Ecological Solutions and Evidence publishes articles directly linked to species management, biodiversity, ecosystems, and practical solutions to ecological problems. Each article highlights a problem and is supported by key findings and observations that contribute towards solutions.
Last summer, the journal introduced the requirement that all authors must outline a ‘solution’ or ‘practical implication’ at the end of their abstract, clearly indicating what key management takeaways they recommend.
With this, readers can easily identify the intention behind each manuscript published.
Below are great examples of what solutions and practical implications authors have mentioned in their articles so far!
Biogeographical patterns in the seasonality of bird collisions with aircraft
By Tirth Vaishnav, John Haywood, Kevin C. Burns
“Practical implication: Overall results indicate that avian collisions with aircraft show strong biogeographical patterning, concomitant with global patterns in bird breeding seasons and migration tendencies.”
The Extinction Solutions Index (ESI): a framework to measure solution efficiency to address biodiversity loss
By Rachel N. Martin, Paul M. E. Bunje, Alex O. Dehgan
“Solution. This approach can (1) identify the universe of interventions in myriad sectors of society and the economy that can curtail the threats leading to extinction, (2) develop a quantitative method to identify the highest-impact solutions to address biodiversity loss and (3) create a ranking architecture that integrates factors such as return on investment of solutions. The outcomes of the ESI will enable organizations, governments, businesses and funders to focus resources, activities and investment on the most impactful, scalable solutions.”
Decades of artificial nests towards African Penguin conservation – have they made a difference?
By Lorien Pichegru et al.
“Practical implication. We highlight high-priority research topics to fill knowledge gaps, including testing whether vegetation management treatments targeting plant and insect communities increase bat fitness and cause positive population-level responses in focal bat species. We conclude that building evidence on how bats are affected by power line corridor management is a conservation need.”
Assessing the attractiveness of native wildflower species to bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) in the southeastern United States
By Anthony P. Abbate et al.
“Solution. Our results highlight that each species of native wildflower varies in the abundance, richness and diversity of native bees they attract; this could be considered in the decision-making of landowners and land managers to promote wildflower plantings to reflect the needs of certain groups of bees of conservation interest.”
Maximizing benefits to bat populations through management of power line corridors
By C. J. Campbell et al.
“Practical implication. We highlight high-priority research topics to fill knowledge gaps, including testing whether vegetation management treatments targeting plant and insect communities increase bat fitness and cause positive population-level responses in focal bat species. We conclude that building evidence on how bats are affected by power line corridor management is a conservation need.”
The Applied Ecologist 