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Wild beaver population assessment on the River Avon and tributaries.

Published online: 10 May 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Harrington, A. & Rothwell, A. & Harrington, L. A. & Dalton, L. & Campbell, R. D.

Content type: Reports

Following increasing reports of beavers in Somerset and Wiltshire, Natural England commissioned a survey of beaver activity in the River Avon catchmen...

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Long-term fire history in northern Quebec: implications for the northern limit of commercial forests.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Oris, F. & Asselin, H. & Finsinger, W. & Hély, C. & Blarquez, O. & Ferland, M. E. & Bergeron, Y. & Ali, A. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire frequency is expected to increase in boreal forests over the next century owing to climate change. In Quebec (Canada), the location of the northe...

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The impact of waterfowl foraging on the decomposition of rice straw: mutual benefits for rice growers and waterfowl.

Published online: 05 Jan 2001

Authors: Bird, J. A. & Pettygrove, G. S. & Eadie, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent legislation in California, USA, has restricted traditional open-field burning of rice straw residues, leading farmers to adopt alternative meth...

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Brown locust outbreaks and climate variability in southern Africa.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Todd, M. C. & Washington, R. & Cheke, R. A. & Kniveton, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The brown locust Locustana pardalina is a major agricultural pest in southern Africa, with populations periodically reaching plague proportions. Manag...

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birds and insects respond differently to combinations of semi-natural features in farm landscapes.

Published online: 05 Nov 2022

Authors: Hall, M. A. & Nimmo, D. G. & Bennett, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Semi-natural features among farmland have a key role in maintaining wildlife in rural landscapes. Practical conservation requires knowledge of which c...

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Fuzzy cognitive mapping as a tool to assess the relative cumulative effects of environmental stressors on an arctic seabird population to identify conservation action and research priorities.

Published online: 26 Sep 2023

Authors: Rooney, R. C. & Daniel, J. & Mallory, M. & Hedd, A. & Ives, J. & Gilchrist, G. & Gjerdrum, C. & Robertson, G. & Ronconi, R. & Wilcox, K. & Wong, S. & Provencher, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

In the Arctic, chemical contaminants, shipping, oil pollution, plastic pollution, changing habitats in relation to climate change and fisheries have b...

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Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability.

Published online: 07 May 2020

Authors: Wolde Mekuria & Gebrehaweria Gebregziabher & Lefore, N.

Content type: Bulletin

Land degradation is a critical problem around the world. In many places, the practices associated with intensive rain-fed and irrigated crop and lives...

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Non-local effects of human activity on the spatial distribution of migratory wildlife in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

Published online: 28 Aug 2022

Authors: Kavwele, C. M. & Torney, C. J. & Morrison, T. A. & Fulford, S. & Masolele, M. M. & Masoy, J. & Hopcraft, J. G. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Human activities are transforming landscapes and altering the structure and functioning of ecosystems worldwide and often result in sharp contrasts...

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Herbicide control of the invasive Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) does not alter soilmicrobial communities or activity.

Published online: 09 Aug 2022

Authors: James, J. J. & Bach, E. M. & Baker, K. & Barber, N. A. & Buck, R. & Shahrtash, M. & Brown, S. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Invasive plants are a major problem for land managers and have widespread and lasting environmental impacts. The invasive shrub Amur honeysuckle (Loni...

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Phenological constancy and management interventions predict population trends in at-risk butterflies in the United States.

Published online: 26 Nov 2024

Authors: Edwards, C. B. & Schultz, C. B. & Campbell, S. P. & Fallon, C. & Henry, E. H. & King, K. C. & Linders, M. & Longcore, T. & Marschalek, D. A. & Sinclair, D. & Swengel, A. & Swengel, S. & Taron, D. J. & Wepprich, T. & Crone, E. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in phenology are a common response to climate change, but their impact on population dynamics is often ambiguous and at-risk species are omitt...

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