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Effectiveness of vole control by owls in apple orchards.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Murano, C. & Kasahara, S. & Kudo, S. & Inada, A. & Sato, S. & Watanabe, K. & Azuma, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological pest control is gaining greater acceptance as an important part of integrated pest management for sustainable agriculture. However, knowled...

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Reproductive failure of a human-tolerant species, the American kestrel, is associated with stress and human disturbance.

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: Strasser, E. H. & Heath, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The rapid increase of human activity in wild and developed areas presents novel challenges for wildlife. Some species may use human-dominated landscap...

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To graze or not to graze? Sheep, voles, forestry and nature conservation in the British uplands.

Published online: 12 Jul 2006

Authors: Evans, D. M. & Redpath, S. M. & Elston, D. A. & Evans, S. A. & Mitchell, R. J. & Dennis, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The British uplands are internationally important for their unique plant and bird communities. They have considerable economic, nature conservation, l...

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Enhancing ecosystem services in apple orchards: nest boxes increase pest control by insectivorous birds.

Published online: 05 Apr 2021

Authors: García, D. & Miñarro, M. & Martínez-Sastre, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological intensification in croplands aims to enhance biodiversity-based ecosystem services, helping to increase yield while reducing agricultural e...

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Maximizing benefits to bat populations through management of power line corridors.

Published online: 31 Oct 2024

Authors: Campbell, C. J. & Cheng, T. L. & Akre, K. L. & Adams, A. M. & Solick, D. I. & Bennett, A. & Newman, C. & Frick, W. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Power line corridors are ubiquitous worldwide and are commonly used by bats as habitat. Targeted management of these corridor habitats has the potenti...

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Testing biotic indicator taxa: the sensitivity of insectivorous mammals and their prey to the intensification of lowland agriculture.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Pocock, M. J. O. & Jennings, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes to agricultural policy aim to extensify agriculture and increase biodiversity. However, it is not known how sensitive many taxa are to intensi...

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Does forest structure affect reproduction of northern goshawks in ponderosa pine forests?

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Beier, P. & Rogan, E. C. & Ingraldi, M. F. & Rosenstock, S. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many management prescriptions are based on ecological hypotheses; evaluating empirical support for these hypotheses can improve management. There has ...

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Mechanisms driving avoidance of non-native plants by lizards.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Valentine, L. E. & Roberts, B. & Schwarzkopf, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introduced plant species modify the environment and alter ecological interactions in communities, often to the detriment of native fauna, but the caus...

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Accounting for food web dynamics when assessing the impact of mesopredator control on declining prey populations.

Published online: 08 Mar 2021

Authors: Henden, J. A. & Ehrich, D. & Soininen, E. M. & Ims, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing populations of mesopredators are suspected to cause declines in vulnerable wildlife to the extent that mesopredator decimation actions (cul...

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Isotopic analysis reveals landscape patterns in the diet of a subsidized predator, the common raven.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Harju, S. & Olson, C. V. & Hess, J. & Webb, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Anthropogenic subsidies to native predators can have cascading effects on sensitive prey populations, but the spatial mechanisms behind these effects ...

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