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Linking habitat composition, local population densities and traffic characteristics to spatial patterns of ungulate-train collisions.

Published online: 24 Jul 2020

Authors: Jasińska, K. D. & Żmihorski, M. & Krauze-Gryz, D. & Kotowska, D. & Werka, J. & Piotrowska, D. & Pärt, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The total length of railways worldwide exceeds 1 million kilometres and recent railway development directly impacts wildlife because of animal-train c...

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The use of nitrogen fertilizer on alternative grassland feeding refuges for pink-footed geese in spring.

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: Patterson, I. J. & Fuchs, R. M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensive agriculture often reduces biodiversity on farmed land, but the converse situation, of wildlife damaging agriculture, is also important. A st...

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Assessment of bird collisions with deer fences in Scottish forests.

Published online: 04 Oct 1997

Authors: Baines, D. & Summers, R. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bird collisions along 135 km of deer fences were monitored for 1 yr (April/May 1992 to April/May 1993) at 27 sites in the Scottish Highlands. The majo...

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Efforts going to the dogs? Evaluating attempts to re-introduce endangered wild dogs in South Africa.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Gusset, M. & Ryan, S. J. & Hofmeyr, M. & Dyk, G. van & Davies-Mostert, H. T. & Graf, J. A. & Owen, C. & Szykman, M. & Macdonald, D. W. & Monfort, S. L. & Wildt, D. E. & Maddock, A. H. & Mills, M. G. L. & Slotow, R. & Somers, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We evaluated one of the most extensive efforts to date to re-introduce an endangered species: attempts to establish an actively managed meta-populatio...

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Trapping and vaccination of endangered Ethiopian wolves to control an outbreak of rabies.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Knobel, D. L. & Fooks, A. R. & Brookes, S. M. & Randall, D. A. & Williams, S. D. & Argaw, K. & Shiferaw, F. & Tallents, L. A. & Laurenson, M. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As outbreaks of infectious diseases have emerged as a threat to small populations, conservation managers are increasingly making decisions regarding w...

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The effects of livestock grazing on foliar arthropods associated with bird diet in upland grasslands of Scotland.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Dennis, P. & Skartveit, J. & McCracken, D. I. & Pakeman, R. J. & Beaton, K. & Kunaver, A. & Evans, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Upland biotopes have conservation importance for their typical plant and animal species. Recently, the condition of upland habitats has deteriorated w...

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Effects of pheasant management on vegetation and birds in lowland woodlands.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Draycott, R. A. H. & Hoodless, A. N. & Sage, R. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Releasing pheasants in woodlands for game shooting is a widespread practice in the British countryside. Apart from changes to ground flora in woodland...

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Avifaunal changes as a consequence of large-scale livestock exclusion in the mountains of Central Argentina.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: García, C. & Renison, D. & Cingolani, A. M. & Fernández-Juricic, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the high Mountains of Córdoba (Central Argentina) large native herbivores were replaced completely by domestic livestock early in the 20th century....

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Further eradication of tsetse in the Chad and Gongola River systems in north-eastern Nigeria.

Published online: 22 May 1972

Authors: Davies, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is substantially the author's summary. During the years 1963-70, further progress was made in eradicating tsetse flies (Glossina tachino...

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The management of grass pastures for brent geese.

Published online: 24 Jun 1994

Authors: Vickery, J. A. & Sutherland, W. J. & Lane, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Encouraging geese onto pasture where they cause less conflict with agriculture than when on arable crops was investigated. The grazing intensity of wi...

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