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The effect of DDT contamination on the productivity of a cultivated forest soil in the sub-humid tropics.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Perfect, T. J. & Cook, A. G. & Critchley, B. R. & Critchley, U. & Davies, A. L. & Swift, M. J. & Russell-Smith, A. & Yeadon, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seed yields of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) were assessed in each of two annual growing seasons over the 4-year period 1973 to 1976 in experimental plot...

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Improving and expanding hedgerows - recommendations for a semi-natural habitat in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Authors: Staley, J. T. & Wolton, R. & Norton, L. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Hedgerows provide habitat, shelter and resources for many species including functionally important taxa and threatened species. Hedgerows store carbon...

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Individual-based modelling of moth dispersal to improve biosecurity incursion response.

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Guichard, S. & Kriticos, D. J. & Leriche, A. & Kean, J. M. & Worner, S. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Some biosecurity systems aimed at reducing the impacts of invasive alien species that employ sentinel trapping systems to detect the presence of unwan...

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Natural habitat does not mediate vertebrate seed predation as an ecosystem dis-service to agriculture.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Schäckermann, J. & Mandelik, Y. & Weiss, N. & Wehrden, H. von & Klein, A. & Kleijn, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Spillover of beneficial organisms from natural habitats to croplands can improve agro-ecosystem services, but wildlife can also negatively influence a...

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The recovery of populations of bush rat Rattus fuscipes in forest fragments following major population reduction.

Published online: 21 Sep 2005

Authors: Lindenmayer, D. B. & Cunningham, R. B. & Peakall, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the recovery of populations after disturbance is critical to many aspects of applied population management, ranging from the development...

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Trade-offs in parasitism efficiency and brood size mediate parasitoid coexistence, with implications for biological control of the invasive emerald ash borer.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Wang XiaoYi & Jennings, D. E. & Duan, J. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Parasitoids often are selected for use as biological control agents because of their high host specificity, yet such host specificity can result in st...

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Communities' perceptions and knowledge of ecosystem services: evidence from rural communities in Nigeria.

Published online: 29 Apr 2015

Authors: Zhang, W. & Kato, E. & Bhandary, P. & Nkonya, E. & Ibrahim, H. I. & Agbonlahor, M. & Ibrahim, H. Y.

Content type: Bulletin

This research has been undertaken to improve our understanding of stakeholders' knowledge and perception about ecosystem services (ES), which provides...

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Assessing lamb predation by feral pigs in Australia's semi-arid rangelands.

Published online: 13 May 1998

Authors: Choquenot, D. & Lukins, B. & Curran, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two experiments were used to investigate the relationship between feral pig density and the rate of lamb predation and the differential susceptibility...

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Assessing the effects of oil palm replanting on arthropod biodiversity.

Published online: 06 Mar 2021

Authors: Pashkevich, M. D. & Aryawan, A. A. K. & Luke, S. H. & Dupérré, N. & Waters, H. S. & Caliman, J. P. & Naim, M. & Turner, E. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Palm oil is the most traded vegetable oil worldwide. Production is concentrated in Southeast Asia, where established oil palm plantations dominate the...

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Mesopredator release among invasive predators: controlling red foxes can increase feral cat density and alter their behaviour.

Published online: 01 Dec 2023

Authors: Rees, M. W. & Pascoe, J. H. & Pla, M. le & Robley, A. & Birnbaum, E. K. & Wintle, B. A. & Hradsky, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The mesopredator release theory predicts that the density of subordinate predators will increase as dominant predators decline. Persistent debate arou...

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