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Assessment of measures to reduce the water footprint of cotton farming in India.

Published online: 05 Oct 2016

Authors: Pahlow, M. & Krol, M. S. & Hoekstra, A. Y.

Content type: Bulletin

Based on the findings presented in this report, general recommendations regarding measures and strategies to decrease the water footprint (WF) of cott...

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Defining eradication units to control invasive pests.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Robertson, B. C. & Gemmell, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pest eradication is an important facet of conservation and ecological restoration and has been applied successfully to invasive rat species on offshor...

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Finding optimal control strategies for invasive species: a density-structured model for Spartina alterniflora.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Taylor, C. M. & Hastings, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There are very few general guidelines available to improve the process of eradicating invasive species. We addressed the basic question of whether it ...

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Using ecological restoration to constrain biological invasion.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Bakker, J. D. & Wilson, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasion can permanently alter ecosystem structure and function. Invasive species are difficult to eradicate, so methods for constraining i...

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The effects of grassland management on plant performance and demography in the perennial herb Primula veris.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Brys, R. & Jacquemyn, H. & Endels, P. & Blust, G. de & Hermy, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Because of changing land-use practices and abandonment, many European calcareous grasslands are under increasing threat. In order to protect those gra...

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Conservation of European hares Lepus europaeus in Britain: is increasing habitat heterogeneity in farmland the answer?

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Smith, R. K. & Jennings, N. V. & Robinson, A. & Harris, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification has had dramatic effects on farmland biodiversity and has caused declines in many taxa. Habitat changes are thought to be...

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The effect of instream rehabilitation structures on macroinvertebrates in lowland rivers.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Harrison, S. S. C. & Pretty, J. L. & Shepherd, D. & Hildrew, A. G. & Smith, C. & Hey, R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many lowland rivers in Western Europe have been substantially modified to aid land drainage and support the intensification of agriculture. Although t...

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The role of satellite image-processing for national-scale estimates of gene flow from genetically modified crops: rapeseed in the UK as a model.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Elliott, L. J. & Mason, D. C. & Wilkinson, M. J. & Allainguillaume, J. & Norris, C. & Alexander, M. & Welters, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is concern over the possibility of unwanted environmental change following transgene movement from genetically modified (GM) rapeseed Brassica n...

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Climate change adaptation in coastal shrimp aquaculture: a case from northwestern Sri Lanka.

Published online: 07 Aug 2019

Authors: Galappaththi, E. & Berkes, F. & Ford, J.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Unexpected temperature variations and rainfall patterns have direct, adverse impacts on shrimp farmers in northwestern Sri Lanka. Specifically, changi...

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Estimating population size by genotyping remotely plucked hair: the Eurasian badger.

Published online: 17 Nov 2004

Authors: Frantz, A. C. & Schaul, M. & Pope, L. C. & Fack, F. & Schley, L. & Muller, C. P. & Roper, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Size is a basic attribute of any population but it is often difficult to estimate, especially if the species under investigation is rare or cryptic. F...

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