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Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in depauperate species: a theoretical framework with an empirical validation.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Furlan, E. M. & Gruber, B. & Attard, C. R. M. & Wager, R. N. E. & Kerezsy, A. & Faulks, L. K. & Beheregaray, L. B. & Unmack, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation translocations are becoming more common to assist in the management of threatened native species. While many translocation programs focus...

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Incorporating human behaviour into the risk-release relationship for invasion vectors: why targeting only the worst offenders can fail to reduce spread.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Floerl, O. & Inglis, G. J. & Diettrich, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Models of the spread of invasive species in transportation networks often assume a constant probability of transport across vectors, an assumption tha...

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Mapping the future: U.S. exposure to multiple landscape stressors.

Published online: 19 Jul 2017

Authors: Kerns, B. & Kim, J. & Kline, J.

Content type: Bulletin

Landscape exposure to multiple stressors can pose risks to human health, biodiversity, and ecosystem services. Attempts to study, control, or mitigate...

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Identifying temporal dynamics in post-release survival of a restored large ungulate.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Pero, E. M. & Chitwood, M. C. & Hildreth, A. M. & Keller, B. J. & Sumners, J. A. & Hansen, L. P. & Isabelle, J. L. & Millspaugh, J. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Wildlife translocation is an important conservation tool for restoring species and reducing global biodiversity decline; however, this practice is cha...

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Predicting dispersal and conflict risk for wolf recolonization in Colorado.

Published online: 24 Feb 2024

Authors: Ditmer, M. A. & Wittemyer, G. & Zeller, K. A. & Breck, S. W. & Fletcher, R. J. & Crooks, K. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The colonization of suitable yet unoccupied habitat due to natural dispersal or human introduction can benefit recovery of threatened species. Predict...

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Is forest insurance a relevant vector to induce adaptation efforts to climate change?

Published online: 20 Jul 2016

Authors: Brunette, M. & Couture, S.

Content type: Bulletin

Context: one of the challenges of forest adaptation to climate change is to encourage private forest owners to implement adaptation strategies. Aims: ...

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The evolving distribution of payments from commodity, conservation, and Federal crop insurance programs.

Published online: 14 Feb 2018

Authors: McFadden, J. R. & Hoppe, R. A.

Content type: Bulletin

Agricultural policies - through Federal commodity, conservation, and crop insurance programs - aim to mitigate the financial risks faced by farmers an...

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Getting to grips with wildlife research by citizen scientists: what role for regulation?

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Palmer, A. & Reynolds, S. J. & Lane, J. & Dickey, R. & Greenhough, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Wildlife research by citizen scientists, involving the capture and handling of animals, provides clear scientific benefits, but also potential risks t...

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Negative association of sea lice from fish farms on recreational fishing catches of Atlantic salmon.

Published online: 31 Oct 2024

Authors: Larsen, M. L. & Vormedal, I. & Vollset, K. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The question of whether and to what extent sea-louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) infestations from salmon farms influence wild Atlantic salmon survival ...

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Enabling regulatory frameworks for contract farming.

Published online: 31 Oct 2018

Authors: Viinikainen, T. & Caro, C. B.

Content type: Bulletin

FAO's previous contribution to the development of contract farming saw the publication in 2015 of the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Contract Farmin...

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