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Estimation of badger abundance using faecal DNA typing.

Published online: 24 Sep 2003

Authors: Wilson, G. J. & Frantz, A. C. & Pope, L. C. & Roper, T. J. & Burke, T. A. & Cheeseman, C. L. & Delahay, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildlife management and conservation programmes often require accurate information on population density, but this can be difficult to obtain, particu...

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Intensified agricultural use of grasslands reduces growth and survival of precocial shorebird chicks.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Kentie, R. & Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W. & Trimbos, K. B. & Groen, N. M. & Piersma, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensification of agricultural use of grassland habitats has been linked to the declines of many farmland bird species, several of whom have been in ...

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Pteropus vampyrus, a hunted migratory species with a multinational home-range and a need for regional management.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Epstein, J. H. & Olival, K. J. & Pulliam, J. R. C. & Smith, C. & Westrum, J. & Hughes, T. & Dobson, A. P. & Akbar Zubaid & Sohayati Abdul Rahman & Misliah Mohamad Basir & Field, H. E. & Daszak, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The management of migratory species is challenging because of insufficient data on long-range movement patterns, habitat use, and the impact of anthro...

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Vital rate estimates for the common eider Somateria mollissima, a data-rich exemplar of the seaduck tribe.

Published online: 23 Dec 2021

Authors: Nicol-Harper, A. & Wood, K. A. & Diamond, A. W. & Major, H. L. & Petersen, A. & Tertitski, G. & Doncaster, C. P. & Ezard, T. H. G. & Hilton, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

This database collates vital rate estimates for the common eider (Somateria mollissima), providing a complete demographic parameterization for this sl...

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Modelling detection probabilities to evaluate management and control tools for an invasive species.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Christy, M. T. & Adams, A. A. Y. & Rodda, G. H. & Savidge, J. A. & Tyrrell, C. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For most ecologists, detection probability (p) is a nuisance variable that must be modelled to estimate the state variable of interest (i.e. survival,...

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Cumulative propagule pressure exerted by escaped pet parrots.

Published online: 18 Sep 2023

Authors: Stanley, M. C. & McNaughton, E. J. & Fewster, R. M. & Galbraith, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The global pet trade provides a pathway for introduced species to invade new environments. Most studies use trade data as an indirect proxy for propag...

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Using UAV-mounted thermal cameras to detect the presence of nesting nightjar in upland clear-fell: a case study in South Wales, UK.

Published online: 12 Apr 2021

Authors: Shewring, M. P. & Vafidis, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Confirming the presence and location of European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus nests is a significant fieldwork challenge in ecological monitoring...

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Genetic differentiation between populations of Orchesella cincta (Collembola) from heavy metal contaminated sites.

Published online: 21 Sep 1990

Authors: Posthuma, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Genetic differentiation in Orchesella cincta populations from various sites contaminated by heavy metals in the Netherlands, Belgium and German Federa...

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Factors affecting biological control of cassava mealybug by exotic parasitoids: a ratio-dependent supply-demand driven model.

Published online: 29 Jun 1995

Authors: Gutierrez, A. P. & Neuenschwander, P. & Alphen, J. J. M. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A unified ratio-dependent supply-demand driven tritrophic model of the cassava (Manihot esculenta) system was compared to field data and then used to ...

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Multidimensional mental representations of natural environment among Chinese preadolescents via draw-and-write mapping.

Published online: 19 Mar 2024

Authors: Yue ZhiHui & Meng YiChuan & Chen Jin

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The mental associations that children have with the natural environment can be referred to as their natural representations. These representations enc...

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