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Hunting for fear: innovating management of human-wildlife conflicts.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Cromsigt, J. P. G. M. & Kuijper, D. P. J. & Adam, M. & Beschta, R. L. & Churski, M. & Eycott, A. & Kerley, G. I. H. & Mysterud, A. & Schmidt, K. & West, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is a growing theoretical basis for the role of predation risk as a driver of trophic interactions, conceptualized as the 'ecology of fear'. Howe...

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NatureScot Research Report 1360 - Site Condition Monitoring of bottlenose dolphins within the Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation 2017-2022.

Published online: 15 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Cheney, B. J. & Civil, M. A. & Hammond, P. S. & Thompson, P. M.

Content type: Reports

This report provides an update on the condition of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) within the Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation (SAC) ...

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Effects of intensive harvesting on moose reproduction.

Published online: 03 Nov 2000

Authors: Laurian, C. & Ouellet, J. P. & Courtois, R. & Breton, L. & St-Onge, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It has been hypothesized that a balanced adult sex ratio is necessary for the full participation of ungulate females in reproduction and therefore hig...

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Tourism informing conservation: the distribution of four dolphin species varies with calf presence and increases their vulnerability to vessel traffic in the four-island region of Maui, Hawai'i.

Published online: 01 Jul 2021

Authors: Self, H. & Stack, S. H. & Currie, J. J. & Lusseau, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

We need reliable information about the spatial and temporal distribution of mobile species to effectively manage anthropogenic impacts to which they a...

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Facilitation of red deer grazing by cattle and its impact on red deer performance.

Published online: 19 Jul 1988

Authors: Gordon, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cattle were removed from the Isle of Rhum, Scotland, in 1957. Cattle were reintroduced into one area of the island in 1970 and grazed on areas occupie...

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Conserving a moving target: planning protection for a migratory species as its distribution changes.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Singh, N. J. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation of declining migratory species is a challenging task, as the factors that may have determined their past distribution may not determine t...

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Disease, predation and demography: assessing the impacts of bovine tuberculosis on African buffalo by monitoring at individual and population levels.

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Cross, P. C. & Heisey, D. M. & Bowers, J. A. & Hay, C. T. & Wolhuter, J. & Buss, P. & Hofmeyr, M. & Michel, A. L. & Bengis, R. G. & Bird, T. L. F. & Toit, J. T. du & Getz, W. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the effects of disease is critical to determining appropriate management responses, but estimating those effects in wildlife species is ...

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Quantifying the effects of prey abundance on killer whale reproduction.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Ward, E. J. & Holmes, E. E. & Balcomb, K. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Management decisions for threatened and endangered species require risks to be identified and prioritized, based on the degree to which they influence...

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Multi-level functional responses for wildlife conservation: the case of threatened caribou in managed boreal forests.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Moreau, G. & Fortin, D. & Couturier, S. & Duchesne, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The selection for particular habitat patches can vary as a function of local and regional levels of anthropogenic disturbance. Although such functiona...

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Temporal and spatial development of red deer harvesting in Europe: biological and cultural factors.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Milner, J. M. & Bonenfant, C. & Mysterud, A. & Gaillard, J. M. & Csányi, S. & Stenseth, N. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Deer numbers have increased dramatically throughout Europe and North America over the last century, but empirical analyses of variation in harvesting ...

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