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North Thames Estuary and Marshes Breeding Bird Survey.

Published online: 06 Sep 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gilmore, G.

Content type: Reports

A breeding bird survey was commissioned by Natural England to investigate the breeding bird interest in land adjacent to the Mucking Flats and Marshes...

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The landscape of fear in cattle farms? How the presence of barn swallow influences the activity of pest flies.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Roseo, F. & Salvatori, M. & Brambilla, M. & Pedrini, P. & Fedrigotti, C. & Bertocchi, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insectivorous birds are key suppliers of crucial ecosystem services, especially important for pest control in agricultural systems, and are globally d...

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The density of redshank Tringa totanus breeding on the salt-marshes of the Wash in relation to habitat and its grazing management.

Published online: 19 Sep 1997

Authors: Norris, K. & Cook, T. & O'Dowd, B. & Durdin, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coastal salt-marshes in Great Britain are of both national and international significance for their breeding redshank Tringa totanus populations. Thes...

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Leveraging relationships between species abundances to improve predictions and inform conservation.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Scher, C. L. & Roberts, S. M. & Krause, K. P. & Clark, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many management and conservation contexts can benefit from understanding relationships between species abundances, which can be used to improve predic...

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Estimating abundance in unmarked populations of golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos).

Published online: 24 Oct 2022

Authors: Stien, J. & Stien, A. & Tveraa, T. & Rød-Eriksen, L. & Eide, N. E. & Killengreen, S. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Estimates of species abundance are of key importance in population and ecosystem level research but can be hard to obtain. Study designs using came...

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Does culling predatory gulls enhance the productivity of breeding common terns?

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Guillemette, M. & Brousseau, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large gulls (Larus) spp. are voracious predators of eggs and chicks of other colonial birds and may threaten rare or endangered species. We tested the...

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Adaptive management and targeting of agri-environment schemes does benefit biodiversity: a case study of the corn bunting Emberiza calandra.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Perkins, A. J. & Maggs, H. E. & Watson, A. & Wilson, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environment schemes (AES) are the main European policy response to biodiversity loss caused by agricultural intensification. Maximizing their eff...

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The potential impact of tourism development on habitat availability and productivity of Malaysian plovers Charadrius peronii.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Yasué, M. & Dearden, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increased human pressure on coastal habitats has contributed to the global population decline in waders. Although coastal development can be particula...

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Old growth and dead wood as key factors for nature conservation in managed forests. Basics and practice.

Published online: 28 Mar 2019

Authors: Schaich, H. & Kaphegyi, T. A. M. & Lühl, R. & Schmalfuss, N. & Rupp, M. & Waldenspuhl, T. & Konold, W.

Content type: Bulletin article

This chapter aims to enhance knowledge on basic interactions between old growth features, dead wood, forest management, and forest biodiversity as wel...

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Automated measurement of meal sizes and feeding frequency in albatrosses.

Published online: 02 Sep 1985

Authors: Prince, P. A. & Walton, D. W. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An artificial nest incorporating an automated weighing device, suitable for chick growth studies on some species of seabirds, is described. The operat...

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