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1. Aquatic pollution increases use of terrestrial prey subsidies by stream fish

Author:
Johanna M. Kraus; Justin F. Pomeranz; Andrew S. Todd; David M. Walters; Travis S. Schmidt; Richard B. Wanty; Jason Rohr
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 44-53
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
Salmo trutta; aquatic food webs; aquatic insects; biomass; diet; energy; fish; fish production; food production; insect communities; metals; nutrients; pollutants; riparian areas; secondary productivity; stomach; streams; subsidies; trace elements; watersheds; Colorado; Rocky Mountain region
Abstract:
... Stream food webs are connected with their riparian zones through cross‐ecosystem movements of energy and nutrients. The use and impact of terrestrial subsidies on aquatic consumers is determined in part by in situ biomass of aquatic prey. Thus, stressors such as aquatic pollutants that greatly reduce aquatic secondary production could increase the need for and reliance of stream consumers on terre ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12543

2. Can landscape‐scale approaches to conservation management resolve biodiversity–ecosystem service trade‐offs?

Author:
Justine E. Cordingley; Adrian C. Newton; Robert J. Rose; Ralph T. Clarke; James M. Bullock; Akira Mori
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 96-105
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
aesthetics; biodiversity; carbon sequestration; ecosystem services; ecosystems; heathlands; landscapes; recreation; shrublands; woodlands
Abstract:
... Conservation management is increasingly being required to support both the provision of ecosystem services and maintenance of biodiversity. However, trade‐offs can occur between biodiversity and ecosystems services. We examine whether such trade‐offs can be resolved through landscape‐scale approaches to management. We analysed the biodiversity value and provision of selected ecosystem services (ca ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12545

3. Conservation tillage mitigates the negative effect of landscape simplification on biological control

Author:
Giovanni Tamburini; Serena De Simone; Maurizia Sigura; Francesco Boscutti; Lorenzo Marini; David Kleijn
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 233-241
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
adverse effects; agroecosystems; arthropods; barley; biological control; conservation tillage; conventional tillage; ecosystem services; habitats; landscape management; landscapes; natural enemies; parasitism; parasitoids; pest control; planning; predation; predators; treeline; wheat
Abstract:
... Biological pest control is a key ecosystem service, and it depends on multiple factors acting from the local to the landscape scale. However, the effects of soil management on biological control and its potential interaction with landscape are still poorly understood. In a field exclusion experiment, we explored the relative effect of tillage system (conservation vs. conventional tillage) on aphid ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12544

4. EDITOR'S CHOICE: How much would it cost to monitor farmland biodiversity in Europe?

Author:
Ilse R. Geijzendorffer; Stefano Targetti; Manuel K. Schneider; Dick J. Brus; Philippe Jeanneret; Robert H.G. Jongman; Martin Knotters; Davide Viaggi; Siyka Angelova; Michaela Arndorfer; Debra Bailey; Katalin Balázs; András Báldi; Marion M. B. Bogers; Robert G. H. Bunce; Jean‐Philippe Choisis; Peter Dennis; Sebastian Eiter; Wendy Fjellstad; Jürgen K. Friedel; Tiziano Gomiero; Arjan Griffioen; Max Kainz; Anikó Kovács‐Hostyánszki; Gisela Lüscher; Gerardo Moreno; Juri Nascimbene; Maurizio G. Paoletti; Philippe Pointereau; Jean‐Pierre Sarthou; Norman Siebrecht; Igor Staritsky; Siyka Stoyanova; Sebastian Wolfrum; Felix Herzog; Phil Stephens
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 140-149
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
Common Agricultural Policy; agricultural land; case studies; cost estimates; data collection; earthworms; farms; indicator species; issues and policy; models; monitoring; politics; species diversity; temporal variation; vascular plants; Europe
Abstract:
... To evaluate progress on political biodiversity objectives, biodiversity monitoring provides information on whether intended results are being achieved. Despite scientific proof that monitoring and evaluation increase the (cost) efficiency of policy measures, cost estimates for monitoring schemes are seldom available, hampering their inclusion in policy programme budgets. Empirical data collected f ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12552

