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Habitat loss, fragmentation and predator impact: spatial implications for prey conservation.

Published online: 17 Oct 2001

Authors: Schneider, M. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Because predators threaten the survival of endangered prey in many places, predator management is a widespread conservation tool. At the same time, th...

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Evaluating the combined effects of climate and land-use change on tree species distributions.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: García-Valdés, R. & Svenning, J. C. & Zavala, M. A. & Purves, D. W. & Araújo, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A large proportion of the world's biodiversity is reportedly threatened by habitat loss and climate change. However, there are few studies that invest...

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Changes attributable to pesticides in egg breakage frequency and eggshell thickness in some British birds.

Published online: 01 Jul 1970

Authors: Ratclife, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is virtually the author's summary. Since 1950, egg breakage has occurred with unprecedented frequency in the nests of peregrines (Falco ...

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Long-term changes to the frequency of occurrence of British moths are consistent with opposing and synergistic effects of climate and land-use changes.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Fox, R. & Oliver, T. H. & Harrower, C. & Parsons, M. S. & Thomas, C. D. & Roy, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species' distributions are likely to be affected by a combination of environmental drivers. We used a data set of 11 million species occurrence record...

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An overhaul of the species-area approach for predicting biodiversity loss: incorporating matrix and edge effects.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Koh LianPin & Lee, T. M. & Sodhi, N. S. & Ghazoul, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species-area (SA) models have often been used to predict biodiversity loss resulting from habitat loss. This application of SA models hinges on two fu...

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Missing the people for the trees: identifying coupled natural-human system feedbacks driving the ecology of Lyme disease.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: MacDonald, A. J. & Larsen, A. E. & Plantinga, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Infectious diseases are rapidly emerging and many are increasing in incidence across the globe. Processes of land-use change, notably habitat loss and...

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Management of plant invasions mediated by frugivore interactions.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Buckley, Y. M. & Anderson, S. & Catterall, C. P. & Corlett, R. T. & Engel, T. & Gosper, C. R. & Nathan, R. & Richardson, D. M. & Setter, M. & Spiegel, O. & Vivian-Smith, G. & Voigt, F. A. & Weir, J. E. S. & Westcott, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Some of the most damaging invasive plants are dispersed by frugivores and this is an area of emerging importance in weed management. It highlights the...

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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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Dung beetles as indicators of change in the forests of northern Borneo.

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: Davis, A. J. & Holloway, J. D. & Huijbregts, H. & Krikken, J. & Kirk-Spriggs, A. H. & Sutton, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We reviewed the use of dung beetles as indicators of environmental change, highlighting the influence of natural forest dynamics on species distributi...

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Landscape connectivity, habitat structure and activity of bat guilds in farmland-dominated matrices.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Frey-Ehrenbold, A. & Bontadina, F. & Arlettaz, R. & Obrist, M. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification has caused a decline in structural elements in European farmland, where natural habitats are increasingly fragmented. The...

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