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A framework to diagnose the causes of river ecosystem deterioration using biological symptoms.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Feld, C. K. & Saeedghalati, M. & Hering, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

River assessments are predominantly based on biological metrics and indices selected or designed to integrate the impact of multiple causes of deterio...

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Controlling a plant invader by targeted disruption of its life cycle.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Dauer, J. T. & McEvoy, P. B. & Sickle, J. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pest management strategies should be informed by research on a broad suite of biotic and abiotic interactions. We used a life table response experimen...

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Evaluating the effectiveness of human-orangutan conflict mitigation strategies in Sumatra.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Campbell-Smith, G. & Sembiring, R. & Linkie, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Crop raiding by great apes is an emerging conservation issue across their range. It is important because it involves highly threatened species that ca...

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Modelling carcass disposal practices: implications for the management of an ecological service provided by vultures.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Dupont, H. & Mihoub, J. B. & Bobbé, S. & Sarrazin, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In many European countries, private companies are in charge of livestock carcass disposal. In agro-pastoral systems, however, scavengers such as vultu...

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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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Resolving the conflict between driven-grouse shooting and conservation of hen harriers.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Thompson, P. S. & Amar, A. & Hoccom, D. G. & Knott, J. & Wilson, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Birds of prey and driven-grouse shooting are at the centre of a long-standing human-wildlife conflict. Hen harrier predation can reduce grouse shootin...

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Wolf survival and population trend using non-invasive capture-recapture techniques in the Western Alps.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Marucco, F. & Pletscher, D. H. & Boitani, L. & Schwartz, M. K. & Pilgrim, K. L. & Lebreton, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reliable estimates of population parameters are often necessary for conservation management but these are hard to obtain for elusive, rare and wide-ra...

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Repeated clearing as a mechanism for savanna recovery following bush encroachment.

Published online: 05 Oct 2024

Authors: Wedel, E. R. & Nippert, J. B. & O'Connor, R. C. & Nkuna, P. & Swemmer, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many savannas are experiencing increased cover of trees and shrubs, resulting in reduced herbaceous productivity, shifts in savanna functional structu...

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Background food influences rate of encounter and efficacy of rodenticides in wild house mice.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Brown, P. R. & Henry, S. & Hinds, L. A. & Robinson, F. & Duncan, R. P. & Ruscoe, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Baiting is widely used in wildlife management for various purposes, including lethal control, fertility control, disease and parasite control, and con...

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Leveraging relationships between species abundances to improve predictions and inform conservation.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Scher, C. L. & Roberts, S. M. & Krause, K. P. & Clark, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many management and conservation contexts can benefit from understanding relationships between species abundances, which can be used to improve predic...

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