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Refining thresholds in coupled fire-vegetation models to improve management of encroaching woody plants in grasslands.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Twidwell, D. & Fuhlendorf, S. D. & Taylor, C. A., Jr. & Rogers, W. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration priorities are typically established without quantitative information on how to overcome the thresholds that preclude successful restorati...

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Seedling establishment in a dynamic sedimentary environment: a conceptual framework using mangroves.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Balke, T. & Webb, E. L. & Elzen, E. van den & Galli, D. & Herman, P. M. J. & Bouma, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vegetated biogeomorphic systems (e.g. mangroves, salt marshes, dunes, riparian vegetation) have been intensively studied for the impact of the biota o...

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Rapid ontogenetic niche expansions in invasive Chinese tallow tree permit establishment in unfavourable but variable environments and can be exploited to streamline restoration.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Gabler, C. A. & Siemann, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reinvasion pressure is the rate of new exotic recruitment following mature exotic removal and it can vary broadly among similarly invaded habitats. Re...

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A modified matrix model to describe the seasonal population ecology of the European tick Ixodes ricinus.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Dobson, A. D. M. & Finnie, T. J. R. & Randolph, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The sheep tick Ixodes ricinus is the most multicompetent vector in Europe, which is responsible for significant diseases of humans and livestock throu...

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Habitat quality and habitat selection of golden-winged warblers in Costa Rica: an application of hierarchical models for open populations.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Chandler, R. B. & King, D. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying high-quality habitat is integral to effective species conservation efforts and requires information about habitat-specific abundance and d...

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Bird population density estimated from acoustic signals.

Published online: 06 Jan 2010

Authors: Dawson, D. K. & Efford, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many animal species are detected primarily by sound. Although songs, calls and other sounds are often used for population assessment, as in bird point...

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Uncertainty in population estimates: a meta-analysis for petrels.

Published online: 02 Aug 2021

Authors: Bird, J. P. & Woodworth, B. K. & Fuller, R. A. & Shaw, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Population estimates are commonly generated and used in conservation science. All estimates carry inherent uncertainty, but little attention has be...

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Modelling pulsed releases for sterile insect techniques: fitness costs of sterile and transgenic males and the effects on mosquito dynamics.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: White, S. M. & Rohani, P. & Sait, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The development of transgenic technologies, coupled with sterile insect techniques (SIT), is being explored in relation to new approaches for the biol...

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Utilizing disease surveillance to examine gene flow and dispersal in white-tailed deer.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Kelly, A. C. & Mateus-Pinilla, N. E. & Douglas, M. & Douglas, M. & Brown, W. & Ruiz, M. O. & Killefer, J. & Shelton, P. & Beissel, T. & Novakofski, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The prevention and management of transmissible diseases hinges upon understanding host dispersal because it influences distribution of wildlife, affec...

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No place like home: an experimental comparison of reintroduction strategies using snakes.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Roe, J. H. & Frank, M. R. & Gibson, S. E. & Attum, O. & Kingsbury, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The practice of deliberately moving animals from one site to another for conservation is increasing as a tool to re-establish extirpated populations. ...

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