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Apex predators can suppress smaller bodied "mesopredators." In doing so, they can provide refuge to species preyed upon by mesopredators, which is par...

Conservation science can be most effective in its decision-support role when seeking answers to clearly formulated questions of direct management rele...

Measuring mammal biodiversity in tropical rainforests is challenging, and methods that reduce effort while maximizing success are crucial for long-ter...

Farmland biodiversity continues to decline mainly because of agricultural intensification and land abandonment. Agri-environment schemes can be design...

Biodiversity assessments usually rely on indicators as surrogates for direct measures. Although the ecological validity of indicators has been extensi...

The spatial pattern of weed seeds in soil was analysed after harvesting winter barley at a site near Dijon, France, in July 1987. Three hundred sample...

A notable increase in failure of managed European honeybee Apis mellifera L. colonies has been reported in various regions in recent years. Although t...

Semi-natural grasslands are important habitats for the conservation of biodiversity in Europe. High population densities of toxic Colchicum autumnale ...

Leptocorisa oratorius, which feeds on the panicle of rice, is a major target for insecticide applications by farmers in Indonesia. The management of t...

Helisoma duryi has been suggested as a biological control agent against the snail intermediate hosts of schistosomes, Biomphalaria and Bulinus species...