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Experimental removal of introduced hedgehogs improves wader nest success in the Western Isles, Scotland.

Published online: 17 Oct 2001

Authors: Jackson, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introduced predators are a major threat to island avifaunas world-wide. In the Western Isles of Scotland, recently introduced hedgehogs Erinaceus euro...

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Forecasting suitable breeding conditions for the red-billed quelea Quelea quelea in southern Africa.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Cheke, R. A. & Venn, J. F. & Jones, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Red-billed queleas Quelea quelea are major pests of small-grain crops throughout sub-Saharan Africa. When conditions permit, birds breed in vast colon...

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Quantifying the importance of urban trees to people and nature through tree removal experiments.

Published online: 22 Sep 2023

Authors: Ordóñez, C. & Threlfall, C. G. & Kendal, D. & Baumann, J. & Sonkkila, C. & Hochuli, D. F. & Ree, R. van der & Fuller, R. A. & Davern, M. & Herzog, K. & English, A. & Livesley, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Experimentally manipulating urban tree abundance and structure can help explore the complex and reciprocal interactions among people, biodiversity and...

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Reproduction and nest behaviour of Tennessee warblers Vermivora peregrina in forests treated with Lepidoptera-specific insecticides.

Published online: 19 Aug 1998

Authors: Holmes, S. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was carried out to test the hypothesis that food reductions caused by forest spraying with Lepidoptera-specific insecticides would affect Tenn...

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Importance of insect prey quality for grey partridge chicks Perdix perdix: a self-selection experiment.

Published online: 18 Oct 2000

Authors: Borg, C. & Toft, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The proportion of aphids in the cereal arthropod fauna has increased since the introduction of herbicides in the 1950s. In order to examine whether th...

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The solutions to the brent goose problem: an economic analysis.

Published online: 14 Jan 1995

Authors: Vickery, J. A. & Watkinson, A. R. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Five possible solutions to the problem of over-wintering brent geese (Branta bernicla) grazing on farmers' crops in the UK are described: maintaining ...

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Simulation modelling of red-winged blackbird impact on grain crops.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Wiens, J. A. & Dyer, M. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Preliminary estimates suggested that maize contributed 30% of the toal food biomass consumed by the birds during the post-breeding roosting phase, and...

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Shooting may aggravate rather than alleviate conflicts between migratory geese and agriculture.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Bauer, S. & Lisovski, S. & Eikelenboom-Kil, R. J. F. M. & Shariati, M. & Nolet, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many migratory goose populations have thrived over the past decades and their reliance on agricultural resources has often led to conflicts. Control a...

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Occurrence and consequences of DDT residues in woodland birds following tsetse fly spraying operations in NW Zimbabwe.

Published online: 17 May 1996

Authors: Douthwaite, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Concentrations of DDT and its metabolites were compared over space, time, feeding strategy and diet in the striped kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti), red...

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Effects of aerial spraying of fenitrothion on breeding white-throated sparrows.

Published online: 21 Sep 1990

Authors: Busby, D. G. & White, L. M. & Pearce, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of fenitrothion on reproduction in the white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) was examined in a New Brunswick forest cutover in t...

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