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Acoustic risk balancing by marine mammals: anthropogenic noise can influence the foraging decisions by seals.

Published online: 21 Oct 2021

Authors: Hastie, G. D. & Lepper, P. & McKnight, J. C. & Milne, R. & Russell, D. J. F. & Thompson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Avoidance of anthropogenic sounds has been measured in many species. The results, which are typically based on observations in limited exposure contex...

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Predicting regional cumulative effects of future development on coastal ecosystems to support indigenous governance.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Tulloch, V. J. D. & Adams, M. & Finn, R. & Bourbonnais, M. & Avery-Gomm, S. & Penn, B. & Martin, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To achieve better biodiversity outcomes and match local governance capacity, cumulative effects assessment frameworks that combine Indigenous and west...

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Resolving a heated debate: the utility of prescribed burning as a management tool for biodiversity on lowland heath.

Published online: 15 Jan 2024

Authors: Smith, B. M. & Carpenter, D. & Holland, J. & Andruszko, F. & Gathorne-Hardy, A. & Eggleton, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lowland heath is a priority habitat for conservation, nowadays largely managed for biodiversity. Historically, prescribed burning has been the princip...

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Contrasting impacts of land-use change on phylogenetic and functional diversity of tropical forest birds.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Chapman, P. M. & Tobias, J. A. & Edwards, D. P. & Davies, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity conservation strategies increasingly target maintaining evolutionary history and the resilience of ecosystem function, not just species r...

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Effects of vegetation structure, food and shelter on the home range and habitat use of an endangered wallaby.

Published online: 22 Sep 2000

Authors: Fisher, D. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bridled nailtail wallabies Onychogalea fraenata are medium-sized, nocturnal, solitary macropods that persist in only one conservation reserve in centr...

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Understanding local knowledge and attitudes toward potential reintroduction of a former British wetland bird.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Alif, Ž. & Crees, J. J. & White, R. L. & Quinlan, M. M. & Kennerley, R. J. & Dando, T. R. & Turvey, S. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Stakeholder acceptance and support is essential for long-term success in species reintroductions, and assessing social feasibility of reintroductions ...

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Towards more effective identification keys: a study of people identifying plant species characters.

Published online: 04 Jan 2023

Authors: Wäldchen, J. & Wittich, H. C. & Rzanny, M. & Fritz, A. & Mäder, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Accurate species identification is essential for ecological monitoring and biodiversity conservation. Interactive plant identification keys have been ...

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Improving capture rate for an invasive species in Mauritius: determining Asian musk shrew Suncus murinus bait preference.

Published online: 12 Sep 2018

Authors: Field, A. J. & Copsey, J. A. & Tragett, C. E. E. & Goder, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

The Asian musk shrew Suncus murinus is an invasive insectivore that first colonised Mauritius in the eighteenth century. It is a significant predator ...

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Interactions between the rust fungus Puccinia punctiformis and ectophagous and endophagous insects on creeping thistle.

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: Kluth, S. & Kruess, A. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant-pathogen-insect interactions may have various outcomes that are of great interest when considering the combined use of insects and pathogens in ...

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Shifting host choices of the vector of Chagas disease, Triatoma infestans, in relation to the availability of hosts in houses in north-west Argentina.

Published online: 29 Apr 1998

Authors: Gürtler, R. E. & Cohen, J. E. & Cecere, M. C. & Chuit, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data from a 4-year study on the blood meal sources of 1964 specimens of T. infestans collected from human sleeping places in 3 rural villages in north...

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