Journal: Basic and Applied Ecology

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Basic Appl. Ecol.

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1439-1791
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  • Status of pollinators and their efficiency in coffee fruit set in a fragmented landscape mosaic in South India
    Item type: Journal Article
    Krishnan, Smitha; Kushalappa, Cheppudira. G.; Shaanker, R. Uma; et al. (2012)
    Basic and Applied Ecology
  • Research agenda on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services in European cities
    Item type: Journal Article
    Pinho, Pedro; Casanelles-Abella, Joan; Luz, Ana C.; et al. (2021)
    Basic and Applied Ecology
    Cities are challenging environments for human life, because of multiple environmental issues driven by urbanization. These can sometimes be mitigated through ecosystem services provided by different functions supported by biodiversity. However, biodiversity in cities is affected by numerous factors, namely habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation, as well as pollution, altered climate, and new biotic challenges. To better understand the link between biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, we need to improve our mechanistic knowledge of these relationships. Trait-based ecology is a promising approach for unravelling the causes and consequences of biodiversity filtering on ecosystem processes and underlying services, but large gaps remain unexplored. Here, we present a series of research directions that are aimed at extending the current knowledge of the relationship between trait-based biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services in cities. These directions are based on: (1) improving urban habitat mapping; (2) considering often neglected urban habitats and ecological niches; (3) integrating multiple urban gradients; (4) using trait-based approaches to improve our mechanistic understanding of the relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services; and (5) extending the involvement of citizens. Pursuing these research directions may support the sustainable management of urban ecosystems and the long-term provision of ecosystem services, ultimately enhancing the well-being of urban populations.
  • Butterfly species and traits associated with selectively logged forest in Borneo
    Item type: Journal Article
    Cleary, Daniel F.R.; Genner, Martin J.; Koh, Lian P.; et al. (2009)
    Basic and Applied Ecology
  • Impacts of habitat heterogeneity on the provision of multiple ecosystem services in a temperate floodplain
    Item type: Journal Article
    Richards, Daniel R.; Moggridge, Helen L.; Maltby, Lorraine; et al. (2018)
    Basic and Applied Ecology
    The relationships between habitat heterogeneity and the provision of multiple ecosystem services are not well understood. This study investigates the impacts of heterogeneity in surface floodwater inundation on the productive efficiency of ecosystem service provision, and the degree to which the relative provision of these ecosystem services is evenly balanced. We analyse indicators of five services. Field data from 100 floodplain quadrats were first analysed to investigate relationships between ecosystem service indicators and floodplain hydrology. Floodplain mosaics of varying hydrological heterogeneity were then simulated using the empirical data. Simulated floodplains with higher hydrological heterogeneity were generally less efficient in providing the target indicators, because they were adapted to the particular hydrological ranges which best provided the target services. Simulated floodplains that were more heterogeneous generally provided more even levels of the target indicators by segregating provision into different habitat types. Heterogeneity in floodplain hydrology may help to balance provision of multiple ecosystem services. However, management of hydrological heterogeneity to achieve this requires a detailed understanding of the relationships between each service and habitat conditions.
  • How do subordinate and dominant species in semi-natural mountain grasslands relate to productivity and land-use change?
    Item type: Journal Article
    Mariotte, Pierre; Buttler, Alexandre; Kohler, Florian; et al. (2013)
    Basic and Applied Ecology
  • Species identity and negative density dependence lead to convergence in designed plant mixtures of twelve species
    Item type: Journal Article
    Suter, Matthias; Ramseier, Dieter; Connolly, James; et al. (2010)
    Basic and Applied Ecology
  • Predicting population and community dynamics: The type of aggregation matters
    Item type: Journal Article
    Meyer, Katrin M.; Schiffers, Katja H.; Münkemüller, Tamara; et al. (2010)
    Basic and Applied Ecology
  • Ecological assessment of forest management approaches to develop resilient forests in the face of global change in Central Europe
    Item type: Review Article
    Huth, Franka; Tischer, Alexander; Nikolova, Petia; et al. (2025)
    Basic and Applied Ecology
    The effects of global change pose major challenges for both practical forest management and forest ecological research if European forests are to be managed in such a way that they can continue to provide their many services to people in the future. The number of studies on impacts of global change on forest ecosystems has increased enormously over the last decade, but the evidence on how to improve the resilience and resistance of forests is of varying quality and in some cases contradictory. For that reason a group of experts from the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfOe), Section Forest Ecology decided to review the relevant scientific information and to assess its degree of confidence to provide guidance for future forest adaption options. Our review of research on the impact of global change on European forests and associated forest management strategies to adapt forests identified 35 scientific statements that were grouped into the following thematic priorities: (1) selection of tree species and promoting diversity, (2) genetics, (3) forest structures, (4) forest functions, ecosystem services and nature's contribution to the lives of people, (5) silvicultural systems, (6) natural regeneration, successional processes and wildlife management, and (7) future research and monitoring methods. Our analyses showed that most of the statements reflect validated research findings. However, many of them were incomplete and would not yet allow transfer to broad application in the form of silvicultural adaptation strategies. Future studies should focus on the identification of climate-resilient tree species and provenances, their regeneration processes and their resistance to pathogens and pests under drought conditions. Species- and site-specific scientific findings must be translated into silvicultural techniques/measures such as the determination of tree species mixtures, thinning and harvesting intensities and tree regeneration methods. We identified significant gaps in the application of forest monitoring practices needed to obtain reliable information on the provision of ecosystem goods and services. This review provides a comprehensive basis to develop a roadmap for future forest adaptation research to improve our level of confidence for science-based management recommendations.
  • Persistent negative effects of pesticides on biodiversity and biological control potential on European farmland
    Item type: Journal Article
    Geiger, Flavia; Bengtsson, Jan; Berendse, Frank; et al. (2010)
    Basic and Applied Ecology
  • Different habitat suitability models yield different least-cost path distances for landscape genetic analysis
    Item type: Journal Article
    Milanesi, Pietro; Holderegger, Rolf; Caniglia, Romolo; et al. (2016)
    Basic and Applied Ecology
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