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Maptkit: an environmental management decision-tool for inclusive, equitable and representative stakeholder attribute mapping.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Hoare, V. & Hinson, C. E. & Reyniers, B. M. & O'Shea, R. & Howe, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Inclusive, comprehensive Stakeholder Identification and Mapping processes are vital for successful environmental management. This is relevant as multi...

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The effects of organic agriculture on biodiversity and abundance: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Bengtsson, J. & Ahnström, J. & Weibull, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The efficiency of agricultural subsidy programmes for preserving biodiversity and improving the environment has been questioned in recent years. Organ...

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Optimizing search strategies for invasive pests: learn before you leap.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Baxter, P. W. J. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Strategic searching for invasive pests presents a formidable challenge for conservation managers. Limited funding can necessitate choosing between sur...

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Local dispersion of the Eucalyptus leaf-beetle Chrysophtharta bimaculata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), and implications for forest protection.

Published online: 13 Nov 1997

Authors: Clarke, A. R. & Zalucki, M. P. & Madden, J. L. & Patel, V. S. & Paterson, S. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Chrysophtharta bimaculata is a native chrysomelid species that can cause chronic defoliation of plantation and regrowth Eucalyptus forests in Tasmania...

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Hybrid system increases efficiency of ballast water treatment.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Paolucci, E. M. & Hernandez, M. R. & Potapov, A. & Lewis, M. A. & MacIsaac, H. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ballast water has been a principal pathway of non-indigenous species introduction to global ports for much of the 20th century. In an effort to reduce...

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The Bernwood Population of Bechstein's Bats: A Non-Technical Summary of the Evidence.

Published online: 31 Jul 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Murphy, S. & Deykin, N. & Riley, J. & McArthur, T.

Content type: Reports

A single male Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii), one of the UK's rarest bat species, recorded in 2009 in south Buckinghamshire represented the firs...

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Using soil amendments and plant functional traits to select native tropical dry forest species for the restoration of degraded Vertisols.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Werden, L. K. & Alvarado J., P. & Zarges, S. & Calderón M., E. & Schilling, E. M. & Gutiérrez L., M. & Powers, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical dry forests (TDFs) are critically endangered, and their restoration is understudied. Large-scale passive restoration efforts in north-west (N...

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Evidence-based restoration of freshwater biodiversity after mining: experience from Central European spoil heaps.

Published online: 23 Oct 2021

Authors: Kolar, V. & Tichanek, F. & Tropek, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Post-mining freshwater habitats can serve as secondary habitats for threatened species. Being globally plentiful, their efficient restoration should b...

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Age-dependent habitat relationships of a burned forest specialist emphasise the role of pyrodiversity in fire management.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Stillman, A. N. & Siegel, R. B. & Wilkerson, R. L. & Johnson, M. & Tingley, M. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Variation in fire characteristics, termed pyrodiversity, plays an important role in structuring post-fire communities, but little is known about the i...

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Testing the link between perceived and actual risk of predation: mosquito oviposition site selection and egg predation by native and introduced fish.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Segev, O. & Verster, R. & Weldon, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

According to the threat-sensitivity hypothesis, prey avoidance behaviour should reflect the magnitude of predation risk. Since predation can strongly ...

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