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Does fortune follow function? Exploring how consumer preferences drive the functional trait composition of the global songbird trade.

Published online: 10 Sep 2024

Authors: Almeida, R. J. & Mazza, A. N. & Lockwood, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Defaunation and extinction undermine the resilience and functioning of ecological communities and ecosystems. Relative to other disturbances, overexpl...

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Coho salmon spawner mortality in western US urban watersheds: bioinfiltration prevents lethal storm water impacts.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Spromberg, J. A. & Baldwin, D. H. & Damm, S. E. & McIntyre, J. K. & Huff, M. & Sloan, C. A. & Anulacion, B. F. & Davis, J. W. & Scholz, N. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Adult coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch return each autumn to freshwater spawning habitats throughout western North America. The migration coincides wi...

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Carrying capacity in overwintering birds: when are spatial models needed?

Published online: 14 May 2003

Authors: Goss-Custard, J. D. & Stillman, R. A. & Caldow, R. W. G. & West, A. D. & Guillemain, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We sometimes need to predict the maximum number of bird-days that can be supported by the food supply in a site used by migratory birds outside the br...

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Functional responses in habitat selection by tropical birds moving through fragmented forest.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Gillies, C. S. & St. Clair, C. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ability of animals to move through a landscape is a fundamental determinant of population persistence in fragmented habitats. This movement can be...

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Avian vulnerability to wind farm collision through the year: insights from lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus) tracked from multiple breeding colonies.

Published online: 24 Jul 2020

Authors: Thaxter, C. B. & Ross-Smith, V. H. & Bouten, W. & Clark, N. A. & Conway, G. J. & Masden, E. A. & Clewley, G. D. & Barber, L. J. & Burton, N. H. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Wind energy generation has become an important means to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and mitigate against human-induced climate change, but coul...

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Cattle exclusion increases encounters of wild herbivores in neotropical forests.

Published online: 07 Dec 2024

Authors: Vélez, J. & McShea, W. & Pukazhenthi, B. & Rodríguez, J. D. & Suárez, M. F. & Torres, J. M. & Barrera, C. & Fieberg, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ongoing habitat loss and species extinctions require managers to implement and quantify the effectiveness of conservation actions for protecting biodi...

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Weak relationship between risk assessment studies and recorded mortality in wind farms.

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Ferrer, M. & Lucas, M. de & Janss, G. F. E. & Casado, E. & Muñoz, A. R. & Bechard, M. J. & Calabuig, C. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wind farms generate little or no pollution. However, one of their main adverse impacts is bird mortality through collisions with turbine rotors. Envir...

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Cost-effectiveness of plant and animal biodiversity indicators in tropical forest and agroforest habitats.

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Kessler, M. & Abrahamczyk, S. & Bos, M. & Buchori, D. & Putra, D. D. & Gradstein, S. R. & Höhn, P. & Kluge, J. & Orend, F. & Pitopang, R. & Saleh, S. & Schulze, C. H. & Sporn, S. G. & Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Tjitrosoedirdjo, S. S. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity data are needed for conservation and management of tropical habitats, but the high diversity of these ecosystems makes comprehensive surv...

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Tree mixtures mediate negative effects of introduced tree species on bird taxonomic and functional diversity.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Schuldt, A. & Huke, P. & Glatthorn, J. & Hagge, J. & Wildermuth, B. & Matevski, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent biodiversity loss has emphasized the necessity to critically evaluate the consequences of human alterations of forest ecosystems. Stand diversi...

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Population dynamics of brushtail possums subject to fertility control.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Ramsey, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reducing the fertility of pest species using immunocontraceptive vaccines holds promise for the humane and effective control of vertebrate pest popula...

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