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Can grazing response of herbaceous plants be predicted from simple vegetative traits?

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: Díaz, S. & Noy-Meir, I. & Cabido, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Range management is based on the response of plant species and communities to grazing intensity. The identification of easily measured plant functiona...

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Effects of dieldrin on population growth rates of sparrowhawks 1963-1986.

Published online: 29 Sep 2000

Authors: Sibly, R. M. & Newton, I. & Walker, C. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A recent reappraisal of the evidence of the effects of cyclodiene insecticides on sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus and kestrels Falco tinnunculus in Brita...

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Improving assessments of data-limited populations using life-history theory.

Published online: 19 Jun 2021

Authors: Horswill, C. & Manica, A. & Daunt, F. & Newell, M. & Wanless, S. & Wood, M. & Matthiopoulos, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predicting how populations may respond to climate change and anthropogenic pressures requires detailed knowledge of demographic traits, such as surviv...

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Influence of harvesting pressure on demographic tactics: implications for wildlife management.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Servanty, S. & Gaillard, J. M. & Ronchi, F. & Focardi, S. & Baubet, É. & Gimenez, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Demographic tactics within animal populations are shaped by selective pressures. Exploitation exerts additional pressures so that differing demographi...

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Portfolio simplification arising from a century of change in salmon population diversity and artificial production.

Published online: 23 Jul 2021

Authors: Price, M. H. H. & Moore, J. W. & Connors, B. M. & Wilson, K. L. & Reynolds, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Population and life-history diversity can buffer species from environmental variability and contribute to long-term stability through differing respon...

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A framework for mapping the distribution of seabirds by integrating tracking, demography and phenology.

Published online: 27 Jul 2020

Authors: Carneiro, A. P. B. & Pearmain, E. J. & Oppel, S. & Clay, T. A. & Phillips, R. A. & Bonnet-Lebrun, A. S. & Wanless, R. M. & Abraham, E. & Richard, Y. & Rice, J. & Handley, J. & Davies, T. E. & Dilley, B. J. & Ryan, P. G. & Small, C. & Arata, J. & Arnould, J. P. Y. & Bell, E. & Bugoni, L. & Campioni, L. & Catry, P. & Cleeland, J. & Deppe, L. & Elliott, G. & Freeman, A. & González-Solís, J. & Granadeiro, J. P. & Grémillet, D. & Landers, T. J. & Makhado, A. & Nel, D. & Nicholls, D. G. & Rexer-Huber, K. & Robertson, C. J. R. & Sagar, P. M. & Scofield, P. & Stahl, J. C. & Stanworth Andrew & Stevens, K. L. & Trathan, P. N. & Thompson, D. R. & Torres, L. & Walker, K. & Waugh, S. M. & Weimerskirch, H. & Dias, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The identification of geographic areas where the densities of animals are highest across their annual cycles is a crucial step in conservation plannin...

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The joint effects of larval density and 14C-cypermethrin on the life history and population growth rate of the midge Chironomus riparius.

Published online: 04 Feb 2004

Authors: Hooper, H. L. & Sibly, R. M. & Maund, S. J. & Hutchinson, T. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Chemical effects on organisms are typically assessed using individual-level endpoints or sometimes population growth rate (PGR), but such measurements...

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Combining local ecological knowledge with camera traps to assess the link between African mammal life-history traits and their occurrence in anthropogenic landscapes.

Published online: 07 Dec 2024

Authors: Bernard, A. & Guerbois, C. & Moolman, L. & Morney, M. A. de & Venter, J. A. & Fritz, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding what influences species and trait composition is critical for predicting changes in communities driven by landscape transformation. We e...

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Should I stay or should I go? Understanding the shapeshifting rainbow trout/steelhead.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Reeves, G.

Content type: Bulletin

Steelhead are the sea-going form of Oncorhynchus mykiss. Rainbow trout, also O. mykiss, remain in freshwater. Each form, or life-history, can produce ...

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Studies on the survival of dicotyledonous cormous weeds in ploughed fields.

Published online: 09 Sep 1971

Authors: Galil, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The life history of Leontice leontopetalum was studied under field and controlled conditions in connection with its survival in ploughed fields. At ge...

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