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Adapting landscapes to climate change: examples of climate-proof ecosystem networks and priority adaptation zones.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Vos, C. C. & Berry, P. & Opdam, P. & Baveco, H. & Nijhof, B. & O'Hanley, J. & Bell, C. & Kuipers, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change has been inducing range shifts for many species as they follow their suitable climate space and further shifts are projected. Whether s...

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Impacts of wild herbivores on soil seed banks are explained by precipitation conditions in protected areas across semi-arid to arid regions.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Xu TongTong & Cornwell, W. & Wang Ling & Wijas, B. & Liu Chen & Yuan ZuoQiang & Letnic, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas form the backbone of global conservation efforts. Vegetation is the primary foundation for achieving conservation goals, and soil seed...

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The ecological implications of rubber-based agroforestry: insect conservation and invasion control.

Published online: 21 Nov 2020

Authors: Lee Ho [Lee, H. R.] & Wang, C. L. W. & Guénard, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas are increasingly threatened by biological invasions, especially in tropical Asia where extensive areas of natural habitats have been c...

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Shark movement strategies influence poaching risk and can guide enforcement decisions in a large, remote marine protected area.

Published online: 24 Nov 2020

Authors: Jacoby, D. M. P. & Ferretti, F. & Freeman, R. & Carlisle, A. B. & Chapple, T. K. & Curnick, D. J. & Dale, J. J. & Schallert, R. J. & Tickler, D. & Block, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large, remote marine protected areas (MPAs) containing both reef and pelagic habitats, have been shown to offer considerable refuge to populations of ...

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Optimizing ecological surveys for conservation.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Hanson, J. O. & McCune, J. L. & Chadès, I. & Proctor, C. A. & Hudgins, E. J. & Bennett, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation decisions must be made with limited funding and incomplete information. Ecological surveys can help reduce uncertainty and, in turn, pote...

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If you build it, they will come: coastal amenities facilitate human engagement in marine protected areas.

Published online: 14 Dec 2023

Authors: Free, C. M. & Smith, J. G. & Lopazanski, C. J. & Brun, J. & Francis, T. B. & Eurich, J. G. & Claudet, J. & Dugan, J. E. & Gill, D. A. & Hamilton, S. L. & Kaschner, K. & Mouillot, D. & Ziegler, S. L. & Caselle, J. E. & Nickols, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Calls for using marine protected areas (MPAs) to achieve goals for nature and people are increasing globally. While the conservation and fisheries imp...

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Assessing the political vulnerability of national parks in sub-Saharan Africa using data on digital trends and engagement.

Published online: 14 Dec 2024

Authors: Azevedo, K. & Alves-Martins, F. & Martinez-Arribas, J. & Correia, R. A. & Malhado, A. C. M. & Ladle, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

National Parks (NPs) and other protected areas in sub-Saharan Africa are crucial in attracting international tourists interested in wildlife tourism, ...

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The complexity of compliance - diverse responses to octopus fishery closures in Zanzibar.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Published by: MWAMBAO

Authors: O'Neill, E. D. & Daw, T. M. & Mwaipopo, R. N. & Lindkvist, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Marine protected areas like periodic closures are increasingly used to improve both fisheries management and biodiversity conservation, and often seco...

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West of Walney Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Monitoring Report 2018: Marine Protected Area (MPA) Monitoring Programme.

Published online: 10 May 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Mitchell, P. & McIlwaine, P. & Arosio, R. & Hogg, O. & Clare, D.

Content type: Reports

This report is one of a series of Marine Protected Area (MPA) monitoring reports delivered to Defra by the Marine Protected Areas Group (MPAG). The pu...

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Tourism in protected areas can threaten wild populations: from individual response to population viability of the chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Kerbiriou, C. & Viol, I. le & Robert, A. & Porcher, E. & Gourmelon, F. & Julliard, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many protected areas are now faced with increasing pressure from visitors and tourism development. There is thus an urgent need for conservation biolo...

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