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Respirometry system for small biological samples.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Annis, P. C. & Nicol, G. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A respiration chamber and electrolytic cell with a single 0.5 mm diameter platinum anode, which function at atmospheric pressure, are described. It ca...

The gas chromatograph as a respirometer.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Putman, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Gases released from two decay systems (leaf litter, animal carrion) were analysed with a simple gas chromatograph. The apparatus provides a convenient...

Assessing individual patterns of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in urban coyotes: non-invasive genetic sampling as an epidemiological tool.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Liccioli, S. & Rogers, S. & Greco, C. & Kutz, S. J. & Chan, F. & Ruckstuhl, K. E. & Massolo, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In epidemiological studies of wildlife parasites, faecal genotyping has been introduced to prevent bias in estimates of parasite prevalence from faeca...

Using genomics to design and evaluate the performance of underwater forest restoration.

Published online: 24 Nov 2020

Authors: Wood, G. & Marzinelli, E. M. & Vergés, A. & Campbell, A. H. & Steinberg, P. D. & Coleman, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration is an emerging intervention to reverse the degradation and loss of marine habitat-formers and the ecosystem services they underpin. Curren...

Defining eradication units to control invasive pests.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Robertson, B. C. & Gemmell, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pest eradication is an important facet of conservation and ecological restoration and has been applied successfully to invasive rat species on offshor...

Evil and allies: opportunistic gulls as both spreaders and sentinels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in human-transformed landscapes.

Published online: 10 Dec 2024

Authors: Martín-Vélez, V. & Montalvo, T. & Giralt, D. & Ramírez, F. & Giménez, J. & Morral-Puigmal, C. & Planell, R. & Sabate, S. & Bota, G. & Navarro, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human-transformed residuals, especially those derived from human waste (dumps), farmland, and livestock are involved in the emergence of antibiotic-re...

NatureScot Research Report 1345 - Investigating the role of badgers (Meles meles) in lamb predation on Scottish farms 2022-23.

Published online: 15 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: George, S. C. & Campbell, S. & Hale, C. & Kaden, J. & Webster, L. I. M.

Content type: Reports

This report provides an update on the investigation into suspected predation of lambs by badgers in Scotland. It summarizes the findings from a large-...