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Nature documentaries as catalysts for change: mapping out the 'blackfish effect'.

Published online: 07 Aug 2022

Authors: Boissat, L. & Thomas-Walters, L. & Veríssimo, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

It is essential for us to understand what drives human behaviour if we want to tackle anthropogenic damage to the environment. Popular media can play ...

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Value of the aphid Rhopalosiphum padi as food for cereal spiders.

Published online: 05 Oct 1995

Authors: Toft, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Laboratory experiments were carried out to analyse various aspects of spider performance under different diets, focusing mainly on the value of the ap...

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What is the evidence that counter-wildlife crime interventions are effective for conserving African, Asian and Latin American wildlife directly threatened by exploitation? A systematic map protocol.

Published online: 17 Jan 2022

Authors: Rytwinski, T. & Öckerman, S. L. A. & Taylor, J. J. & Bennett, J. R. & Muir, M. J. & Miller, J. R. B. & Pokempner, A. & Lam WaiYee & Pickles, R. S. A. & Cooke, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Human activities are driving a global biodiversity crisis. In response, a broad range of conservation actions have been implemented. With finite resou...

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Life cycle informed restoration: engineering settlement substrate material characteristics and structural complexity for reef formation.

Published online: 04 Nov 2021

Authors: Temmink, R. J. M. & Angelini, C. & Fivash, G. S. & Swart, L. & Nouta, R. & Teunis, M. & Lengkeek, W. & Didderen, K. & Lamers, L. P. M. & Bouma, T. J. & Heide, T. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecosystems are degrading world-wide, with severe ecological and economic consequences. Restoration is becoming an important tool to regain ecosystem s...

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Understanding the drivers of subsistence poaching in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area: what matters for community wildlife conservation?

Published online: 04 Dec 2019

Authors: Ntuli, H. & Sundström, A. & Sjöstedt, M. & Muchapondwa, E. & Jagers, S. C. & Linell, A.

Content type: Bulletin

While subsistence poaching is a large threat to wildlife conservation in Southern Africa, this behaviour is seldom researched. Individual and communit...

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Pathway-level models to predict non-indigenous species establishment using propagule pressure, environmental tolerance and trait data.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Bradie, J. & Leung, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-indigenous species (NIS) establishments are a growing concern. Current quantitative methods for NIS risk assessment generally focus on only one sp...

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Testing the effectiveness of climate change adaptation principles for biodiversity conservation.

Published online: 18 Jan 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Oliver, T. & Girardello, M. & Redhead, J. & Roy, D. & Gillings, S. & Newson, S. & Pearce-Higgins, J. & Siriwardena, G. & Harley, M. & Hodgson, N. & Morecroft, M. D. & Duffield, S. J. & Crick, H. Q. P.

Content type: Reports

Within the UK conservation community, the most widely quoted sets of adaptation principles are those produced for the UK Biodiversity Partnership and ...

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Transition to organic farming negatively affects bat activity.

Published online: 19 Feb 2024

Authors: Fialas, P. C. & Froidevaux, J. S. P. & Jones, G. & Batáry, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effectiveness of organic farming on biodiversity has been widely documented especially for plants, arthropods and birds; however, the effects of t...

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Factors influencing people's perceptions towards conservation of transboundary wildlife resources. The case of the Great-Limpopo Trans-frontier Conservation Area.

Published online: 17 Apr 2019

Authors: Ntuli, H. & Jagers, S. C. & Muchapondwa, E. & Linell, A. & Sjöstedt, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Local people's perceptions of protected areas greatly determine the success of conservation efforts in Southern Africa as these perceptions affect peo...

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Physical and biogenic complexity mediates ecosystem functions in urban sessile marine communities.

Published online: 18 Sep 2023

Authors: Mayer-Pinto, M. & Bugnot, A. B. & Johnston, E. L. & Potts, J. & Airoldi, L. & Glasby, T. M. & Strain, E. M. A. & Scanes, P. & Ushiama, S. & Dafforn, K. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The influence of habitat complexity on biodiversity is a central theme in ecology, with many studies reporting positive relationships. Reconciliation ...

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