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Biologically significant residual persistence of brodifacoum in reptiles following invasive rodent eradication, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Published online: 08 Nov 2017

Authors: Rueda, D. & Campbell, K. J. & Fisher, P. & Cunninghame, F. & Ponder, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Rat eradication resulted in prolonged presence of the anticoagulant rodenticide brodifacoum in exposed lizards, likely significantly contributing to t...

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Cacao grafting increases crop yield without compromising biodiversity.

Published online: 04 Apr 2025

Authors: Ocampo-Ariza, C. & Müller, S. & Yovera, F. & Thomas, E. & Vansynghel, J. & Maas, B. & Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionesThis link goes to a Spanish section Yields of tropical tree crops decline with time, often forcing smallholders...

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Effects of mechanical cockle harvesting on intertidal communities.

Published online: 01 Nov 2000

Authors: Ferns, P. N. & Rostron, D. M. & Siman, H. Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A tractor-towed cockle harvester was used to extract cockles from intertidal plots of muddy sand and clean sand in order to investigate the effects on...

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The effect of sprays on the fauna of apple trees. IV. The recolonization of orchard plots by the predatory mirid Blepharidopterus angulatus and its effect on populations of Panonychus ulmi.

Published online: 29 Oct 1967

Authors: Muir, R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Following a DDT spray in July 1957, which almost eliminated the predatory Blepharidopterus angulatus from 1/4-acre orchard plots, the population of Pa...

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Network connectivity and dispersal barriers: using geographical information system (GIS) tools to predict landscape scale distribution of a key predator (Esox lucius) among lakes.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Spens, J. & Englund, G. & Lundqvist, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The keystone piscivore northern pike Esox lucius can structure fish communities, and models predicting pike-focused connectivity will be important for...

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Effects of cultivation techniques and methods of straw disposal on predation by Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera: Carabidae) upon slugs (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) in an arable field.

Published online: 21 Mar 1997

Authors: Symondson, W. O. C. & Glen, D. M. & Wiltshire, C. W. & Langdon, C. J. & Liddell, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Interactions between the polyphagous carabid predator Pterostichus melanarius and slugs were investigated from July to September 1992, before and afte...

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What controls woodland regeneration after elephants have killed the big trees?

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Moe, S. R. & Rutina, L. P. & Hytteborn, H. & Toit, J. T. du

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Top-down regulation of ecosystems by large herbivores is a topic of active debate between scientists and managers, and a prime example is the interact...

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Studded leather collars are very effective in protecting cattle from leopard (Panthera pardus) attacks.

Published online: 15 Sep 2020

Authors: Khorozyan, I. & Ghoddousi, S. & Soufi, M. & Soofi, M. & Waltert, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Human-wildlife conflicts are widespread, particularly with big cats which can kill domestic livestock and create a counteraction between conservation ...

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Factors affecting invasion and persistence of broom Cytisus scoparius in Australia.

Published online: 13 Nov 2002

Authors: Sheppard, A. W. & Hodge, P. & Paynter, Q. & Rees, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effective management of invasive plants requires an understanding of their invasiveness in contrasting environments. The effects of disturbance on...

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Indirect effects and biological control of mosquitoes by mosquitofish.

Published online: 04 Oct 1988

Authors: Bence, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Gambusia affinis reduced the abundance of the mosquito Culex tarsalis in a rice field in the San Joaquin Valley, California. The fish also reduced the...

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