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Long-term responses of Mediterranean birds to forest fuel management.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Santana, J. & Porto, M. & Gordinho, L. & Reino, L. & Beja, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mechanical management of forest fuels is increasingly used in the Euro-Mediterranean region in response to the abandonment of traditional agroforestry...

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Determinants of successful collective management of forest resources: evidence from Kenyan community forest associations.

Published online: 08 Nov 2017

Authors: Okumu, B. & Muchapondwa, E.

Content type: Bulletin

Participation of local communities in management and utilization of forest resources through collective action has become widely accepted as a possibl...

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Large-scale habitat use of some declining British birds.

Published online: 26 May 1999

Authors: Gregory, R. D. & Baillie, S. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was conducted of the large-scale habitat use of 8 species of breeding birds using data collected across Britain during 1995. The species studi...

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Agouti on the wedding menu: bushmeat harvest, consumption and trade in a post-frontier region of the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Cummins, I. & Pinedo-Vasquez, M. & Barnard, A. & Nasi, R.

Content type: Bulletin

The availability, consumption and trade of bushmeat is highly variable across time and space. This paper examines how the bushmeat market in Napo, Ecu...

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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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A survey of microbial, insect and nematode parasites of Tipulidae (Diptera) larvae in north-east England.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Carter, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The parasites of larvae of species of Tipula larvae were surveyed, principally at four locations between September 1973 and July 1974. The most common...

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Rainfall pulses mediate long-term plant community compositional dynamics in a semi-arid rangeland.

Published online: 10 Aug 2021

Authors: Liang MaoWei & Feng Xiao & Gornish, E. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Semi-arid rangelands, comprising more than 40% of the Earth's land surface, provide critical ecosystem services. Worldwide, these ecosystems are exper...

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Effect of culling on individual badger Meles meles behaviour: potential implications for bovine tuberculosis transmission.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Ham, C. & Donnelly, C. A. & Astley, K. L. & Jackson, S. Y. B. & Woodroffe, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Culling wildlife as a form of disease management can have unexpected and sometimes counterproductive outcomes. In the UK, badgers Meles meles are cull...

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Structure and function in two tropical gallery forest communities: implications for forest conservation in fragmented systems.

Published online: 23 Sep 1998

Authors: Kellman, M. & Tackaberry, R. & Rigg, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Composition, growth and turnover of trees were examined in 2 species-rich tropical gallery forests in the Mountain Pine Ridge Savanna of Belize during...

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Using drones equipped with thermal cameras to locate and count quail individuals and coveys: a case study using northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus in Mississippi, USA.

Published online: 02 May 2024

Authors: Lappin, O. & Elmore, J. A. & Jones, L. R. & Schultz, E. A. & Iglay, R. B. & McConnell, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The presence and abundance of Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus often relies on imprecise methods (e.g. fall covey counts), which can lead to inac...

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