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Altering perceived predation risk and food availability: management prescriptions to benefit farmland birds on stubble fields.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Whittingham, M. J. & Devereux, C. L. & Evans, A. D. & Bradbury, R. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

European farmland bird populations have fallen dramatically and sympathetic management of key habitats is one crucial way to help boost these populati...

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Understanding the importance of small patches of habitat for conservation.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Tulloch, A. I. T. & Barnes, M. D. & Ringma, J. & Fuller, R. A. & Watson, J. E. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation activities in fragmented landscapes have largely focused on keeping remaining large patches intact, often disregarding the increasingly i...

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The maintenance of the ant mosaic in Ghana cocoa farms.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Majer, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The factors that maintain the mosaic distribution pattern of dominant ants in cacao plantations in Ghana were investigated in a series of observations...

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Ecology of the Dutch elm disease vectors Scolytus laevis and S. scolytus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in southern Sweden.

Published online: 17 May 1988

Authors: Anderbrant, O. & Schlyter, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Distribution and phenology of the beetles was studied at an infestation centre in a wood dominated by Ulmus glabra in Scania, S. Sweden, in 1983-85 us...

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Microsite availability and establishment of native species on degraded and reclaimed sites.

Published online: 05 Nov 2003

Authors: Elmarsdottir, A. & Aradottir, A. L. & Trlica, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of native plant communities on previously disturbed land requires the identification and modification of environmental factors that impede...

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Farm-scale spatiotemporal dynamics of predatory beetles in arable crops.

Published online: 04 Jan 2006

Authors: Holland, J. M. & Thomas, C. F. G. & Birkett, T. & Southway, S. & Oaten, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spatial dynamics of farmland invertebrates can provide essential information relevant to their management for pest control and biodiversity conser...

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Habitat specificity, restricted range and metapopulation persistence of the slender scotch burnet moth Zygaena loti in western Scotland.

Published online: 01 Mar 1997

Authors: Ravenscroft, N. O. M. & Young, M. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many species have highly localized distributions in the British Isles and have persisted for considerable periods of time in isolation from their main...

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The impact of biological control on the distribution and abundance of Chondrilla juncea in south-eastern Australia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Burdon, J. J. & Groves, R. H. & Cullen, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in the distribution, frequency and abundance of 3 forms of the weed Chondrilla juncea in south-eastern Australia are documented for the period...

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The distribution of excreta on New Forest grassland used by cattle, ponies and deer.

Published online: 04 Jul 1984

Authors: Edwards, P. J. & Hollis, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The distribution of excreta on areas of reseeded grassland in the New Forest used by free-ranging cattle, ponies and fallow deer was shown to be non-r...

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Estimation of immigration rate using integrated population models.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Abadi, F. & Gimenez, O. & Ullrich, B. & Arlettaz, R. & Schaub, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The dynamics of many populations is strongly affected by immigrants. However, estimating and modelling immigration is a real challenge. In the past, s...

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