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Power, profits and policy: a reality check on the Prunus africana bark trade.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Cunningham, A. B. & Tientcheu, M. L. A. & Anoncho, V. F. & Nkuinkeu, R. & Sunderland, T.

Content type: Bulletin

After 42 years of international trade in wild harvested medicinal bark from Africa and Madagascar, the example of Prunus africana holds several lesson...

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Shark movement strategies influence poaching risk and can guide enforcement decisions in a large, remote marine protected area.

Published online: 24 Nov 2020

Authors: Jacoby, D. M. P. & Ferretti, F. & Freeman, R. & Carlisle, A. B. & Chapple, T. K. & Curnick, D. J. & Dale, J. J. & Schallert, R. J. & Tickler, D. & Block, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large, remote marine protected areas (MPAs) containing both reef and pelagic habitats, have been shown to offer considerable refuge to populations of ...

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Can multi-species shark longline fisheries be managed sustainably using size limits? Theoretically, yes. Realistically, no.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Smart, J. J. & White, W. T. & Baje, L. & Chin, A. & D'Alberto, B. M. & Grant, M. I. & Mukherji, S. & Simpfendorfer, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Size limits are a common fisheries management strategy that are applied to many fisheries and species. Most size limits use a minimum legal size to pr...

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Payment for ecosystem services (PES): assessment of PES potential in Kapuas Hulu.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Fripp, E. & Shantiko, B.

Content type: Bulletin

The objectives of the present study were to determine the feasibility of payment for ecosystem services (PES) projects in the Kapuas Hulu regency, Wes...

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Land-use intensity and relatedness to native plants promote exotic plant invasion in a tropical biodiversity hotspot.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Raveloaritiana, E. & Tscharntke, T. & Martin, D. A. & Wurz, A. & Osen, K. & Soazafy, M. R. & Vorontsova, M. S. & Kreft, H. & Rakouth, B. & Grass, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Exotic plant invasions threaten biodiversity and are costly to farmers. Land use is a major pathway promoting the spread of exotic plant species; howe...

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Uncertainty in population estimates: a meta-analysis for petrels.

Published online: 02 Aug 2021

Authors: Bird, J. P. & Woodworth, B. K. & Fuller, R. A. & Shaw, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Population estimates are commonly generated and used in conservation science. All estimates carry inherent uncertainty, but little attention has be...

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History matters: village distances, grazing and grassland species diversity.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Reitalu, T. & Johansson, L. J. & Sykes, M. T. & Hall, K. & Prentice, H. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Temperate semi-natural grasslands are characterized by high levels of species diversity and have a high conservation value. Plant species diversity in...

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Relative distributions of ant species in cocoa plantations in Papua New Guinea.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Room, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Papua New Guinea the most important cacao pest, Pantorhytes szentivanyi Mshl., is controlled by the ant Anoplolepis longipes (Jerd.) [cf. preceding...

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Effects of selective logging on tropical forest butterflies on Buru, Indonesia.

Published online: 24 Apr 1996

Authors: Hill, J. K. & Hamer, K. C. & Lace, L. A. & Banham, W. M. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The butterfly fauna of lowland monsoon forest on Buru Island, Maluku, Indonesia, was compared in unlogged forest and forest that had been selectively ...

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Testing the benefits of conservation set-asides for improved habitat connectivity in tropical agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Scriven, S. A. & Carlson, K. M. & Hodgson, J. A. & McClean, C. J. & Heilmayr, R. & Lucey, J. M. & Hill, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat connectivity is important for tropical biodiversity conservation. Expansion of commodity crops, such as oil palm, fragments natural habitat ar...

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