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Environmental and economic factors determine the number of feral goats commercially harvested in Western Australia.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Forsyth, D. M. & Parkes, J. P. & Woolnough, A. P. & Pickles, G. & Collins, M. & Gordon, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many species of wildlife are harvested for sale but there are few time-series analyses of the factors determining the number of animals harvested. Eco...

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Experimental harvest of waterfowl eggs informs management by indigenous peoples.

Published online: 26 Mar 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Herse, M. R. & Tylianakis, J. M. & Scott, N. J. & Brown, D. & Cranwell, I. & Henry, J. & Pauling, C. & McIntosh, A. R. & Gormley, A. M. & Lyver, P. O.

Content type: Blog

An experiment was conducted by the Māori tribe Ngāi Tahu and researchers (Māori and non-Māori) in Aotearoa/New Zealand, to assess how customary egg ha...

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Demographic variation and population viability in a threatened Himalayan medicinal and aromatic herb Nardostachys grandiflora: matrix modelling of harvesting effects in two contrasting habitats.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Ghimire, S. K. & Gimenez, O. & Pradel, R. & McKey, D. & Aumeeruddy-Thomas, Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite significant interest in the sustainable use of medicinal plants, the population ecology of many medicinal plant species remains unstudied. Als...

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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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Big-leaf mahogany Swietenia macrophylla population dynamics and implications for sustainable management.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Grogan, J. & Landis, R. M. & Free, C. M. & Schulze, M. D. & Lentini, M. & Ashton, M. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The impacts of selective harvesting in tropical forests on population recovery and future timber yields by high-value species remain largely unknown f...

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Human impacts on leaf economics in heterogeneous landscapes: the effect of harvesting non-timber forest products from African mahogany across habitats and climates.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Gaoue, O. G. & Sack, L. & Ticktin, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-timber forest products (NTFP) are harvested by millions of people for their livelihood. To define sustainable harvest limits it is critical to und...

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Contrasting demographic responses to size-selective harvesting among neighbouring wild fish populations.

Published online: 23 Dec 2023

Authors: Matte, J. M. O. & Glaser, D. M. & Post, J. R. & Fraser, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sustainable harvesting of wild populations relies on evidence-based knowledge to predict harvesting outcomes for species and the ecosystems they inhab...

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Increased clonal growth in heavily harvested ecosystems failed to rescue ayahuasca lianas from decline in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.

Published online: 19 Feb 2024

Authors: Coe, M. A. & Gaoue, O. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing harvest and overexploitation of wild plants for non-timber forest products can significantly affect population dynamics of harvested popula...

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Harvest of transboundary grey wolves from Yellowstone National Park is largely additive.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Authors: Cassidy, B. & Smith, D. W. & Cassidy, K. & Stahler, D. & Hebblewhite, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large carnivores are globally threatened due to habitat fragmentation and loss, prey depletion and human exploitation. Human exploitation includes bot...

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The harvest time method as a means of avoiding quelea damage to irrigated rice in Chad/Cameroun.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Elliott, C. C. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Studies on bird damage to irrigated rice were carried out in 1975-7 on 2 irrigated farms at Bongor, Chad and Yagoua, Cameroun. The level of damage in ...

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