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Mapping uncertainty: sensitivity of wildlife habitat ratings to expert opinion.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Johnson, C. J. & Gillingham, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Expert opinion is frequently called upon by natural resource and conservation professionals to aid decision making. Where species are difficult or exp...

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Addressing fraudulent responses in online surveys: insights from a web-based participatory mapping study.

Published online: 19 Mar 2024

Authors: Johnson, M. S. & Adams, V. M. & Byrne, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Web-based studies of human dimensions are increasing across environmental and socio-ecological disciplines. However, the prevalence of fraud threatens...

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Mapping of actors and agroclimatic information needs of corn and bean crops in pilot sites.

Published online: 16 Mar 2016

Authors: Blundo Canto, G. & Giraldo Mendez, D. & Gärtner Vargas, C. & Alvarez-Toro, P. & Perez Marulanda, L.

Content type: Bulletin

This working paper presents the results of the mapping of actors and of agroclimatic information needs in pilot sites in Colombia for two annual crops...

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Assessing biodiversity by remote sensing in mountainous terrain: the potential of LiDAR to predict forest beetle assemblages.

Published online: 05 Aug 2009

Authors: Müller, J. & Brandl, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effective biodiversity management can only be implemented if data are available on assemblage-environment relationships. The level of detail needs to ...

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Multi-scale analysis of species introductions: combining landscape and demographic models to improve management decisions about non-native species.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Brown, K. A. & Spector, S. & Wu, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-native, invasive species can affect biological patterns and processes at multiple ecological scales. The multi-scalar effects of invasions can inf...

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Using a self-organizing map to predict invasive species: sensitivity to data errors and a comparison with expert opinion.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Paini, D. R. & Worner, S. P. & Cook, D. C. & Barro, P. J. de & Thomas, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predicting which species are more likely to invade a region presents significant difficulties to researchers and government agencies. Methods for esti...

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Inclusive approaches for cumulative effects assessments.

Published online: 14 Aug 2023

Authors: Adams, M. S. & Tulloch, V. J. D. & Hemphill, J. & Penn, B. & Anderson, L. T. & Davis, K. & Avery-Gomm, S. & Harris, A. & Martin, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The cumulative impacts of human activities and natural disturbance are leading to loss and extinction of species, ecological communities and biocultur...

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Living with rodent pests: unifying stakeholder interests to prioritise pest management in rural Madagascar.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Scobie, K. & Lambin, X. & Telfer, S. & Rasahivelo, M. F. & Raheliarison, R. N. & Rajerison, M. & Young, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Rodent pests can have major social, economic, and environmental impacts. Their management, therefore, represents a complex socio-ecological problem in...

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Optimizing regional conservation planning for forest birds.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Beaudry, F. & Pidgeon, A. M. & Mladenoff, D. J. & Howe, R. W. & Bartelt, G. A. & Radeloff, V. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat conservation, particularly for large, multiple use areas, must account for the needs of multiple species. However, an unresolved issue is how ...

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Development of a risk assessment tool to evaluate the significance of septic tanks around freshwater SSSIs.

Published online: 21 Jan 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: May, L. & Dudley, B. J. & Woods, H. & Miles, S.

Content type: Reports

There is growing evidence suggesting that small sewage discharges (SSDs), in practice mainly septic tank systems but also including package treatment ...

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