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Habitat use and diet of skylarks Alauda arvensis wintering on lowland farmland in southern Britain.

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: Donald, P. F. & Buckingham, D. L. & Moorcroft, D. & Muirhead, L. B. & Evans, A. D. & Kirby, W. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The habitat use and diet of skylarks (Alauda arvensis) wintering on lowland farms were studied to assess whether changes in agricultural practice coul...

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Preserving frugivorous birds in agro-ecosystems: lessons from Spanish olive orchards.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Rey, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Frugivorous birds are a priority for conservation. They are experiencing the transformation of natural habitats to agro-ecosystems worldwide and some ...

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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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Climate change threatens amphibians and species representation within protected areas in tropical wetlands.

Published online: 21 Feb 2025

Authors: Neves, M. O. & Broennimann, O. & Mod, H. K. & Bolochio, B. E. & Santana, D. J. & Guisan, A. & Moura, M. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas (PAs) are crucial for biodiversity conservation, yet climate change threatens their long-term effectiveness by displacing species dist...

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Remote sensing and GPS tracking reveal temporal shifts in habitat use in nonbreeding black-tailed godwits.

Published online: 16 Feb 2025

Authors: Craft, T. B. & Piersma, T. & Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W. & Zhu BingRun & D'Souza, M. & O'Reilly, E. & Fokkema, R. W. & Stessens, M. & Belting, H. & Marlow, C. & Ludwig, J. & Melter, J. & Alves, J. A. & Esteban-Pineda, A. & Gutiérrez, J. S. & Masero, J. A. & Rocha, A. D. & Dreef, C. & Howison, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Knowledge of the habitat requirements for migratory species throughout their full annual cycle is necessary for comprehensive species protection plans...

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Impact of outdoor winter sports on the abundance of a key indicator species of alpine ecosystems.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Patthey, P. & Wirthner, S. & Signorell, N. & Arlettaz, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tourism and leisure activities have increased continuously all over the world during the past decades, exerting a growing pressure upon naturally frag...

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Response of taxonomic groups in streams to gradients in resource and habitat characteristics.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Johnson, R. K. & Hering, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Compared to other ecosystem types, a wide variety of biomonitoring methods are available for rivers. Few studies have, however, compared the response ...

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Behaviour-specific spatiotemporal patterns of habitat use by sea turtles revealed using biologging and supervised machine learning.

Published online: 15 Jan 2024

Authors: Hounslow, J. L. & Fossette, S. & Chong Wei & Bali, R. & Tucker, A. D. & Whiting, S. D. & Gleiss, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation of threatened species and anthropogenic threat mitigation commonly rely on spatially managed areas selected according to habitat preferen...

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Geese migrating over the Pacific Ocean select altitudes coinciding with offshore wind turbine blades.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Weiser, E. L. & Overton, C. T. & Douglas, D. C. & Casazza, M. L. & Flint, P. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Renewable energy facilities are a key part of mitigating climate change, but can pose threats to wild birds and bats, most often through collisions wi...

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Different ways to success: plant community trajectories over time and a soil moisture gradient in restored wetlands.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Mosanghini, D. & Oriolo, G. & Boscutti, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration is one of the most promising strategies to combat historical wetland losses caused by land use changes. Restored areas are idea...

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