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Drone-induced flight initiation distances for shorebirds in mixed-species flocks.

Published online: 15 Jan 2024

Authors: Wilson, J. P. & Amano, T. & Fuller, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Drone use has increased in the last decade prompting management efforts to regulate flights near vulnerable wildlife; however, these efforts are hinde...

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'This funny place': uncovering the ambiguity of saltmarshes using a multimodal approach.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Thomas, M. & Roberts, E. & Pidgeon, N. & Henwood, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Saltmarshes are increasingly recognised for the range of benefits they offer, including coastal protection, flood regulation and carbon sequestration....

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Identifying pathways for managing multiple disturbances to limit plant invasions.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Tanentzap, A. J. & Lee, W. G. & Monks, A. & Ladley, K. & Johnson, P. N. & Rogers, G. M. & Comrie, J. M. & Clarke, D. A. & Hayman, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant invasions are predicted to accelerate in a world with increased anthropogenic disturbance. Non-native species pre-adapted to these disturbances ...

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The 'dirty dozen': socio-economic factors amplify the invasion potential of 12 high-risk aquatic invasive species in Great Britain and Ireland.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Gallardo, B. & Aldridge, D. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Aquatic invasive species are a growing concern to environmental managers because of their diverse impacts on aquatic biodiversity and high eradication...

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Prediction of National Vegetation Classification communities in the British uplands using environmental data at multiple spatial scales, aerial images and the classifier random forest.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Bradter, U. & Thom, T. J. & Altringham, J. D. & Kunin, W. E. & Benton, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

High-resolution vegetation maps are a valuable resource for conservation, land management and research. In Great Britain, the National Vegetation Clas...

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Community reorganization stabilizes freshwater ecosystems in intensively managed agricultural fields.

Published online: 22 Dec 2023

Authors: Schiesari, L. & Saito, V. & Ferreira, J. & Freitas, L. S. & Goebbels, A. J. & Leite, J. P. C. B. & Oliveira, J. C. & Pelinson, R. M. & Querido, B. B. & Carmo, J. & Espíndola, E. L. G. & Guedes-Munin, N. C. & Montagner, C. & Rossetto, R. & Taniwaki, R. & Martinelli, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sustainable intensification may depend on associating precision farming with the harnessing of ecological principles in crop fields, and integrating f...

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Where to fish in the forest? Tree characteristics and contiguous seagrass features predict mangrove forest quality for fishes and crustaceans.

Published online: 22 Dec 2023

Authors: Wanjiru, C. & Nagelkerken, I. & Rueckert, S. & Harcourt, W. & Huxham, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mangroves often support rich fish and crustacean communities, although faunal abundance and diversity show strong spatiotemporal variability. Consiste...

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Roads increase population growth rates of a native leaf-cutter ant in Neotropical savannahs.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Vieira Neto, E. H. M. & Vasconcelos, H. L. & Bruna, E. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A challenge in applied ecology is understanding the responses of native species to roads, which are ubiquitous drivers of environmental heterogeneity....

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Wild beaver population assessment on the River Avon and tributaries.

Published online: 10 May 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Harrington, A. & Rothwell, A. & Harrington, L. A. & Dalton, L. & Campbell, R. D.

Content type: Reports

Following increasing reports of beavers in Somerset and Wiltshire, Natural England commissioned a survey of beaver activity in the River Avon catchmen...

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Using selective food plants to maximize biological control of vineyard pests.

Published online: 12 Jul 2006

Authors: Begum, M. & Gurr, G. M. & Wratten, S. D. & Hedberg, P. R. & Nicol, H. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat manipulation is important for enhancing biological control of arthropod pests, but identification of selective food plants that benefit only n...

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