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The effects of predator exclusion and caging on cereal aphids in winter wheat.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Chambers, R. J. & Sunderland, K. D. & Wyatt, I. J. & Vickerman, G. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in numbers of cereal aphids (mainly Sitobion avenae (F.) and Metopolophium dirhodum (Wlk.) but including also Rhopalosiphum padi (L.)) were me...

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Indirect effects of invasive Burmese pythons on ecosystems in southern Florida.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Willson, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive predators can dramatically alter ecosystems through both direct predation and indirect effects such as tropic cascades. However, most example...

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Avoiding visitors to a protected area increases predation risk for the endangered mountain gazelle.

Published online: 09 Nov 2024

Authors: Zukerman, Y. & Arnon, A. & Roll, U. & Berger-Tal, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

People's recreational activities in nature are essential to promote wildlife conservation. The interplay between humans and the environment is complex...

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Personality, sex and capture biases: challenges for predator monitoring and management.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Authors: Johnstone, K. C. & Price, C. & Garvey, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The behaviour of vertebrate pests, such as invasive species and nuisance native animals, towards control devices present a major challenge for wildlif...

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The capacity of sentinel species to detect changes in environmental conditions and ecosystem structure.

Published online: 08 Oct 2024

Authors: Clark-Wolf, T. J. & Holt, K. A. & Johansson, E. & Nisi, A. C. & Rafiq, K. & West, L. & Boersma, P. D. & Hazen, E. L. & Moore, S. E. & Abrahms, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A major obstacle to preventing and reversing biodiversity loss in the Anthropocene lies in the scarcity of tools and data for monitoring the health an...

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Danger versus fear: a key to understanding biophobia.

Published online: 22 Apr 2025

Authors: Zeller, K. & Mouquet, N. & Garcia, C. & Dezecache, G. & Maille, A. & Duboscq, J. & Morino, L. & Bonnet, X.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Which animals do people fear most, and why? Exploring animal fears in humans is crucial for understanding reactions in the face of danger, addressing ...

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Field and laboratory studies on money spiders (Linyphiidae) as predators of cereal aphids.

Published online: 06 Nov 1986

Authors: Sunderland, K. D. & Fraser, A. M. & Dixon, A. F. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Measurements of web cover, aphid availability and aphid capture were made in fields of winter wheat in West Sussex and East Anglia, England, in 1981 a...

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Exclusion of barn owls Tyto alba from a greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum roost in Devon, UK.

Published online: 29 May 2024

Authors: Bollo, P. M. & Kitching, T. & Wright, P. G. R. & Schofield, H. & Glover, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

The greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum is a rare species in the UK that relies heavily on undisturbed stone buildings in which to breed. ...

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A model for the spatial dynamics of linyphiid spiders in farmland.

Published online: 25 Sep 1996

Authors: Halley, J. M. & Thomas, C. F. G. & Jepson, P. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Linyphiid spiders are important predators of pests in agricultural ecosystems. Their ability to disperse aeronautically is a pre-adaptation to ephemer...

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Epidemiology of cereal aphids on winter wheat in Norfolk, 1979-1981.

Published online: 22 Jul 1985

Authors: Leather, S. R. & Carter, N. & Walters, K. F. A. & Chroston, J. R. & Thornback, N. & Gardner, S. M. & Watson, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The cereal aphid outbreaks of 1979 (Metopolophium dirhodum) and 1980 (Sitobion avenae) and their lower populations in 1981, in Norfolk, eastern Englan...

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