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The effects of reseeding, fertilizer application and disturbance on the use of grasslands by barnacle geese, and the implications for refuge management.

Published online: 03 Sep 1993

Authors: Percival, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Because of increasing numbers of barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) wintering on the island of Islay, Scotland, UK, a network of refuges has been estab...

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The relative importance of landscape properties for woodland birds in agricultural environments.

Published online: 29 Aug 2007

Authors: Radford, J. Q. & Bennett, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Studies of landscape change are seldom conducted at scales commensurate with the processes they purport to investigate. Landscape change is a landscap...

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Multiple stressors in periphyton - comparison of observed and predicted tolerance responses to high ionic loads and herbicide exposure.

Published online: 04 Dec 2013

Authors: Rotter, S. & Heilmeier, H. & Altenburger, R. & Schmitt-Jansen, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As a result of the increasing human impact on aquatic ecosystems, freshwater organisms are often exposed to multiple stressors simultaneously. The joi...

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Guidelines for aspen restoration in Utah with applicability to the Intermountain West.

Published online: 31 Jul 2019

Authors: Kitchen, S. G. & Behrens, P. N. & Goodrich, S. K. & Green, A. & Guyon, J. & O'Brien, M. & Tart, D.

Content type: Bulletin

As highly productive and biologically diverse communities, healthy quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides; hereafter aspen) forests provide a wide range o...

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Comparative foraging and nutrition of horses and cattle in European wetlands.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Menard, C. & Duncan, P. & Fleurance, G. & Georges, J. Y. & Lila, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Equids are generalist herbivores that co-exist with bovids of similar body size in many ecosystems. There are two major hypotheses to explain their co...

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Assessing the potential impact of invasive ring-necked parakeets Psittacula krameri on native nuthatches Sitta europeae in Belgium.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Strubbe, D. & Matthysen, E. & Graham, C. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions are a major threat to biodiversity. Given the large number of invasive species, we need to be able to identify invaders with larg...

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Environmental conditions associated with bat white-nose syndrome mortality in the north-eastern United States.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Flory, A. R. & Kumar, S. & Stohlgren, T. J. & Cryan, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is an emerging disease of hibernating North American bats that is caused by the cold-growing fungus Geomyces destructans. Si...

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Effects of habitat on GPS collar performance: using data screening to reduce location error.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Lewis, J. S. & Rachlow, J. L. & Garton, E. O. & Vierling, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Global positioning system (GPS) technology enables researchers to evaluate wildlife movements, space use and resource selection in detail for extended...

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Audit, review and prioritisation for marine invasive non-native species biosecurity planning in England.

Published online: 19 Oct 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: O'Shaughnessy, K. A. & Yunnie, A. L. E. & Wood, C. A. & Lintott, L. R. & Stebbing, P. D.

Content type: Reports

This project aimed to address the gap in knowledge of the exact extent of geographic coverage, status of plans and pathways addressed and effectivenes...

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The selection of stubble fields by wintering granivorous birds reflects vegetation cover and food abundance.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Moorcroft, D. & Whittingham, M. J. & Bradbury, R. B. & Wilson, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Fields left fallow after harvest (i.e. stubble fields) support high wintering densities of many species of granivorous bird. We examined correlates...

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