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Determining the immigration potential of plants colonizing disturbed environments: the case of milled peatlands in Quebec.

Published online: 14 May 2003

Authors: Campbell, D. R. & Rochefort, L. & Lavoie, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As an aid for restoration projects, the relative potential for plants to immigrate to sites after severe disturbance was investigated and an index dev...

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Birds and wine grapes: foraging activity causes small-scale damage patterns in single vineyards.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Somers, C. M. & Morris, R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Crop damage caused by pest bird species is an economic problem in agricultural areas world-wide. Previous research in North America has focused on ...

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Abundance and composition of plant species along grazing gradients in Australian rangelands.

Published online: 04 Feb 2004

Authors: Landsberg, J. & James, C. D. & Morton, S. R. & Müller, W. J. & Stol, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The widespread provision of livestock drinking water in previously dry Australian rangelands has supported concomitant increases in cumulative grazing...

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Aerial photographs as a tool for assessing the regional dynamics of the invasive plant species Heracleum mantegazzianum.

Published online: 04 Jan 2006

Authors: Müllerová, J. & Pyšek, P. & Jarošík, V. & Pergl, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The initiation of an invasion event is rarely dated in studies of alien plants. Data from aerial photographs documenting the invasion from the outset ...

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Evaluating camera-based methods for estimating badger (Meles meles) density: implications for wildlife management.

Published online: 30 Oct 2024

Authors: Miles, V. & Woodroffe, R. & Donnelly, C. A. & Brotherton, P. N. M. & Ham, C. & Astley, K. & Aurélio, J. & Rowcliffe, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Accurate and precise assessment of population density plays a critical role in effective wildlife management, but reliable estimates are often difficu...

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Long-term change in vegetation and soil microbial communities during the phased restoration of traditional meadow grassland.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Smith, R. S. & Shiel, R. S. & Bardgett, R. D. & Millward, D. & Corkhill, P. & Evans, P. & Quirk, H. & Hobbs, P. J. & Kometa, S. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of high plant species diversity to sites where it has been reduced by intensive grassland management requires identification of appropriat...

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Bayesian clustering techniques and progressive partitioning to identify population structuring within a recovering otter population in the UK.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Hobbs, G. I. & Chadwick, E. A. & Bruford, M. W. & Slater, F. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

After a major decline, the UK otter Lutra lutra population is now recovering in its known strongholds (northern England, Wales and Borders and southwe...

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Limits to exploitation: dynamic food web models predict the impact of livestock grazing on Ethiopian wolves Canis simensis and their prey.

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Vial, F. & Macdonald, D. W. & Haydon, D. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anticipating the consequences of, and sustainable limits to, human exploitation of ecosystem resources requires a quantitative understanding of food w...

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A systems analysis approach to brown planthopper control on rice in Zhejiang Province, China. III. An expert system for making recommendations.

Published online: 09 Feb 1991

Authors: Holt, J. & Cheng, J. A. & Norton, G. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An expert system was constructed to help diagnose problems caused by the delphacid rice pest Nilaparvata lugens in Zhejiang Province, China, and to de...

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Predicting the spatio-temporal dynamics of biological invasions: have rapid responses in Europe limited the spread of the yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax)?

Published online: 26 Feb 2025

Authors: Hassall, R. M. J. & Purse, B. V. & Barwell, L. & Booy, O. & Lioy, S. & Rorke, S. & Smith, K. & Scalera, R. & Roy, H. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive alien species can have severe impacts on biodiversity, economies, and well-being and their long-term management can involve massive costs. Th...

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