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How common road salts and organic additives alter freshwater food webs: in search of safer alternatives.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Schuler, M. S. & Hintz, W. D. & Jones, D. K. & Lind, L. A. & Mattes, B. M. & Stoler, A. B. & Sudol, K. A. & Relyea, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The application of deicing road salts began in the 1940s and has increased drastically in regions where snow and ice removal is critical for transport...

Predicting locations of moose-vehicle collisions in Sweden.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Seiler, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Animal-vehicle collisions are a serious problem for road planners and biologists concerned with traffic safety, species conservation and animal welfar...

Ecosystem service provision by road verges.

Published online: 28 Jul 2020

Authors: Phillips, B. B. & Bullock, J. M. & Osborne, J. L. & Gaston, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Roads form a vast, rapidly growing global network that has diverse, detrimental ecological impacts. However, the habitats that border roads ('road ver...

Releasing genetically modified organisms: will any harm outweigh any advantage?

Published online: 24 Jun 2000

Authors: Beringer, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The public debate about genetically modified organisms has concentrated largely on concerns about food safety and potential risks to the environment. ...

Children's perspectives on quality in local natural outdoor spaces: Research to co-create a quantitative measure for children and young people.

Published online: 05 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Content type: Reports

The aim of this research was to gain a better understanding of children's perspectives on what 'quality' means in their local natural environments. Th...

Accounting for cloud cover and circannual variation puts the effect of lunar phase on deer-vehicle collisions into perspective.

Published online: 08 Jan 2024

Authors: Cerri, J. & Stendardi, L. & Bužan, E. & Pokorny, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionslThis link goes to a English section Although several studies have focused on the influence of moonlight on deer...

Greenspace & Us: A community insights project to understand barriers and enablers around access to greenspace for teenage girls in East Oxford.

Published online: 10 May 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Cole, S. & Goodenough, J. & Haniff, M. & Hussain, N. & Ibrahim, S. & Jani, A. & Jiggens, E. & Khan, A. & Langford, P. & Moore, L. & Montgomery, L. & Rowe, R. & Skinner, S.

Content type: Reports

Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland World Health Organization = Organisation mondiale de la Santé County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2N...

Bat Earned Recognition Monitoring and Evaluation Report: Assessment and Accreditation and Licensing.

Published online: 10 Jan 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Sherwood, M. & Bellini, L. & Murray, S.

Content type: Reports

The Bat Earned Recognition (BER) pilot programme was developed in March 2021 in partnership between Natural England, the Chartered Institute of Ecolog...

Nature Nurtures: Wild Walks Pilot.

Published online: 15 May 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Montgomery, L. & Fox, E. & McNally, L. & Benjamin-Wand, B. & Fatinikun, R.

Content type: Reports

Greenspace access, engagement and nature connection are all key factors that support physical and mental health and wellbeing. Although this is widely...