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The searchscape of fear: a global analysis of internet search trends for biophobias.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Correia, R. A. & Mammola, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Human relationships with nature may sometimes manifest through fear, disgust and other disease-avoidance mechanisms. While there is an evolutionary ut...

Peaceful coexistence between people and deadly wildlife: why are recreational users of the ocean so rarely bitten by sea snakes?

Published online: 27 Oct 2021

Authors: Udyawer, V. & Goiran, C. & Shine, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

1. Research on interactions between humans and deadly snakes has focused on situations that result in high rates of snakebite; but we can also learn f...

Effectiveness of translocation in mitigating reptile-development conflict in the UK.

Published online: 06 Dec 2020

Authors: Nash, D. J. & Humphries, N. & Griffiths, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

The translocation of reptiles from development sites is a frequent but controversial intervention to resolve reptile-development conflicts. A general ...

Spider adaptation to artificial biotopes: the fauna of percolating filter beds in a sewage treatment works.

Published online: 04 Jun 1998

Authors: Duffey, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spider faunas of 2 filter beds at the Minworth Sewage Treatment Works in Birmingham, UK, were studied from June 1980 to June 1981 inclusive, to in...

Deadly dormmate: a case study on Bungarus candidus living among a student dormitory with implications for human safety.

Published online: 08 Apr 2021

Authors: Hodges, C. W. & Barnes, C. H. & Patungtaro, P. & Strine, C. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Snakebite, which was reclassified as a neglected tropical disease by theWorld Health Organization in 2017, afflicts at least 1.8-2.7 million people...

Improving attitudes towards adders (Vipera berus) and nature connectedness in primary-age group children.

Published online: 17 Mar 2024

Authors: Kelly, S. J. & Kelly, J. S. & Gardner, E. & Baker, J. & Monk, C. & Julian, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Adder (Vipera berus) populations are experiencing declines in many countries, including the United Kingdom. Perceptions of adders and other venomous s...

Optimizing confirmation of invasive species eradication with rapid eradication assessment.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Russell, J. C. & Binnie, H. R. & Oh, J. & Anderson, D. P. & Samaniego-Herrera, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Confirmation of invasive species eradication following management programmes is typically determined by waiting an arbitrary period of time before det...