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A multivariate assessment of plant management impacts on macrophyte communities in a Scottish canal.

Published online: 30 Nov 1988

Authors: Murphy, K. J. & Fox, A. M. & Hanbury, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Submission of data collected from sites on the Union Canal, Scotland during 1977-84 to detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) and 2-way indicator spe...

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Modelling landscape-scale habitat use using GIS and remote sensing: a case study with great bustards.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Osborne, P. E. & Alonso, J. C. & Bryant, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many species are adversely affected by human activities at large spatial scales and their conservation requires detailed information on distributions....

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Local-scale factors structure wild bee communities in protected areas.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Murray, T. E. & Fitzpatrick, Ú. & Byrne, A. & Fealy, R. & Brown, M. J. F. & Paxton, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the current context of global habitat loss, a fundamental challenge is to understand how ecological processes interact to determine community compo...

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Disease transmission between and within species, and the implications for disease control.

Published online: 24 Mar 2004

Authors: Caley, P. & Hone, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disease transmission can occur between and within species for diseases with multiple hosts. If these diseases are undesirable, for economic or health ...

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Raptors as surrogates of biodiversity along a landscape gradient.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Burgas, D. & Byholm, P. & Parkkima, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With biodiversity facing threats, there is a need to improve reserve selection procedures. However, detailed information about different biodiversity ...

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The effect of 'mosaic management' on the demography of black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa on farmland.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Schekkerman, H. & Teunissen, W. & Oosterveld, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Like many farmland birds, the largest European population of the black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa, in The Netherlands, has been declining for decades...

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Nestboxes augment seabird breeding performance in a high-density colony: insight from 15 years of monitoring data.

Published online: 25 Oct 2022

Authors: Burke, B. & O'Connell, D. P. & Kinchin-Smith, D. & Sealy, S. & Newton, S. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. The provision of artificial nest structures is used in the conservation of a broad range of bird groups including raptors, owls, ducks, passerines ...

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Functional community ecology meets restoration ecology: assessing the restoration success of alluvial floodplain meadows with functional traits.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Engst, K. & Baasch, A. & Erfmeier, A. & Jandt, U. & May, K. & Schmiede, R. & Bruelheide, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species-rich grasslands are highly endangered habitats in Central Europe. To halt their ongoing loss, many sites have become subjects of restoration e...

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A comparative analysis of restoration measures and their effects on hydromorphology and benthic invertebrates in 26 central and southern European rivers.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Jähnig, S. C. & Brabec, K. & Buffagni, A. & Erba, S. & Lorenz, A. W. & Ofenböck, T. & Verdonschot, P. F. M. & Hering, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hydromorphological river restoration usually leads to habitat diversification, but the effects on benthic invertebrates, which are frequently used to ...

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Effects of water level and grassland management on alpha and beta diversity of birds in restored wetlands.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Żmihorski, M. & Pärt, T. & Gustafson, T. & Berg, Å.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nearly 60% of European wetlands have been lost to drainage or to the cessation of grassland management. Large amounts of resources are put into wetlan...

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