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Nature documentaries as catalysts for change: mapping out the 'blackfish effect'.

Published online: 07 Aug 2022

Authors: Boissat, L. & Thomas-Walters, L. & Veríssimo, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

It is essential for us to understand what drives human behaviour if we want to tackle anthropogenic damage to the environment. Popular media can play ...

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Could Nintendo's animal crossing be a tool for conservation messaging?

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Fisher, J. C. & Yoh, N. & Kubo, T. & Rundle, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The current extinction crisis demands worldwide commitment to conservation across all sectors of society. By transcending the traditional disciplinary...

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Building better conservation media for primates and people: a case study of orangutan rescue and rehabilitation YouTube videos.

Published online: 07 Aug 2022

Authors: Freund, C. A. & Heaning, E. G. & Mulrain, I. R. & McCann, J. B. & DiGiorgio, A. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Conservation organizations rely on social/internet media platforms to raise awareness and fundraise. Social media is a double-edged sword: it can be a...

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Population dynamics and the importance of habitat management for conservation of the butterfly Lopinga achine.

Published online: 10 Jul 2002

Authors: Bergman, K. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Like many butterflies, the woodland brown Lopinga achine has disappeared from many locations in western Europe due to habitat loss. The population dyn...

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Competition between domestic livestock and wild bharal Pseudois nayaur in the Indian Trans-Himalaya.

Published online: 16 Jun 2004

Authors: Charudutt Mishra & Wieren, S. E. van & Ketner, P. & Heitkönig, I. M. A. & Prins, H. H. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The issue of competition between livestock and wild herbivores has remained contentious. We studied the diets and population structures of the mountai...

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Long-term effects of burning slash on plant communities and arbuscular mycorrhizae in a semi-arid woodland.

Published online: 16 Jun 2004

Authors: Haskins, K. E. & Gehring, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Burning of slash (woody debris) piles resulting from the harvest of fuel wood is a common management technique designed to reduce fire risk and increa...

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Control of Molinia caerulea on upland moors.

Published online: 16 Jun 2004

Authors: Marrs, R. H. & Phillips, J. D. P. & Todd, P. A. & Ghorbani, J. & Duc, M. G. le

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Molinia encroachment has been viewed as a major threat to moorland conservation in the UK and elsewhere in Europe. In England and Wales agri-environme...

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An experimental field study of different levels of insect herbivory induced by Formica rufa predation on sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus). I. Lepidoptera larvae.

Published online: 04 Jun 1986

Authors: Warrington, S. & Whittaker, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lepidoptera populations and feeding damage were measured on ant-foraged and ant-free sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) trees in North Lancashire, UK. Cat...

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An experimental field study of different levels of insect herbivory induced by Formica rufa predation on sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus). III. Effects on tree growth.

Published online: 04 Jun 1986

Authors: Whittaker, J. B. & Warrington, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Feeding damage by Lepidoptera larvae, aphids and typhlocybid leafhoppers on sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) was measured on ant-foraged (Formica rufa) ...

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Influence of grazing and vegetation type on post-fire flammability.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Kirkpatrick, J. B. & Marsden-Smedley, J. B. & Leonard, S. W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Natural area managers use fire and grazing to achieve nature conservation/production goals and to prevent the loss of life and property. Yet, little i...

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