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Local extinction of British farmland birds and the prediction of further loss.

Published online: 03 Jan 2001

Authors: Gates, S. & Donald, P. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The populations of many UK farmland birds declined between 1970 and 1990, frequently accompanied by contractions in breeding ranges. Ornithological at...

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Salvage logging changes the taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional successional trajectories of forest bird communities.

Published online: 29 Dec 2020

Authors: Georgiev, K. B. & Chao, A. & Castro, J. & Chen YanHan & Choi ChangYong & Fontaine, J. B. & Hutto, R. L. & Lee, E. J. & Müller, J. & Rost, J. & Żmihorski, M. & Thorn, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Salvage logging following natural disturbances may alter the natural successional trajectories of biological communities by affecting the occurrences ...

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Modelling the relationship between bird population variables and hedgerow and other field margin attributes. I. Species richness of winter, summer and breeding birds.

Published online: 11 Aug 1995

Authors: Parish, T. & Lakhani, K. H. & Sparks, T. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An understanding of how farming practices in adjacent fields and the dimensions of the hedge and other boundary components affect birds is essential f...

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Nutrient limitation of primary production in a sub-arctic salt marsh.

Published online: 10 Jun 1986

Authors: Cargill, S. M. & Jefferies, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In view of the use of salt marshes along the southern shores of Hudson Bay as breeding grounds and feeding areas by lesser snow geese and Canada geese...

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Hierarchical Bayes estimation of species richness and occupancy in spatially replicated surveys.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Kéry, M. & Royle, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species richness is the most widely used biodiversity metric, but cannot be observed directly as, typically, some species are overlooked. Imperfect de...

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Minimal effects of wind turbines on the distribution of wintering farmland birds.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Devereux, C. L. & Denny, M. J. H. & Whittingham, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Energy production from wind power is increasing rapidly in Europe to help combat the threats from global warming. For example, the European Commission...

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A population viability analysis modelling tool for seabird species.

Published online: 18 Jul 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Searle, K. & Mobbs, D. & Daunt, F. & Butler, A.

Content type: Reports

This report discusses a project which aims to develop a Population Viability Analysis (PVA) modelling framework, applicable to seabirds at a variety o...

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Food consumption and energy budgets of the giraffe.

Published online: 02 Sep 1985

Authors: Pellew, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To estimate the efficiency of foraging strategy, the rates of food intake of adult giraffe in the Serengeti National Park are assessed. Daily energy i...

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NatureScot Research Report 1300 - Scopingthe feasibility of developments to the Terrestrial Bird Indicator for Scotland - urban, farmland and wetland indicators.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Martay, B. & Noble, D.

Content type: Reports

This report provides an update on the feasibility of creating new categories within the terrestrial breeding bird indicator, with a focus on urban, we...

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Effects of aerial spraying of fenitrothion on breeding white-throated sparrows.

Published online: 21 Sep 1990

Authors: Busby, D. G. & White, L. M. & Pearce, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of fenitrothion on reproduction in the white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) was examined in a New Brunswick forest cutover in t...

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