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Foraging choices of vampire bats in diverse landscapes: potential implications for land-use change and disease transmission.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Streicker, D. G. & Allgeier, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Latin America, the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus is the primary reservoir of rabies, a zoonotic virus that kills thousands of livestock annu...

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Associations between natural blue and green space and preschool children's movement behaviours.

Published online: 07 Nov 2024

Authors: George, P. & Murray, K. & Trost, S. G. & Boruff, B. & Christian, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Natural outdoor environments provide important settings for children to engage in physical activity. It is unclear if these relationships also exist i...

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Public health and economic benefits of Spotted hyenas Crocuta crocuta in a peri-urban system.

Published online: 11 Feb 2022

Authors: Sonawane, C. & Yirga, G. & Carter, N. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species that depend on anthropogenic waste for food can remove pathogens that pose health risks to humans and livestock, thereby saving lives and mone...

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Biodiversity citizen science: outcomes for the participating citizens.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Peter, M. & Diekötter, T. & Höffler, T. & Kremer, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Citizen science (CS) is regarded as a promising format in environmental and sustainability education as well as in science education. CS projects ofte...

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Chronic traffic noise increases food intake and alters gene expression associated with metabolism and disease in bats.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Song ShengJing & Chang Yang & Wang DaiPing & Jiang TingLei & Feng Jiang & Lin AiQing

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthropogenic noise exposure has deleterious effects on the foraging ecology of many animals. However, the effects of chronic anthropogenic noise on f...

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Reduced parasite burden in feral honeybee colonies.

Published online: 26 Sep 2023

Authors: Kohl, P. L. & D'Alvise, P. & Rutschmann, B. & Roth, S. & Remter, F. & Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Hasselmann, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Bee parasites are the main threat to apiculture and since many parasite taxa can spill over from honeybees (Apis mellifera) to other bee species, hone...

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Recruitment of a keystone tree species must concurrently manage flooding and browsing.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Horner, G. J. & Cunningham, S. C. & Thomson, J. R. & Baker, P. J. & Mac Nally, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Multiple pressures (land-use change, water extraction and climate change) interact to influence biodiversity and ecosystem processes, but direct evide...

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The benefits of citizen science and nature-noticing activities for well-being, nature connectedness and pro-nature conservation behaviours.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Pocock, M. J. O. & Hamlin, I. & Christelow, J. & Passmore, H. A. & Richardson, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The current biodiversity crisis, extinction of experience of nature and rising concern about people's well-being and mental health require us to under...

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Culling-induced perturbation of social networks of wild geese reinforces rather than disrupts associations among survivors.

Published online: 01 Jul 2024

Authors: Downing, B. C. & Silk, M. J. & Delahay, R. J. & Bearhop, S. & Royle, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildlife populations may be the subject of management interventions for disease control that can have unintended, counterproductive effects. Social st...

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Smoke in a new era of fire people.

Published online: 07 Mar 2018

Authors: Hessburg, P. & Larkin, S. & Varner, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Smoke from fire can sharply reduce air quality by releasing particulate matter, one of the most dangerous types of air pollution for human health. A t...

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