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Developing a framework of minimum standards for the risk assessment of alien species.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Roy, H. E. & Rabitsch, W. & Scalera, R. & Stewart, A. & Gallardo, B. & Genovesi, P. & Essl, F. & Adriaens, T. & Bacher, S. & Booy, O. & Branquart, E. & Brunel, S. & Copp, G. H. & Dean, H. & D'hondt, B. & Josefsson, M. & Kenis, M. & Kettunen, M. & Linnamagi, M. & Lucy, F. & Martinou, A. & Moore, N. & Nentwig, W. & Nieto, A. & Pergl, J. & Peyton, J. (et al)

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions are a threat to biodiversity, society and the economy. There is an urgent need to provide evidence-based assessments of the risks...

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Ethical considerations for conservation messaging research and practice.

Published online: 23 Nov 2022

Authors: Gregg, E. A. & Kidd, L. R. & Bekessy, S. A. & Martin, J. K. & Robinson, J. A. & Garrard, G. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Conservation professionals are familiar with value-driven research and practice. However, recent efforts to use strategic communication, specifically ...

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Sustaining oak forests in the 21st century through science-based management. 2017 Oak Symposium, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, 24-26 October 2017.

Published online: 25 Sep 2019

Authors: Clark, S. L. & Schweitzer, C. J.

Content type: Bulletin; Conference proceedings

The 2017 Oak Symposium was convened in Knoxville, TN, to share knowledge on state-of-the-art management and research to improve sustainability of the ...

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Control of the toxic plant Colchicum autumnale in semi-natural grasslands: effects of cutting treatments on demography and diversity.

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Winter, S. & Jung, L. S. & Eckstein, R. L. & Otte, A. & Donath, T. W. & Kriechbaum, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Semi-natural grasslands are important habitats for the conservation of biodiversity in Europe. High population densities of toxic Colchicum autumnale ...

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Measuring the surrogacy potential of charismatic megafauna species across taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity on a megadiverse island.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Sibarani, M. C. & Marco, M. di & Rondinini, C. & Kark, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation organisations and governments often use charismatic megafauna as surrogates to represent broader biodiversity. While these species are pr...

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Agouti on the wedding menu: bushmeat harvest, consumption and trade in a post-frontier region of the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Cummins, I. & Pinedo-Vasquez, M. & Barnard, A. & Nasi, R.

Content type: Bulletin

The availability, consumption and trade of bushmeat is highly variable across time and space. This paper examines how the bushmeat market in Napo, Ecu...

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Drivers and consequences of archetypical shifting cultivation transitions.

Published online: 04 Sep 2023

Authors: Martin, D. A. & Llopis, J. C. & Raveloaritiana, E. & Coomes, O. T. & Andriamihaja, O. R. & Bruun, T. B. & Heinimann, A. & Mertz, O. & Rakotonarivo, O. S. & Zaehringer, J. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Shifting cultivation remains an important land system in many tropical landscapes, but transitions away from shifting cultivation are increasingly com...

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Nature documentaries as catalysts for change: mapping out the 'blackfish effect'.

Published online: 07 Aug 2022

Authors: Boissat, L. & Thomas-Walters, L. & Veríssimo, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

It is essential for us to understand what drives human behaviour if we want to tackle anthropogenic damage to the environment. Popular media can play ...

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Effect of a joint policy statement by nine UK shooting and rural organisations on the use of lead shotgun ammunition for hunting common pheasants Phasianus colchicus in Britain.

Published online: 23 May 2022

Authors: Green, R. E. & Taggart, M. A. & Pain, D. J. & Clark, N. A. & Clewley, L. & Cromie, R. & Elliot, B. & Green, R. M. W. & Huntley, B. & Huntley, J. & Leslie, R. & Porter, R. & Robinson, J. A. & Smith, K. & Smith, L. & Spencer, J. & Stroud, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

There are significant negative effects of exposure to spent lead ammunition on wildlife and human health. A joint statement was issued by nine UK shoo...

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Using a multi-lens framework for landscape decisions.

Published online: 22 Sep 2023

Authors: Cole, B. & Bradley, A. V. & Willcock, S. & Gardner, E. & Allinson, E. & Hagen-Zanker, A. & Calo, A. J. & Touza, J. & Petrovskii, S. & Yu JingYan & Whelan, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Landscape decisions are multi-faceted. Framing landscape decision-making as a governance process that requires a collective approach can encourage key...

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