. However, field studies generally analyse these two processes separately. We extended a recently proposed continuous approach to link these two processes, using empirical data from birds of the Atlantic forest in... 2012-01-18T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1443183/Combining_efficient_methods_to_detect_spread_of_woody_invaders_in_urbanrural_mat.html Summary 1. Early detection of biological invasions can reduce the costs of control and increase its efficacy. Although much research focuses on the appearance or establishment of new invaders, few studies target the detection of spread from established populations. Managers of natural areas have limited resources; therefore, there is need for efficient methods of quantifying the spread of likely invaders in local and regional... 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1443223/Building_the_evidence_base_for_ecological_impact_assessment_and_mitigation.html 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1443229/Improved_fish_and_crustacean_passage_in_tidal_creeks_following_floodgate_remedia.html Summary 1. Estuarine wetlands are important nurseries for fish and decapod crustaceans. Flood mitigation structures (such as levees, culverts and floodgates) that fragment wetland habitat can reduce fish and crustacean passage and subsequently impact biodiversity. 2. Remediating structures to enhance connectivity, tidal flushing and fish and crustacean passage are assumed to be important ways to rehabilitate... 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1443235/Behavioural_adjustments_of_a_large_carnivore_to_access_secondary_prey_in_a_human.html Summary 1. Conflict between people and large carnivores is an urgent conservation issue world‐wide. Understanding the underlying ecological drivers of livestock depredation by large carnivores is greatly needed. 2. We studied the spatial, foraging and behavioural ecology of African lions Panthera leo in the Botswana Makgadikgadi ecosystem. This ecosystem comprises a protected area, characterized by high seasonal... 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1443241/Ensuring_applied_ecology_has_impact.html 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1443243/Simple_rules_to_contain_an_invasive_species_with_a_complex_life_cycle_and_high_d.html Summary 1. Designing practical rules for controlling invasive species is a challenging task for managers, particularly when species are long‐lived, have complex life cycles and high dispersal capacities. Previous findings derived from plant matrix population analyses suggest that effective control of long‐lived invaders may be achieved by focusing on killing adult plants. However, the cost‐effectiveness of managing different life... 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z http://www.journalofappliedecology.org/details/journalArticle/1442569/Birds_as_biodiversity_surrogates_will_supplementing_birds_with_other_taxa_improv.html Summary 1. Most biodiversity is still unknown, and therefore, priority areas for conservation typically are identified based on the presence of surrogates, or indicator groups. Birds are commonly used as surrogates of biodiversity owing to the wide availability of relevant data and their broad popular appeal. However, some studies have found birds to perform relatively poorly as indicators. We therefore ask how the effectiveness of... 2012-01-16T00:00:00Z