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Quality of cavity microclimate as a factor influencing selection of maternity roosts by a tree-dwelling bat, Chalinolobus tuberculatus, in New Zealand.

Published online: 15 Aug 2001

Authors: Sedgeley, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cavity quality is important for the productivity and survival of many species of tree-dwelling wildlife. Intensive land management practices, such as ...

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Developing eDNA approaches for the detection of European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) on the River Wyre.

Published online: 12 Apr 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Morrisey, B. & Hänfling, B. & Andreou, D. & Sellers, G. & Pritchard, V.

Content type: Reports

The European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus is a small anadromous fish which largely occupies coastal and brackish waters and moves into freshwater for spaw...

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Burning for biodiversity: highly resilient ant communities respond only to strongly contrasting fire regimes in Australia's seasonal tropics.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Andersen, A. N. & Ribbons, R. R. & Pettit, M. & Parr, C. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

According to the pyrodiversity paradigm, a wide range of fire regimes is required to maintain biodiversity in fire-prone landscapes. However, the requ...

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Modelling the emergence response of weed seeds to burial depth: interactions with seed density, weight and shape.

Published online: 24 Sep 2003

Authors: Grundy, A. C. & Mead, A. & Burston, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Weeds play an important role in arable and horticultural habitats, and models are being developed to improve our understanding of their population dyn...

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Improving and expanding hedgerows - recommendations for a semi-natural habitat in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Authors: Staley, J. T. & Wolton, R. & Norton, L. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Hedgerows provide habitat, shelter and resources for many species including functionally important taxa and threatened species. Hedgerows store carbon...

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Assessing the suitability of central European landscapes for the reintroduction of Eurasian lynx.

Published online: 12 Aug 2002

Authors: Schadt, S. & Revilla, E. & Wiegand, T. & Knauer, F. & Kaczensky, P. & Breitenmoser, U. & Bufka, L. & Červený, J. & Koubek, P. & Huber, T. & Staniša, C. & Trepl, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

After an absence of almost 100 years, the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx is slowly recovering in Germany along the German-Czech border. Additionally, many re...

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Climate change and the potential distribution of an invasive alien plant: Acacia nilotica ssp. indica in Australia.

Published online: 14 May 2003

Authors: Kriticos, D. J. & Sutherst, R. W. & Brown, J. R. & Adkins, S. W. & Maywald, G. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Acacia nilotica is a spinescent woody legume that has become highly invasive in several parts of the world, including Australia where it has been decl...

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Assemblages of soil macrofauna across a Scottish land-use intensification gradient: influences of habitat quality, heterogeneity and area.

Published online: 04 Jan 2006

Authors: Eggleton, P. & Vanbergen, A. J. & Jones, D. T. & Lambert, M. C. & Rockett, C. & Hammond, P. M. & Beccaloni, J. & Marriott, D. & Ross, E. & Giusti, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land-use intensification strongly influences biodiversity by altering habitat heterogeneity, the distribution of habitat types and their extent. This ...

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Comparing biodiversity between protected areas and adjacent rangeland in xeric succulent thicket, South Africa: arthropods and reptiles.

Published online: 21 May 2003

Authors: Fabricius, C. & Burger, M. & Hockey, P. A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although it is widely assumed that protected areas conserve species that would not survive elsewhere, this assumption is seldom tested. The aim of the...

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Soil temperatures during experimental bushfires in relation to fire intensity: consequences for legume germination and fire management in south-eastern Australia.

Published online: 16 Jun 1995

Authors: Bradstock, R. A. & Auld, T. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experimental fires were used to determine the influence of fire intensity and subcomponents of intensity (fuel consumption and rate of spread) on soil...

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