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A basin-scale application of environmental DNA assessment for rare endemic species and closely related exotic species in rivers: a case study of giant salamanders in Japan.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Fukumoto, S. & Ushimaru, A. & Minamoto, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To prevent the invasion of exotic species causing a decline in an endangered endemic species, it is important to determine the distribution of both sp...

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When are extinctions simply bad luck? Rarefaction as a framework for disentangling selective and stochastic extinctions.

Published online: 25 Jul 2020

Authors: Smith, K. G. & Almeida, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A key challenge in conservation biology is that not all species are equally likely to go extinct when faced with a disturbance, but there are multiple...

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Optimizing invader suppression to restore native species: leveraging species traits to overcome collateral damage.

Published online: 27 Jun 2024

Authors: Lambert, T. D. & McIntyre, P. B. & Moody, K. N. & Ellner, S. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Strategies to control ongoing biological invasions are often developed by modelling the invasive species' population and aiming to reduce its abundanc...

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Conservation & use of crop wild relatives in Arizona.

Published online: 17 Apr 2019

Authors: Khoury, C. K. & Nabhan, G. P.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This paper discusses the recognition, protection and utilization of the wild relatives of domesticated crops that naturally occur in Arizona (USA), wh...

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Refuges for fauna in fire-prone landscapes: their ecological function and importance.

Published online: 04 Dec 2013

Authors: Robinson, N. M. & Leonard, S. W. J. & Ritchie, E. G. & Bassett, M. & Chia, E. K. & Buckingham, S. & Gibb, H. & Bennett, A. F. & Clarke, M. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rapid environmental change is placing increasing pressure on the survival of many species globally. Ecological refuges can mitigate the impacts of cha...

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The impact of a road upon adjacent heathland vegetation: effects on plant species composition.

Published online: 30 Jun 1997

Authors: Angold, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of a road upon heathland vegetation was investigated at five sites adjacent to the main trunk road through the New Forest, Hampshire, UK, w...

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Anthropogenic land-use change shapes bird diversity along the eastern Himalayan altitudinal gradient.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Penjor, U. & Jamtsho, R. & Sherub, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Globally, the conversion of natural forest into agricultural land and human settlement has altered avian diversity and structure often leading to func...

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Disentangling the effects of multiple anthropogenic drivers on the decline of two tropical dry forest trees.

Published online: 01 Aug 2012

Authors: Ticktin, T. & Rengaian Ganesan & Mallegowda Paramesha & Siddappa Setty

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical plant populations are often subject to multiple types of anthropogenic disturbance. Effective management requires disentangling the effects o...

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Defining Marine Irreplaceable Habitats.

Published online: 16 May 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Tillin, H. M. & Watson, A. & Tyler-Walters, H. & Mieszkowska, N. & Hiscock, K.

Content type: Reports

Understanding which habitats should be considered irreplaceable in the marine environment is important for Natural England's marine casework and in ne...

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Temporal and spatial variability in availability Bias has consequences for marine bird abundance estimates during the non-breeding season.

Published online: 30 Oct 2024

Authors: Dunn, R. E. & Duckworth, J. & O'Brien, S. & Furness, R. W. & Buckingham, L. & Daunt, F. & Bogdanova, M. & Green, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

To effectively monitor how marine ecosystems are being reshaped by anthropogenic pressures, we require understanding of species abundances and distrib...

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