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Conservation agriculture affects multitrophic interactions driving the efficacy of weed biological control.

Published online: 12 Jan 2024

Authors: Carbonne, B. & Muneret, L. & Laurent, E. & Felten, E. & Ducourtieux, C. & Henon, N. & Matejicek, A. & Chauvel, B. & Petit, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological control is a key ecosystem service in arable lands, but its effectiveness varies according to environmental and biotic contexts. Cascading ...

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Rearing impacts on dispersal and biocontrol performance: a case study on Phytoseiulus persimilis.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Willden, S. A. & Nyrop, J. & Sanderson, J. & Wentworth, K. & Stockton, D. G. & Loeb, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological theory on predator-prey interactions and an understanding of how environmental factors affect predator dispersal and host finding is founda...

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Habitat-specific effectiveness of feral cat control for the conservation of an endemic ground-nesting bird species.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Oppel, S. & Burns, F. & Vickery, J. & George, K. & Ellick, G. & Leo, D. & Hillman, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive non-native species are one of the greatest drivers of the loss of biodiversity world-wide. Consequently, removing or controlling invasive pre...

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Predator refuges for conservation biological control in an intermediately disturbed system: the rise and fall of a simple solution.

Published online: 22 Feb 2017

Authors: Liman, A. S. & Eklund, K. & Björkman, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managed systems harvested at intermediate time-scales have advantages over annual short-cycled systems in maintaining top-down control of insect herbi...

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Predation by introduced foxes on native bush rats in Australia: do foxes take the doomed surplus?

Published online: 18 Mar 2000

Authors: Banks, P. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introduced vertebrate predators are one of the most important threats to endemic mammal species. Prey naivety can lead to heavy losses to alien predat...

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Diversity and invasion within a predator community: impacts on herbivore suppression.

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Hogg, B. N. & Daane, K. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Management strategies to enhance ecosystem services in agroecosystems often seek to increase predator biodiversity. Invaders commonly dominate predato...

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Habitat loss, fragmentation and predator impact: spatial implications for prey conservation.

Published online: 17 Oct 2001

Authors: Schneider, M. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Because predators threaten the survival of endangered prey in many places, predator management is a widespread conservation tool. At the same time, th...

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Biological control of the bulb mite, Rhizoglyphus robini, by the predatory mite, Hypoaspis aculeifer, on lilies: predator-prey interactions at various spatial scales.

Published online: 05 Sep 1996

Authors: Lesna, I. & Sabelis, M. & Conijn, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experiments in closed jars with lily bulbs at 25°C showed that the predator, Hypoaspis aculeifer, can suppress populations of its prey, Rhizoglyphus r...

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Effects of predator specialization, host plant and climate on biological control of aphids by natural enemies: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Diehl, E. & Sereda, E. & Wolters, V. & Birkhofer, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Aphids are among the most severe invertebrate pests of crops and cause high economic losses. The control of aphids by natural enemies is an essential ...

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Biological control in winter: novel evidence for the importance of generalist predators.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Pekár, S. & Michalko, R. & Loverre, P. & Líznarová, E. & Černecká, L'.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The role of generalist predators in pest control has been neglected because generalists are not able to track pest populations. Generalist predators a...

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