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The implications of red deer grazing to ground vegetation and invertebrate communities of Scottish native pinewoods.

Published online: 21 Dec 1994

Authors: Baines, D. & Sage, R. B. & Baines, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of grazing by red deer (Cervus elaphus) was assessed in eight native pinewoods (dominated by Pinus sylvestris) in the Scottish Highlands in...

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The diet of some predatory arthropods in cereal crops.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Sunderland, K. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The gut contents of 1206 arthropods of 26 species collected from pitfall traps in cereal crops in southern England in 1973 were examined under a binoc...

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Upland land use predicts population decline in a globally near-threatened wader.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Douglas, D. J. T. & Bellamy, P. E. & Stephen, L. S. & Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Wilson, J. D. & Grant, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in large-scale land use may fragment and degrade habitats, affecting animal species adapted to these habitats. In the UK uplands for example, ...

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Temporal patterns of crop-raiding by primates: linking food availability in croplands and adjacent forest.

Published online: 19 Mar 1999

Authors: Naughton-Treves, L. & Treves, A. & Chapman, C. & Wrangham, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The temporal pattern of foraging on crops (the equivalent to mast fruiting of forest trees) by redtail monkeys Cercopithecus ascanius, olive baboons P...

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Effects of reduced grazing on population density and breeding success of black grouse in northern England.

Published online: 13 Nov 2002

Authors: Calladine, J. & Baines, D. & Warren, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The maintenance or modification of grazing regimes is frequently advocated to deliver conservation targets in pastoral landscapes, but there are few q...

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Effects of dung fauna on survival and size of buffalo flies (Haematobia spp.) breeding in the field in South Africa and Australia.

Published online: 04 Oct 1988

Authors: Doube, B. M. & Macqueen, A. & Fay, H. A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of dung arthropod fauna on the survival and size of Haematobia thirouxi potans in South Africa and the introduced H. irritans exigua in Au...

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Do habitat characteristics influence predation on red grouse?

Published online: 12 Aug 2002

Authors: Thirgood, S. J. & Redpath, S. M. & Campbell, S. & Smith, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predation is not only an important ecological process in the population dynamics of red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus, but also has conservation imp...

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Climate-driven 'species-on-the-move' provide tangible anchors to engage the public on climate change.

Published online: 14 Dec 2023

Authors: Pecl, G. T. & Kelly, R. & Lucas, C. & Putten, I. van & Badhe, R. & Champion, C. & Chen, I. C. & Defeo, O. & Gaitan-Espitia, J. D. & Evengård, B. & Fordham, D. A. & Guo, F. & Henriques, R. & Henry, S. & Lenoir, J. & McGhie, H. & Mustonen, T. & Oliver, S. & Pettorelli, N. & Pinsky, M. L. & Potts, W. & Santana-Garcon, J. & Sauer, W. & Stensgaard, A. S. & Tingley, M. W. & Verges, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Over recent decades, our understanding of climate change has accelerated greatly, but unfortunately, observable impacts have increased in tandem. Both...

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Wild foods from forests: quantities collected across Zambia.

Published online: 23 Nov 2022

Authors: Steel, E. A. & Bwembelo, L. & Mulani, A. & Siamutondo, A. L. M. & Banda, P. & Gumbo, D. & Moombe, K. & Ickowitz, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Forests provide an immense range of benefits to people, many of which are not prioritized by forest policy because they are difficult to quantify. Wil...

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Trust in researchers and researchers' statements in large carnivore conservation.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Mathiesen, K. E. & Barmoen, M. & Bærum, K. M. & Johansson, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Human-wildlife interactions occur when humans and wildlife overlap in the same landscapes. Due to the growing human population, the number of interact...

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