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National-scale regulation of the weed seedbank by carabid predators.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Bohan, D. A. & Boursault, A. & Brooks, D. R. & Petit, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Assuring future food productivity and security will require that better use is made of pest regulation provided by naturally occurring ecological serv...

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Natural vegetation benefits synergistic control of the three main insect and pathogen pests of a fruit crop in southern Africa.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Henri, D. C. & Jones, O. & Tsiattalos, A. & Thébault, E. & Seymour, C. L. & Veen, F. J. F. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most studies of the potential for natural habitat to improve agricultural productivity have been conducted in transformed, temperate regions, but litt...

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Effect of culling on individual badger Meles meles behaviour: potential implications for bovine tuberculosis transmission.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Ham, C. & Donnelly, C. A. & Astley, K. L. & Jackson, S. Y. B. & Woodroffe, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Culling wildlife as a form of disease management can have unexpected and sometimes counterproductive outcomes. In the UK, badgers Meles meles are cull...

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Olfactory host location and host preference of Holepyris sylvanidis (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) and Cephalonomia waterstoni (Bethylidae), two natural enemies of Tribolium and Cryptolestes species.

Published online: 27 Feb 2019

Authors: Amante, M. & Russo, A. & Scholler, M. & Steidle, J. L. M.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Parasitoids can suppress populations of their host and thus play a primary role in Integrated Pest Management. In the stored product environment, stim...

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Canopy shade and the successional replacement of tamarisk by native box elder.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Dewine, J. M. & Cooper, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tamarisk species (Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb., T. chinensis Lour., T. gallica L. and hybrids) have invaded riparian areas throughout western North Amer...

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Changing the fallow paradigm: a win-win strategy for the post-2020 common agricultural policy to halt farmland bird declines.

Published online: 28 Jul 2020

Authors: Tarjuelo, R. & Margalida, A. & Mougeot, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Farmland bird populations have declined sharply due to agricultural intensification. In Europe, these negative population trends have been linked to t...

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Integrating landscape connectivity and habitat suitability to guide offensive and defensive invasive species management.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Stewart-Koster, B. & Olden, J. D. & Johnson, P. T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Preventing the arrival of invasive species is the most effective way of controlling their impact. Preventative strategies may be 'offensive' aimed at ...

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Genetic erosion and escalating extinction risk in frogs with increasing wildfire frequency.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Potvin, D. A. & Parris, K. M. & Date, K. L. S. & Keely, C. C. & Bray, R. D. & Hale, J. & Hunjan, S. & Austin, J. J. & Melville, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildfires are increasing in both frequency and intensity in many ecosystems, with climate change models predicting further escalations in fire-prone e...

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Flow regulation reduces native plant cover and facilitates exotic invasion in riparian wetlands.

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Catford, J. A. & Downes, B. J. & Gippel, C. J. & Vesk, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

River regulation and exotic plant invasion threaten riverine ecosystems, and the two often co-occur. By altering water regimes, flow regulation can fa...

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Landscape and local factors drive pesticide distribution in perennial agroecosystems.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Michalko, R. & Purchart, L. & Košulič, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pesticides constitute a major threat to biodiversity, but our understanding of the complex interactions between local and landscape factors influencin...

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