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Exploring and validating statistical reliability in forensic conservation genetics.

Published online: 24 Jan 2019

Authors: Buschbom, J.

Content type: Bulletin

Safeguarding biological diversity from evolutionary lineages to ecosystems is a major undertaking for humanity. Forensic conservation genetics for the...

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NatureScot Research Report 1365 - Elasmobranch distributions and interactions with fisheries.

Published online: 15 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Régnier, T. & Gibb, F. M. & Clarke, J. & Langton, R. & Kinnear, S. & Boulcott, P.

Content type: Reports

This report presents findings from a study aimed at providing key evidence for the future development of a conservation and management strategy for el...

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How resilient are farming households, communities, men and women to a changing climate in Africa?

Published online: 23 Dec 2014

Authors: Pérez, C. & Jones, E. & Kristjanson, P. & Cramer, L. & Thornton, P. & Förch, W. & Barahona, C.

Content type: Bulletin

Social, economic and institutional factors and driving forces enhance or hinder the adaptation capacity of agricultural and pastoral households and co...

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The application of a filter-based assembly model to develop best practices for Pannonian sand grassland restoration.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Halassy, M. & Singh, A. N. & Szabó, R. & Szili-Kovács, T. & Szitár, K. & Török, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The application of a filter-based assembly model is a promising concept to support ecological restoration. The filters illustrate dispersal, abiotic a...

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Farmer perception and utilization of leaf functional traits in managing agroecosystems.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Isaac, M. E. & Cerda, R. & Rapidel, B. & Martin, A. R. & Dickinson, A. K. & Sibelet, N. & Cheyne, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Using knowledge of leaf functional traits, such as those forming the leaf economics spectrum (LES), to understand plant responses to environmental cha...

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Prescribed burning protects endangered tropical heathlands of the Arnhem Plateau, northern Australia.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Murphy, B. P. & Cochrane, M. A. & Russell-Smith, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There are concerns that frequent intense fires are reducing biodiversity on the Arnhem Plateau within Kakadu National Park, northern Australia. Since ...

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How we talk about hatcheries: what discourses can tell us about conflict over the River Wye salmon stocking debate, and why some disagreements get worse over time.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Harrison, H. L. & Kochalski, S. & Arlinghaus, R. & Aas, Ø.

Content type: Blog

Stakeholders with shared interests in fish conservation often disagree about which specific conservation measures are appropriate, leading to conflict...

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An alien lizard invasion that must be stopped or the more the merrier? That's a matter of opinion...

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Williams, R. J. & Dunn, A. M. & Quinn, C. H. & Hassall, C.

Content type: Blog

This study used a technique called Q-methodology (an interactive questionnaire of sorts) to explore social perceptions towards the presence of wall li...

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Accounting for enforcement is essential to improve the spatial allocation of marine restricted-use zoning systems.

Published online: 13 May 2015

Authors: Davis, K. & Pannell, D. & Kragt, M. & Gelcich, S. & Schilizzi, S.

Content type: Bulletin

Growing industrial and consumer demands are negatively affecting fish stocks, which are increasingly extracted above sustainable levels. Successful ma...

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Quantifying the services of natural and built infrastructure in the context of climate change: the case of the Tana River Basin, Kenya.

Published online: 10 Jul 2019

Authors: McCartney, M. & Foudi, S. & Muthuwatta, L. & Sood, A. & Simons, G. & Hunink, J. & Vercruysse, K. & Omuombo, C.

Content type: Bulletin

A study was conducted to explore the synergies and trade-offs between built and natural infrastructure in the Tana River Basin. A simple framework for...

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