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Attention is shifting from simplistic explanations of global amphibian declines that posit a single cause (such as climate change, pesticide contamina...

The range size of adult female mountain hares (Lepus timidus) and European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), occupying a landscape in NE Scotland compo...

As part of a wider study on the ecology of cereal crops, preliminary studies were carried out in Britain on the nocturnal activity and vertical distri...

The incidence of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in British cattle has risen markedly over the last two decades. Failure to control the disease in cattle has...

Possible determinants of seasonal vegetation community selection by cattle, red deer, goats and ponies on the Isle of Rhum, Scotland are described and...

Off-road recreation is increasing rapidly in many areas of the world, and effects on wildlife can be highly detrimental. Consequently, we have develop...

Subarctic forest-tundra ecotones dominated by mountain birch (Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii) are an important habitat for semi-domestic reindeer ...

1. Implementing effective, affordable and ethical conservation management will be crucial for minimising future biodiversity losses. Such management r...

Understanding seasonal patterns of activity, or phenology, of vector species is fundamental to determining seasonality of disease risk and epidemics o...

Browsing by large mammals may strongly constrain the growth and reproduction of woody plants, and may alter the food quality and resource availability...