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Power, profits and policy: a reality check on the Prunus africana bark trade.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Cunningham, A. B. & Tientcheu, M. L. A. & Anoncho, V. F. & Nkuinkeu, R. & Sunderland, T.

Content type: Bulletin

After 42 years of international trade in wild harvested medicinal bark from Africa and Madagascar, the example of Prunus africana holds several lesson...

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Predicting meiofauna abundance to define preservation and impact zones in a deep-sea mining context using random forest modelling.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Uhlenkott, K. & Vink, A. & Kuhn, T. & Arbizu, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is a strong economic interest in commercial deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules and therefore a need to define suitable preservation zones i...

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Natural tags identify nursery origin of a coastal elasmobranch Carcharhinus leucas.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Tinhan, T. C. & O'Leary, S. J. & Portnoy, D. S. & Rooker, J. R. & Gelpi, C. G. & Wells, R. J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Traditional methods for evaluating the importance of elasmobranch nursery habitats have focused on estimating densities or abundances of juveniles wit...

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Prioritizing conservation actions for Pacific salmon in Canada.

Published online: 21 Dec 2020

Authors: Walsh, J. C. & Connors, K. & Hertz, E. & Kehoe, L. & Martin, T. G. & Connors, B. & Bradford, M. J. & Freshwater, C. & Frid, A. & Halverson, J. & Moore, J. W. & Price, M. H. H. & Reynolds, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Current investment in conservation is insufficient to adequately protect and recover all ecosystems and species. The challenge of allocating limited f...

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A feeding guild indicator to assess environmental change impacts on marine ecosystem structure and functioning.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Thompson, M. S. A. & Pontalier, H. & Spence, M. A. & Pinnegar, J. K. & Greenstreet, S. P. R. & Moriarty, M. & Hélaouët, P. & Lynam, C. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Integrating food web indicators into ecological status assessments is central to developing effective management measures that can improve degraded ec...

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Evaluating eutrophication management scenarios in the Baltic Sea using species distribution modelling.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Bergström, U. & Sundblad, G. & Downie, A. L. & Snickars, M. & Boström, C. & Lindegarth, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Eutrophication is severely affecting species distributions and ecosystem functioning in coastal areas. Targets for eutrophication reduction have been ...

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Forecasting nocturnal bird migration for dynamic aeroconservation: the value of short-term datasets.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Bradarić, M. & Kranstauber, B. & Bouten, W. & Shamoun-Baranes, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Placing wind turbines within large migration flyways, such as the North Sea basin, can contribute to the decline of vulnerable migratory bird populati...

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Land-use intensity and relatedness to native plants promote exotic plant invasion in a tropical biodiversity hotspot.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Raveloaritiana, E. & Tscharntke, T. & Martin, D. A. & Wurz, A. & Osen, K. & Soazafy, M. R. & Vorontsova, M. S. & Kreft, H. & Rakouth, B. & Grass, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Exotic plant invasions threaten biodiversity and are costly to farmers. Land use is a major pathway promoting the spread of exotic plant species; howe...

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Bridging indigenous and Western sciences in freshwater research, monitoring, and management in Canada.

Published online: 07 Oct 2021

Authors: Alexander, S. M. & Provencher, J. F. & Henri, D. A. & Nanayakkara, L. & Taylor, J. J. & Berberi, A. & Lloren, J. I. & Johnson, J. T. & Ballard, M. & Cooke, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Mutually respectful and reciprocal relationships between people and their environment is a central tenet of many Indigenous world views. Across the Am...

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Predation intensifies parasite exposure in a salmonid food chain.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Connors, B. M. & Hargreaves, N. B. & Jones, S. R. M. & Dill, L. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Parasites can influence ecosystem structure, function and dynamics by mediating predator-prey interactions. Recurrent infestations of the salmon louse...

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