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Using terrestrial haematophagous leeches to enhance tropical biodiversity monitoring programmes in Bangladesh.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Weiskopf, S. R. & McCarthy, K. P. & Tessler, M. & Rahman, H. A. & McCarthy, J. L. & Hersch, R. & Faisal, M. M. & Siddall, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Measuring mammal biodiversity in tropical rainforests is challenging, and methods that reduce effort while maximizing success are crucial for long-ter...

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Using sighting records to declare eradication of an invasive species.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Rout, T. M. & Salomon, Y. & McCarthy, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A major challenge for eradication managers is deciding when a programme can be deemed successful. Regan et al. (2006) were the first to pose this prob...

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Using stochastic dynamic programming to determine optimal fire management for Banksia ornata.

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: McCarthy, M. A. & Possingham, H. P. & Gill, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A model of the population dynamics of Banksia ornata was developed, using stochastic dynamic programming (a state-dependent decision-making tool), to ...

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Robust decisions for declaring eradication of invasive species.

Published online: 05 Aug 2009

Authors: Rout, T. M. & Thompson, C. J. & McCarthy, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive species threaten biodiversity, and their eradication is desirable whenever possible. Deciding whether an invasive species has been successful...

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Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) dynamics: effects of rainfall, density dependence, harvesting and environmental stochasticity.

Published online: 16 May 1996

Authors: McCarthy, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Change in the number of red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) in the South Australian pastoral zone is related to rainfall and population size. These relatio...

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NABat ML: utilizing deep learning to enable crowdsourced development of automated, scalable solutions for documenting North American bat populations.

Published online: 11 Mar 2023

Authors: Khalighifar, A. & Gotthold, B. S. & Adams, E. & Barnett, J. & Beard, L. O. & Britzke, E. R. & Burger, P. A. & Chase, K. & Cordes, Z. & Cryan, P. M. & Ferrall, E. & Fill, C. T. & Gibson, S. E. & Haulton, G. S. & Irvine, K. M. & Katz, L. S. & Kendall, W. L. & Long, C. A. & Aodha, O. M. & McBurney, T. & McCarthy, S. & McKown, M. W. & O'Keefe, J. & Patterson, L. D. & Pitcher, K. A. & Rustand, M. & Segers, J. L. & Seppanen, K. & Siemers, J. L. & Stratton, C. & Straw, B. R. & Weller, T. J. & Reichert, B. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bats play crucial ecological roles and provide valuable ecosystem services, yet many populations face serious threats from various ecological disturba...

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Assessing the sensitivity of biodiversity indices used to inform fire management.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Giljohann, K. M. & Kelly, L. T. & Connell, J. & Clarke, M. F. & Clarke, R. H. & Regan, T. J. & McCarthy, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity indices are widely used to summarize changes in the distribution and abundance of multiple species and measure progress towards managemen...

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Prevent, search or destroy? A partially observable model for invasive species management.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Rout, T. M. & Moore, J. L. & McCarthy, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The extensive impact of invasive species has motivated a growing field of research combining ecological and economic models to find cost-effective man...

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A landscape-scale test of the predictive ability of a spatially explicit model for population viability analysis.

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Lindenmayer, D. B. & Ball, I. & Possingham, H. P. & McCarthy, M. A. & Pope, M. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although population viability analysis (PVA) is widely employed, forecasts from PVA models are rarely tested. This study in a fragmented forest in sou...

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A field test of mechanisms underpinning animal diversity in recently burned landscapes.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Senior, K. L. & Giljohann, K. M. & McCarthy, M. A. & Kelly, L. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Planned burning generates different types of pyrodiversity, however, experimental tests of how alternative spatial patterns of burning influence anima...

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