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Evidence for post-depletion sustainability in a mature bushmeat market.

Published online: 23 Nov 2005

Authors: Cowlishaw, G. & Mendelson, S. & Rowcliffe, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The trade in wild animals for meat, or 'bushmeat', is perceived as one of the most important threats to wildlife in the tropics. Unsustainable bushmea...

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Inversely density-dependent egg parasitism in patchy distributions of the citrus pest Cryptophlebia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and its agricultural efficiency.

Published online: 22 Jun 1988

Authors: Newton, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field surveys of egg populations of Cryptophlebia leucotreta and the egg parasitoid Trichogrammatoidea cryptophlebiae native to southern Africa, were ...

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Impacts of land use change on South-east Asian forest butterflies: a review.

Published online: 29 Aug 2007

Authors: Koh, L. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

South-east Asia has the highest relative rate of habitat loss and degradation in the humid tropics. The responses of less 'charismatic' groups, includ...

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Triennial migration and philopatry in the critically endangered soupfin shark Galeorhinus galeus.

Published online: 01 Oct 2021

Authors: Nosal, A. P. & Cartamil, D. P. & Ammann, A. J. & Bellquist, L. F. & Ben-Aderet, N. J. & Blincow, K. M. & Burns, E. S. & Chapman, E. D. & Freedman, R. M. & Klimley, A. P. & Logan, R. K. & Lowe, C. G. & Semmens, B. X. & White, C. F. & Hastings, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Globally, one quarter of shark and ray species are threatened with extinction due to overfishing. Effective conservation and management can facilitate...

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Understanding the biodiversity consequences of habitat change: the value of secondary and plantation forests for neotropical dung beetles.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Gardner, T. A. & Hernández, M. I. M. & Barlow, J. & Peres, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Secondary and plantation forests are becoming increasingly widespread in the tropics. A recent meta-analysis on the impacts of land-use change on trop...

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The importance of arable habitat for farmland birds in grassland landscapes.

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Robinson, R. A. & Wilson, J. D. & Crick, H. Q. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over the last 25 years, populations of seed-eating birds have declined severely over most of western Europe. Local extinctions have occurred in grassl...

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Population reinforcement and demographic changes needed to stabilise the population of a migratory vulture.

Published online: 22 Dec 2021

Authors: Oppel, S. & Saravia, V. & Bounas, A. & Arkumarev, V. & Kret, E. & Dobrev, V. & Dobrev, D. & Kordopatis, P. & Skartsi, T. & Velevski, M. & Petrovski, N. & Bino, T. & Topi, M. & Klisurov, I. & Stoychev, S. & Nikolov, S. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

One approach to stabilise small and declining populations is to breed individuals in captivity and release them into the wild to reinforce existing po...

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Sensitivity analysis of a stochastic model for the sheep blowfly Lucilia sericata.

Published online: 28 Jan 1998

Authors: Fenton, A. & Wall, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Using empirically derived relationships between temperature and development rate, a stochastic simulation model was used to predict the seasonal patte...

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Resource limitation of compensatory responses in ecosystem processes after biodiversity loss.

Published online: 08 Dec 2024

Authors: Hiddink, J. G. & Davies, T. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity loss may result in the decline in important ecosystem processes. The effect of biodiversity loss on ecosystem functioning is determined b...

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Making robust decisions for conservation with restricted money and knowledge.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: McDonald-Madden, E. & Baxter, P. W. J. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In conservation decision-making, we operate within the confines of limited funding. Furthermore, we often assume particular relationships between mana...

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