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Evaluating evidence of association of bovine tuberculosis in cattle and badgers.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Hone, J. & Donnelly, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bovine tuberculosis (TB) occurs in cattle and badgers in the UK and control efforts are undertaken to reduce the spread of the disease. This study eva...

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Performance of habitat offsets for species conservation in dynamic human-modified landscapes.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Rhodes, J. R. & Liu Yan & Wahyudi, A. & Maron, M. & Iftekhar, M. S. & Brisbane, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Biodiversity offsets are a popular policy tool for mitigating the impact of development on biodiversity, but the ecological success of offsets arise f...

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What limits predation rates by the specialist seed-feeder Penthobruchus germaini on an invasive shrub?

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Klinken, R. D. van & Flack, L. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Specialist seed-feeders are widely used in weed biological control, but seed predation rates are frequently insufficient to cause the required impacts...

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Phylodynamic analysis of an emergent Mycobacterium bovis outbreak in an area with no previously known wildlife infections.

Published online: 20 Apr 2022

Authors: Rossi, G. & Crispell, J. & Brough, T. & Lycett, S. J. & White, P. C. L. & Allen, A. & Ellis, R. J. & Gordon, S. V. & Harwood, R. & Palkopoulou, E. & Presho, E. L. & Skuce, R. & Smith, G. C. & Kao, R. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding how emergent pathogens successfully establish themselves and persist in previously unaffected populations is a crucial problem in diseas...

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Predicting shorebird mortality and population size under different regimes of shellfishery management.

Published online: 17 Oct 2001

Authors: Stillman, R. A. & Goss-Custard, J. D. & West, A. D. & Durell, S. E. A. le V. dit & McGrorty, S. & Caldow, R. W. G. & Norris, K. J. & Johnstone, I. G. & Ens, B. J. & Meer, J. van der & Triplet, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human interests often conflict with those of wildlife. In the coastal zone humans often exploit shellfish populations that would otherwise provide foo...

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Global estimation of invasion risk zones for the western corn rootworm Diabrotica virgifera virgifera: integrating distribution models and physiological thresholds to assess climatic favourability.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Aragón, P. & Baselga, A. & Lobo, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions represent a major threat to human health, ecosystem functioning and global biodiversity. Insect pests affecting agriculture and f...

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The landscape of fear in cattle farms? How the presence of barn swallow influences the activity of pest flies.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Roseo, F. & Salvatori, M. & Brambilla, M. & Pedrini, P. & Fedrigotti, C. & Bertocchi, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insectivorous birds are key suppliers of crucial ecosystem services, especially important for pest control in agricultural systems, and are globally d...

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Modelling the efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes in the regulation of invertebrate pests in glasshouse crops.

Published online: 14 Jul 2000

Authors: Fenton, A. & Norman, R. & Fairbairn, J. P. & Hudson, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To consider the potential of entomopathogenic nematodes as biological control agents, a generalized analytical modelling approach was adopted and, usi...

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Identifying hotspots for plant invasions and forecasting focal points of further spread.

Published online: 06 Jan 2010

Authors: Ibáñez, I. & Silander, J. A., Jr. & Allen, J. M. & Treanor, S. A. & Wilson, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To ensure the successful detection, control and eradication of invasive plant species, we need information that can identify areas prone to invasions ...

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Why high seed densities within buried mesh bags may overestimate depletion rates of soil seed banks.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Mourik, T. A. van & Stomph, T. J. & Murdoch, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Estimates of seed bank depletion rates are essential for modelling and management of plant populations. The seed bag burial method is often used to me...

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