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Leveraging the strengths of citizen science and structured surveys to achieve scalable inference on population size.

Published online: 05 Mar 2024

Authors: Stillman, A. N. & Howell, P. E. & Zimmerman, G. S. & Bjerre, E. R. & Millsap, B. A. & Robinson, O. J. & Fink, D. & Stuber, E. F. & Ruiz-Gutierrez, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Population size is a key metric for management and policy decisions, yet wildlife monitoring programmes are often limited by the spatial and temporal ...

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Local ecological knowledge and education drive farmers' contrasting perceptions of scavengers and their function in Nepal.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Aishwarya Bhattacharjee & Sadadev, B. M. & Karmacharya, D. K. & Rishi Baral & Pérez-García, J. M. & Giménez Casalduero, A. & Sánchez-Zapata, J. A. & Anadón, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

There is a long-standing relationship between humans and vertebrate scavengers, as scavengers' contributions take on regulating (e.g. nutrient recycli...

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Medicine, black magic and supernatural beings: cultural rituals as a significant threat to slender lorises in India.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Gnanaolivu, S. D. & Campera, M. & Nekaris, K. A. I. & Nijman, V. & Roopa Satish & Sharath Babu & Mewa Singh

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Trade of wildlife for use in traditional medicines, rituals, magical spells and cultural practices occurs globally and has been studied mostly in Afri...

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Satellite remote sensing for applied ecologists: opportunities and challenges.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Pettorelli, N. & Laurance, W. F. & O'Brien, T. G. & Wegmann, M. & Nagendra, H. & Turner, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat loss and degradation, overexploitation, climate change and the spread of invasive species are drastically depleting the Earth's biological div...

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Exploring the potential for 'gene conservation units' to conserve genetic diversity in wild populations.

Published online: 03 Jul 2021

Authors: Minter, M. & O'Brien, D. & Cottrell, J. & Ennos, R. & Hill, J. K. & Hall, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Genetic diversity is important for species persistence and Gene Conservation Units (GCUs) have been implemented for forest trees to protect genetic di...

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Using photo editing to understand the impact of species aesthetics on support for conservation.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Shaw, M. & Dunn, M. & Crowley, S. & Owen, N. & Veríssimo, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Many threatened species suffer from a lack of conservation attention compared to others. Prioritisation of funding, research and conservation efforts ...

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Policy and management actions that resulted in curbing rhinoceros poaching.

Published online: 30 Nov 2020

Authors: Acharya, K. P. & Thapa, R. K. & Kuwar, K. J. & Thapalia, B. P. & Paudel, P. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nepal almost eliminated poaching of the greater one-horned rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis over the past decade, although poaching of other rhinoceros...

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Merging indigenous and scientific knowledge links climate with the growth of a large migratory caribou population.

Published online: 28 Nov 2020

Authors: Gagnon, C. A. & Hamel, S. & Russell, D. E. & Powell, T. & Andre, J. & Svoboda, M. Y. & Berteaux, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change in the Arctic is two to three times faster than anywhere else in the world. It is therefore crucial to understand the effects of weathe...

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Integrating presence-only and detection/non-detection data to estimate distributions and expected abundance of difficult-to-monitor species on a landscape-scale.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Twining, J. P. & Fuller, A. K. & Sun, C. C. & Calderón-Acevedo, C. A. & Schlesinger, M. D. & Berger, M. & Kramer, D. & Frair, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Estimating species distribution and abundance is foundational to effective management and conservation. Using an integrated species distribution model...

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Marine Protected Area (MPA) Monitoring Programme: Lundy Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Monitoring Report 2017.

Published online: 26 May 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Bolam, S. & McIlwaine, P. & Hawes, J. & Arosio, R.

Content type: Reports

This monitoring report contains data acquired during a dedicated survey carried out at the Lundy Special Area of Conservation (SAC), a marine protecte...

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