Figure 1.

 Percentage of primary research papers published in Journal of Applied Ecology or Ecological Applications in 2008 that show evidence of involvement of businesses from different sectors (excluding private research institutions and consultancies). Some papers evidence involvement from more than one sector and so categories are non‐exclusive. ‘Agribusiness’ includes fisheries; ‘Fuel’ includes oil and gas companies as well as companies involved in commercial peat cutting; and Support Services includes companies that support other businesses by providing logistical support, personnel, training, etc.