5. Effects of grazing on soil nitrogen spatial heterogeneity depend on herbivore assemblage and pre‐grazing plant diversity

Author:
Chen Liu; Xuxin Song; Ling Wang; Deli Wang; Xiaomei Zhou; Jun Liu; Xuan Zhao; Jing Li; Haijiao Lin; Shiqiang Wan
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 242-250
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
Leymus; cattle; ecosystems; grazing management; herbivores; meadows; mixed grazing; nitrogen; plant communities; ranching; sheep; soil heterogeneity; soil nutrients; soil resources; steppes
Abstract:
... The spatial heterogeneity of limiting soil resources is an essential factor determining ecosystem processes and function. It has been reported that large herbivores can strongly impact the variation and spatial distribution pattern of soil nitrogen (N). However, it remains unclear how large herbivores affect soil spatial heterogeneity and whether this influence is dependent on plant community dive ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12537

6. Efficacy of lecture‐based environmental education for biodiversity conservation: a robust controlled field experiment with recreational anglers engaged in self‐organized fish stocking

Author:
Marie L. Fujitani; Andrew McFall; Christoph Randler; Robert Arlinghaus; Marc Cadotte
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 25-33
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
attitudes and opinions; biodiversity; cognition; environmental education; field experimentation; fish; freshwater fisheries; learning; managers; natural resource management; questionnaires; risk; stakeholders; Germany
Abstract:
... Fish stocking constitutes a widespread management tool for freshwater fisheries, but depending on configuration can be economically wasteful, ecologically harmful and lead to irreversible biodiversity loss. We conducted a large‐scale controlled experiment of a lecture intervention to understand whether communication of neutrally worded scientific information about sustainable fish stocking might a ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12560

7. Enriched rearing environment and wild genetic background can enhance survival and disease resistance of salmonid fishes during parasite epidemics

Author:
Anssi Karvonen; Mariella Aalto‐Araneda; Anna‐Maija Virtala; Raine Kortet; Perttu Koski; Pekka Hyvärinen; Angela Strecker
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 213-221
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
disease outbreaks; disease prevention; disease resistance; fish culture; genetic background; hatcheries; monitoring; parasites; parasitoses; pathogens; rearing; survival rate; wild fish
Abstract:
... The importance and volume of aquaculture is increasing world‐wide. Rearing practices play a key role in determining growth rate, survival and disease resistance in aquaculture fishes. Recent evidence suggests that in comparison with a standard stimulus‐poor rearing environment, an enriched or variable rearing environment has significant positive effects on several traits underlying growth and well ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12568

8. Estimating recruitment and survival in partially monitored populations

Author:
Ana Sanz‐Aguilar; José Manuel Igual; Daniel Oro; Meritxell Genovart; Giacomo Tavecchia; Steve Votier
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 73-82
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
animal breeding; animals; breeding sites; computer software; models; monitoring; mortality; nests; population growth; prediction; species recruitment
Abstract:
... In evolutionary and ecological studies, demographic parameters are commonly derived from detailed information collected on a limited number of individuals or in a confined sector of the breeding area. This partial monitoring is expected to underestimate survival and recruitment processes because individuals marked in a monitored location may move to or recruit in an unobservable site. We formulate ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12580

9. Grassland birds demonstrate delayed response to large‐scale tree removal in central North America

Author:
Sarah J. Thompson; Todd W. Arnold; John Fieberg; Diane A. Granfors; Sara Vacek; Nick Palaia; Jeroen Minderman
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 284-294
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
autumn; cutting; grasslands; habitats; landscapes; managers; nests; planning; prescribed burning; regrowth; shelterbelts; shrubs; surveys; trees; waterfowl; wetlands; wildlife; woodlands; North America
Abstract:
... Maintenance of early successional and open habitats often requires active removal of encroaching vegetation. In many cases, fire or other historically applied methods can no longer maintain or create open or early‐successional habitat. In these situations, managers must employ mechanical or chemical treatments to control vegetation and improve habitat quality for wildlife that depend on open habit ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12554

