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Not all maps are equal: evaluating approaches for mapping vessel collision risk to large baleen whales.

Published online: 03 Jan 2025

Authors: Hague, E. L. & Halliday, W. D. & Dawson, J. & Ferguson, S. H. & Heide-Jørgensen, M. P. & Sogas, N. S. & Gormley, K. & Young, B. G. & McWhinnie, L. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A growing and increasingly globalised human population, requiring the movement of goods and commodities, is placing increasing demands on the maritime...

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Insect seed-predator networks respond positively to restoration on a tropical island.

Published online: 02 Dec 2024

Authors: Costa, A. & Heleno, R. & Dufrene, Y. & Huckle, E. & Mendes, S. B. & Whittington, A. E. & Veen, F. J. F. van & Kaiser-Bunbury, C. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

When non-native species invade ecosystems, coevolved plant-animal interactions and associated ecological functions are altered, often to the detriment...

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Restoring marine ecosystems: spatial reef configuration triggers taxon-specific responses among early colonizers.

Published online: 17 Dec 2021

Authors: Wilms, T. J. G. & Norðfoss, P. H. & Baktoft, H. & Støttrup, J. G. & Kruse, B. M. & Svendsen, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The longstanding debate in conservation biology on the importance of single large or several small (SLOSS) habitats for preserving biodiversity remain...

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Thanet coast Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) monitoring report 2017-18.

Published online: 12 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Godsell, N. & Green, B.

Content type: Reports

Under the UK Marine & Coastal Access Act (2009), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is required to provide a report to...

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Fishers perceptions of ecosystem service change associated with climate-disturbed coral reefs.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Woodhead, A. J. & Graham, N. A. J. & Robinson, J. P. W. & Norström, A. V. & Bodin, N. & Marie, S. & Balett, M. C. & Hicks, C. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Understanding ecosystem service change necessitates an understanding of the social and ecological dimensions of ecosystem services and how they contri...

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Ocean-scale footprint of a highly mobile fishing fleet: social-ecological drivers of fleet behaviour and evidence of illegal fishing.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Collins, C. & Nuno, A. & Benaragama, A. & Broderick, A. & Wijesundara, I. & Wijetunge, D. & Letessier, T. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Managing the footprint of highly mobile fishing fleets is increasingly important due to continuing declines in fish populations. However, social-ecolo...

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Improving capture rate for an invasive species in Mauritius: determining Asian musk shrew Suncus murinus bait preference.

Published online: 12 Sep 2018

Authors: Field, A. J. & Copsey, J. A. & Tragett, C. E. E. & Goder, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

The Asian musk shrew Suncus murinus is an invasive insectivore that first colonised Mauritius in the eighteenth century. It is a significant predator ...

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Decreasing predation rates and shifting predator compositions along a land-use gradient in Madagascar's Vanilla landscapes.

Published online: 21 Apr 2022

Authors: Schwab, D. & Wurz, A. & Grass, I. & Rakotomalala, A. A. N. A. & Osen, K. & Soazafy, M. R. & Martin, D. A. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land-use change is the main driver of deforestation and land degradation resulting in the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in north-east...

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Social network analysis as a tool for marine spatial planning: impacts of decommissioning on connectivity in the North Sea.

Published online: 28 Jul 2020

Authors: Tidbury, H. & Taylor, N. & Molen, J. van der & Garcia, L. & Posen, P. & Gill, A. & Lincoln, S. & Judd, A. & Hyder, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Connectivity of marine populations and ecosystems is crucial to maintaining and enhancing their structure, distribution, persistence, resilience and p...

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Mediterranean marine protected areas have higher biodiversity via increased evenness, not abundance.

Published online: 28 Jul 2020

Authors: Blowes, S. A. & Chase, J. M. & Franco, A. di & Frid, O. & Gotelli, N. J. & Guidetti, P. & Knight, T. M. & May, F. & McGlinn, D. J. & Micheli, F. & Sala, E. & Belmaker, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas are central to biodiversity conservation. For marine fish, marine protected areas (MPAs) often harbour more individuals, especially of...

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