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Temporal and spatial dynamics of beaver-created patches as influenced by management practices in a south-eastern North American landscape.

Published online: 04 Oct 1997

Authors: Snodgrass, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Beavers create habitat diversity across catchment landscapes by impounding small streams. This increased habitat diversity leads to increased species ...

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A spatial model for the successful biological control of Sitona discoideus by Microctonus aethiopoides.

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Kean, J. M. & Barlow, N. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A new model for the biological control of the pest weevil Sitona discoideus by the parasitoid Microctonus aethiopoides is presented. Based on an earli...

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Specificity within bird-parasite-parasitoid food webs: a novel approach for evaluating potential biological control agents of the avian vampire fly.

Published online: 07 Oct 2022

Authors: Ramirez, I. E. & Causton, C. E. & Gutierrez, G. A. & Mosquera, D. A. & Piedrahita, P. & Heimpel, G. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Quantitative food web analyses can provide insights into the specificity of consumers such as herbivores, parasites and parasitoids. Understanding suc...

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Pet problems: biological and economic factors that influence the release of alien reptiles and amphibians by pet owners.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Stringham, O. C. & Lockwood, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The number of alien reptiles and amphibians introduced and established worldwide has increased over the last decades. The legal pet trade is now the d...

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Seagrass is protected from ragworm pressure by a newly discovered grazer-ragworm interaction; implications for restoration.

Published online: 01 Dec 2023

Authors: Cronau, R. J. T. & Telgenkamp, Y. & Fouw, J. de & Katwijk, M. M. van & Bouma, T. J. & Heusinkveld, J. H. T. & Hoeijmakers, D. & Heide, T. van der & Lamers, L. P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coastal ecosystems are generally controlled by the combination of bottom-up (resource-driven) and top-down (consumer-driven) trophic, and non-trophic ...

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Spillover of chalkbrood fungi to native solitary bee species from non-native congeners.

Published online: 08 Nov 2023

Authors: Lecroy, K. A. & Krichilsky, E. & Grab, H. L. & Roulston, T. H. & Danforth, B. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introduced, managed bees such as mason bees (genus Osmia) can confer significant pollination benefits to agricultural systems, but a risk of introduci...

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Spider responses to alien plant invasion: the effect of short- and long-term Chromolaena odorata invasion and management.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Mgobozi, M. P. & Somers, M. J. & Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasions by alien plants into unspoiled ecosystems are a cause for concern because the pristine systems are important stores of biodiversity. Indeed,...

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Topic guide: water security and economic development.

Published online: 17 Jun 2015

Authors: Quick, T. & Winpenny, J.

Content type: Miscellaneous

Too little water (scarcity), too much water (flooding) and poor quality water (pollution) represent a risk to sustained economic growth. Evidence sugg...

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Crop damage increases with pest species diversity: evidence from potato tuber moths in the tropical Andes.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Dangles, O. & Mesías, V. & Crespo-Perez, V. & Silvain, J. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insect pests in agricultural systems are one of the major causes of damage to crop production and storage worldwide. However, the study of the effect ...

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Detecting the population dynamics of an autosomal sex ratio distorter transgene in malaria vector mosquitoes.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Pollegioni, P. & North, A. R. & Persampieri, T. & Bucci, A. & Minuz, R. L. & Groneberg, D. A. & Nolan, T. & Papathanos, P. A. & Crisanti, A. & Müller, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The development of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes and their subsequent field release offers innovative and cost-effective approaches to reduce m...

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