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Deciding where to put them: sensitivity tests and independent evaluation are critical when using species distribution models to inform conservation translocations.

Published online: 15 Jul 2024

Authors: Finn, K. J. & Bergman, J. C. & Lee-Yaw, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation translocations are an important tool for combating species declines and population losses. Species distribution models (SDMs) can facilit...

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Abandoned pastures cannot spontaneously recover the attributes of old-growth savannas.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Cava, M. G. B. & Pilon, N. A. L. & Ribeiro, M. C. & Durigan, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Active restoration strategies have been recommended to recover Neotropical savannas in abandoned lands, but no studies have investigated the trajector...

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Optimally managing under imperfect detection: a method for plant invasions.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Regan, T. J. & Chadès, I. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Failing to account for uncertainty in the detection of invasive plants may lead to inefficient management strategies and wasted resources. Smart strat...

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Flying without fear: shooting disturbance has little effect on site preferences in a conflict goose species.

Published online: 07 Oct 2024

Authors: McIntosh, A. L. S. & Langley, L. P. & Hilton, G. M. & Shaw, J. M. & Bearhop, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human-modified landscapes have created opportunities for numerous taxa. Agricultural expansion has proven advantageous for several Arctic-breeding goo...

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Making robust decisions for conservation with restricted money and knowledge.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: McDonald-Madden, E. & Baxter, P. W. J. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In conservation decision-making, we operate within the confines of limited funding. Furthermore, we often assume particular relationships between mana...

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Fish responses to manipulated microhabitat complexity in urbanised shorelines.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Taira, D. & Mark, R. Y. Y. & Hsiung, A. R. & Jaafar, Z. & Todd, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The diversity-habitat complexity relationship has been utilised widely in conservation and biodiversity enhancement interventions, but few studies hav...

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Defining and testing awildlife intervention framework for exotic disease control.

Published online: 17 Jan 2023

Authors: Smith, G. C. & Brough, T. & Podgórski, T. & Ježek, M. & Šatrán, P. & Vaclavek, P. & Delahay, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

(1). Outbreaks of disease at the wildlife-livestock interface may require management interventions. Where they involve exotic/non-endemic pathogens in...

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Legacy effects of diversity in space and time driven by winter cover crop biomass and nitrogen concentration.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Barel, J. M. & Kuyper, T. W. & Boer, W. de & Douma, J. C. & Deyn, G. B. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant diversity can increase nitrogen cycling and decrease soil-borne pests, which are feedback mechanisms influencing subsequent plant growth. The re...

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Designing an optimal large-scale reintroduction plan for a critically endangered species.

Published online: 18 Sep 2023

Authors: Canessa, S. & Salgado-Rojas, J. & Villero, D. & Brotons, L. & Amat, F. & Guinart, D. & Solórzano, S. & López, L. & Comas, X. & Hermoso, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Optimization methods are routinely used for landscape-level conservation planning, but still underused in supporting species recovery programs. A poss...

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities shaped by host-plant affect the outcome of plant-soil feedback in dryland restoration.

Published online: 18 Sep 2023

Authors: Medeiros, A. S. & Scaloppi, J. C. & Damasceno, E. S. & Goto, B. T. & Vieira, D. C. M. & Socolowski, F. & Rodrigues, R. G. & Yano-Melo, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can be a useful tool to overcome challenges in dry forest restoration. However, advances are...

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