10. Passive restoration of subtropical grassland after abandonment of cultivation

Author:
Rod J. Fensham; Don W. Butler; Russell J. Fairfax; Amy R. Quintin; John M. Dwyer; Lara Souza
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 274-283
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
Dichanthium; botanical composition; chronosequences; ecological restoration; ecosystems; fallow; forbs; grasses; grasslands; indigenous species; introduced species; pastures; plant communities; risk; wind; Queensland
Abstract:
... Passive restoration of grasslands after the abandonment of cultivation may be a viable restoration option where seed sources from remnant grasslands are available, and if the risk of deflected succession is low. Passive restoration of subtropical grassland in Queensland, Australia was evaluated along a chronosequence of abandoned cultivation (fallow) paddocks. Plant communities in fallow paddocks ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12551

11. Prescribed fire does not promote outbreaks of a primary bark beetle at low‐density populations

Author:
Crisia Alexandra Tabacaru; Jane Park; Nadir Erbilgin; Ian Kaplan
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 222-232
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
Dendroctonus ponderosae; Pinus contorta; bark beetles; coniferous forests; fires; mortality; phloem; prescribed burning; trees; Canada
Abstract:
... The causes of bark beetle outbreaks – particularly the role of disturbances – are poorly understood. Stand‐scale disturbances, like fires, can suddenly improve local host susceptibility and may attract beetles; however, whether such increases can lead to outbreaks in post‐disturbance stands is unclear. Using low‐density Dendroctonus ponderosae mountain pine beetle populations in Pinus contorta lod ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12546

12. Road avoidance responses determine the impact of heterogeneous road networks at a regional scale

Author:
Marcello D'Amico; Stéphanie Périquet; Jacinto Román; Eloy Revilla; Matt Hayward
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 181-190
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
Cervus elaphus; Sus scrofa; conservation areas; ecosystems; emissions; habitats; probability; roads; traffic; ungulates; wild boars; Spain
Abstract:
... Barrier effect is a road‐related impact affecting several animal populations. It can be caused by behavioural responses towards roads (surface and/or gap avoidance), associated emissions (traffic‐emissions avoidance) and/or circulating vehicles (vehicle avoidance). Most studies so far have described road‐effect zones along major roads, without determining the actual factor inducing the behavioural ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12572

13. Searching for resilience: addressing the impacts of changing disturbance regimes on forest ecosystem services

Author:
Rupert Seidl; Thomas A. Spies; David L. Peterson; Scott L. Stephens; Jeffrey A. Hicke; David Angeler
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 120-129
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
basins; boreal forests; decision making; ecosystem management; ecosystem services; ecosystems; engineering; environmental impact; global change; humans; monitoring; society; uncertainty
Abstract:
... The provisioning of ecosystem services to society is increasingly under pressure from global change. Changing disturbance regimes are of particular concern in this context due to their high potential impact on ecosystem structure, function and composition. Resilience‐based stewardship is advocated to address these changes in ecosystem management, but its operational implementation has remained cha ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12511
PubMed:
26966320
PubMed Central:
PMC4780065

14. Transferability of predictive models of coral reef fish species richness

Author:
Ana M. M. Sequeira; Camille Mellin; Hector M. Lozano‐Montes; Mathew A. Vanderklift; Russ C. Babcock; Michael D. E. Haywood; Jessica J. Meeuwig; M. Julian Caley; Jani Heino
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 64-72
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
basins; coral reefs; cost effectiveness; data collection; fish; issues and policy; models; planning; space and time; species diversity; Great Barrier Reef; Queensland; Western Australia
Abstract:
... Understanding biodiversity patterns depends on data collection, which in marine environments can be prohibitively expensive. Transferable predictive models could therefore provide time‐ and cost‐effective tools for understanding biodiversity–environment relationships. We used fish species counts and spatial and environmental predictors to develop predictive models of fish species richness (S) for ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12578

