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Predicting costs of alien species surveillance across varying transportation networks.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Blackburn, L. & Epanchin-Niell, R. & Thompson, A. & Liebhold, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Efforts to detect and eradicate invading populations before they establish are a critical component of national biosecurity programmes. An essential e...

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The effect of the spatial distribution of winter seed food resources on their use by farmland birds.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Siriwardena, G. M. & Calbrade, N. A. & Vickery, J. A. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environment measures providing winter seed are central to current management activities aiming to reverse granivorous farmland bird declines. Pre...

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What motivates gamekeepers to manage predators?

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Swan, G. & Redpath, S. & Crowley, S. & McDonald, R. A.

Content type: Blog

This study was conducted to determine the underlying reasons behind gamekeeper decisions in predator management in the UK, based on 20 one-to-one disc...

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Fuzzy cognitive mapping as a tool to assess the relative cumulative effects of environmental stressors on an arctic seabird population to identify conservation action and research priorities.

Published online: 26 Sep 2023

Authors: Rooney, R. C. & Daniel, J. & Mallory, M. & Hedd, A. & Ives, J. & Gilchrist, G. & Gjerdrum, C. & Robertson, G. & Ronconi, R. & Wilcox, K. & Wong, S. & Provencher, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

In the Arctic, chemical contaminants, shipping, oil pollution, plastic pollution, changing habitats in relation to climate change and fisheries have b...

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Recovery of anuran community diversity following habitat replacement.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Lesbarrères, D. & Fowler, M. S. & Pagano, A. & Lodé, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recently habitat degradation, road construction and traffic have all increased with human populations, to the detriment of aquatic habitats and specie...

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Pinpointing stage-specific causes of recruitment bottlenecks to optimize seed-based wetland restoration.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Zhao ZhiYuan & Zhang LiQuan & Yuan Lin & Bouma, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Attaining the goals of 'The UN-Decade on Ecosystem Restoration' requires efficient methods for large-scale restoration of degraded ecosystems. Seed-ba...

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Getting a virtual forester fit for the challenge of climatic change.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Rasche, L. & Fahse, L. & Zingg, A. & Bugmann, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The empirical study of forest ecosystem dynamics is difficult because of the longevity of trees. Many types of models were developed to assist with th...

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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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Do habitat suitability models reliably predict the recovery areas of threatened species?

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Cianfrani, C. & Lay, G. le & Hirzel, A. H. & Loy, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying those areas suitable for recolonization by threatened species is essential to support efficient conservation policies. Habitat suitability...

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Bringing back the Manchester Argus Coenonympha tullia ssp. davus (Fabricius, 1777): quantifying the habitat resource requirements to inform the successful reintroduction of a specialist peatland butterfly.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Osborne, A. & Longden, M. & Bourke, D. & Coulthard, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. The period 2021-2030 has been designated the UN decade of ecosystem restoration. A landscape-scale peatland restoration project is being undertaken...

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