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Plague, introduced from Eurasia around 1900, today affects many animal species in the western part of North America, including black-tailed prairie do...

Numbers of European hares Lepus europaeus have declined throughout Europe as a result of agricultural intensification. Ecological research to inform a...

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...

1. Intercropping, the practice of growing two or more crops in close association, is attracting increasing interest in developed countries, primarily ...

Numbers and activities of animals observed on areas of each vegetation type on fixed transects were recorded at 2-h intervals for 24 h twice monthly f...

The effects of attack density of Ips cembrae on the gallery length, eggs and adult offspring production and mortality were studied in 0.1 m² bark samp...

Moorlands dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris are of international conservation importance, but are declining as a result of increased grazing press...

Numerous studies describe thresholds at which transitions between alternate ecosystem states occur but few quantitatively delimit these conditions and...

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

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