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A decade of curtailment studies demonstrates a consistent and effective strategy to reduce bat fatalities at wind turbines in North America.

Published online: 22 Sep 2024

Authors: Whitby, M. D. & O'Mara, M. T. & Hein, C. D. & Huso, M. & Frick, W. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

There is a rapid, global push for wind energy installation. However, large numbers of bats are killed by turbines each year, raising concerns about th...

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NatureScot Research Report 1325 - Review of high-resolution remote sensing methods to monitor peatland restoration efficacy on actively eroding blanket bogs.

Published online: 24 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Burnham, B. S. & Cousins, J. & Burley, B. & Campbell, D. & Cadman, D.

Content type: Reports

This report explores high-resolution remote sensing methods to monitor peatland restoration, particularly on actively eroding blanket bogs, as part of...

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Conservation agriculture affects multitrophic interactions driving the efficacy of weed biological control.

Published online: 12 Jan 2024

Authors: Carbonne, B. & Muneret, L. & Laurent, E. & Felten, E. & Ducourtieux, C. & Henon, N. & Matejicek, A. & Chauvel, B. & Petit, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological control is a key ecosystem service in arable lands, but its effectiveness varies according to environmental and biotic contexts. Cascading ...

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Private land conservation towards large landscape goals: role of relational values, property rights orientations and perceived efficacy in ranchers' actions.

Published online: 10 Sep 2024

Authors: Wardropper, C. B. & Graves, R. A. & Brandt, J. & Burnham, M. & Carter, N. & Hale, R. L. & Hillis, V. & Williamson, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Many of the world's iconic, endangered and endemic species rely on large, contiguous landscapes for their survival. In the US West, working ranches ar...

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Prioritizing management actions for invasive populations using cost, efficacy, demography and expert opinion for 14 plant species world-wide.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Kerr, N. Z. & Baxter, P. W. J. & Salguero-Gómez, R. & Wardle, G. M. & Buckley, Y. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Management of invasive populations is typically investigated case-by-case. Comparative approaches have been applied to single aspects of management, s...

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Evaluating the efficacy of independent versus simultaneous management strategies to address ecological and genetic threats to population viability.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Trask, A. E. & Fenn, S. R. & Bignal, E. M. & McCracken, D. I. & Monaghan, P. & Reid, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Small, declining populations can face simultaneous, interacting, ecological and genetic threats to viability. Conservation management strategies desig...

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Genetic variation in resistance and high fecundity impede viral biocontrol of invasive fish.

Published online: 04 Mar 2021

Authors: Mintram, K. S. & Oosterhout, C. van & Lighten, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Common carp Cyprinus carpio is one of the top global invasive vertebrates and can cause significant ecological damage. The Australian Government's Nat...

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Background food influences rate of encounter and efficacy of rodenticides in wild house mice.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Brown, P. R. & Henry, S. & Hinds, L. A. & Robinson, F. & Duncan, R. P. & Ruscoe, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Baiting is widely used in wildlife management for various purposes, including lethal control, fertility control, disease and parasite control, and con...

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Within-year and among-year variation in impacts of targeted conservation management on juvenile survival in a threatened population.

Published online: 20 Dec 2021

Authors: Fenn, S. R. & Bignal, E. M. & Bignal, S. & Trask, A. E. & McCracken, D. I. & Monaghan, P. & Reid, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Overall impacts of targeted conservation interventions on population growth rate (λ) will depend on within-year and among-year variation in exposure o...

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Field-based ecological studies to assess prospective biological control agents for invasive alien plants: an example from giant rat's tail grass.

Published online: 25 May 2021

Authors: Sutton, G. F. & Canavan, K. & Day, M. D. & Paterson, I. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological control (biocontrol) of invasive alien plants is a widely utilised weed management tool. Prospective biocontrol agents are typically assess...

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