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'I want you to want me': how owners value cats' choices has implications for cat containment.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Ovenden, K. & Bassett, I. & Sumner, C. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Globally, cats are a common companion animal. Allowing companion cats to roam away from home can have negative impacts on native wildlife and cat welf...

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Does aversion to insects affect insecticide use? An elusive answer calls for improved methods in biophobia research.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Gish, M. & Hisano, M. & Soga, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Insecticides are commonly used to control insects and other arthropods in homes (hereafter collectively referred to as 'insects'). Although aversion t...

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Modelling the spatial spread of a homing endonuclease gene in a mosquito population.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: North, A. & Burt, A. & Godfray, H. C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Homing endonuclease genes (HEGs) exist naturally in many single-celled organisms and can show extremely strong genetic drive allowing them to spread t...

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Supplementing small farms with native mason bees increases strawberry size and growth rate.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Horth, L. & Campbell, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollination services, especially those of bees, play a vital role in agriculture. Declining honeybee populations require us to find alternative soluti...

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Multi-level thresholds of residential and agricultural land use for elk avoidance across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Published online: 01 Dec 2023

Authors: Gigliotti, L. C. & Atwood, M. P. & Cole, E. K. & Courtemanch, A. & Dewey, S. & Gude, J. A. & Hurley, M. & Kauffman, M. & Kroetz, K. & Leonard, B. & MacNulty, D. R. & Maichak, E. & McWhirter, D. & Mong, T. W. & Proffitt, K. & Scurlock, B. & Stahler, D. R. & Middleton, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conversion of land for settlements and agriculture is increasing globally and can influence wildlife space use. However, there is limited research to ...

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Structure and conservation of Sri Lankan land-snail assemblages in fragmented lowland rainforest and village home gardens.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Raheem, D. C. & Naggs, F. & Preece, R. C. & Mapatuna, Y. & Kariyawasam, L. & Eggleton, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Modified habitats have a profound impact on the biota of fragmented tropical forests. We investigated the structure of land-snail assemblages in Sri L...

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Land-use intensity impacts habitat selection of ground-nesting farmland birds in the Netherlands.

Published online: 20 Jan 2023

Authors: Li YuHong & Piersma, T. & Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W. & Howison, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

(1). Agricultural intensification has modified grassland habitats, causing serious declines in farmland biodiversity including breeding birds. Until n...

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Spatial dynamics of habitat use informs reintroduction efforts in the presence of an invasive predator.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Rehm, E. M. & Balsat, M. B. & Lemoine, N. P. & Savidge, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Islands experience major impacts from introduced species, especially nocturnal predators. The brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) extirpated almost t...

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Recreational land use contributes to the loss of marine biodiversity.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Virtanen, E. A. & Kallio, N. & Nurmi, M. & Jernberg, S. & Saikkonen, L. & Forsblom, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Coastal areas are at the centre of human-nature relationship, shaped by recreation, tourism and aesthetic values. However, socioeconomic drivers of bi...

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Home-made fish traps reduce the capture of small shannies (Lipophrys pholis) compared to using hand-nets in the UK.

Published online: 14 Dec 2020

Authors: Barrett, C. J. & Johnson, M. L. & Hull, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

A replicated, controlled study in 2011-2012 found that using home-made fish traps reduced the capture of unwanted, small shannies Lipophrys pholis com...

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