15. Transient dynamics reveal the importance of early life survival to the response of a tropical tree to harvest

Author:
Orou G. Gaoue; Danny Hooftman
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 112-119
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
Khaya senegalensis; bark; developmental stages; elasticities; harvesting; leaves; managers; nontimber forest products; population growth; poverty; prediction; trees; Western Africa
Abstract:
... Exploitation of non‐timber forest products can contribute to the alleviation of poverty. However, overexploitation can also lead to species decline. Studies on the sustainability of harvest often use stationary population growth rates to assess harvesting effects. For such frequently harvested systems, transient analysis can provide new insights into the response of populations to harvest. To test ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12553

16. Using abiotic drivers of fish spawning to inform environmental flow management

Author:
Alison J. King; Daniel C. Gwinn; Zeb Tonkin; John Mahoney; Scott Raymond; Leah Beesley; Jani Heino
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 34-43
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
ecological function; environmental factors; fish; floods; indigenous species; introduced species; managers; models; rivers; spawning; water management; water temperature; Australia
Abstract:
... Environmental flows are a key restoration technique for conserving ecological function in flow‐degraded rivers. Species‐specific, flow–biota relationships are increasingly being used to determine environmental flow needs and manage their use; however, many of these relationships are poorly described. We evaluate relationships between environmental variables and spawning intensity for a fish assemb ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12542

17. The need for a consistent fire policy for Cerrado conservation

Author:
Giselda Durigan; James A. Ratter; Jeremy James
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 11-15
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
biodiversity; cerrado; deforestation; ecosystems; fire regime; fire suppression; forests; global warming; indigenous knowledge; indigenous peoples; issues and policy; pasture management; prescribed burning; private lands; savannas; scientists; Brazil
Abstract:
... The Cerrado is a fire‐dependent savanna requiring a clear and urgent fire management policy. The extensive misuse of fire for deforestation or pasture management in Brazil has created an overall perception that its use is always deleterious. This view, reinforced by threats of global warming and climatic change, has lead to current policies of fire suppression. Cerrado ecosystems depend on the his ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12559

18. Effects of seal predation on a modelled marine fish community and consequences for a commercial fishery

Author:
Jennifer E. Houle; Francisco Castro; Michelle A. Cronin; Keith D. Farnsworth; Martha Gosch; David G. Reid; Andre Punt
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 54-63
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
Halichoerus grypus; Phoca vitulina; biomass; fish communities; fisheries; food choices; marine fish; models; population size; predation; seals; spawning; surveys
Abstract:
... We constructed a size‐ and trait‐based dynamic marine community model of the Celtic Sea/Biologically Sensitive Area, including grey seals Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius 1791) and harbour seals Phoca vitulina vitulina (Linnaeus 1758) to examine potential resource conflict between seals and commercial trawl fisheries. The model incorporates seal diet preference, population size and commercial fishery ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12548

19. FORUM: Indirect leakage leads to a failure of avoided loss biodiversity offsetting

Author:
Atte Moilanen; Jussi Laitila; Jason Rohr
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 106-111
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
biodiversity; human population; markets; multipliers; politics; population size; products and commodities; risk
Abstract:
... Biodiversity offsetting has quickly gained political support all around the world. Avoided loss (averted risk) offsetting means compensation for ecological damage via averted loss of anticipated impacts through the removal of threatening processes in compensation areas. Leakage means the phenomenon of environmentally damaging activity relocating elsewhere after being stopped locally by avoided los ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12565
PubMed:
26877546
PubMed Central:
PMC4737393

20. Functional responses of insectivorous bats to increasing housing density support ‘land‐sparing’ rather than ‘land‐sharing’ urban growth strategies

Author:
Fiona M. Caryl; Linda F. Lumsden; Rodney Ree; Brendan A. Wintle; Jeroen Minderman
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2016 v.53 no.1 pp. 191-201
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
biodiversity; cities; forest habitats; insectivores; landscapes; models; probability; trees; urban areas; urban planning; urbanization; Australia
Abstract:
... Debates about ‘land‐sparing’ and ‘land‐sharing’ strategies for conserving biodiversity in cities provide an overly simplistic characterization of alternate planning options. Increased urbanization manifests in a number of ways and sophisticated analyses of how species respond to urban environments are required before generalizations about the relative merits of either planning strategy should be m ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12549