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Merging connectivity rules and large-scale condition assessment improves conservation adequacy in river systems.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Linke, S. & Kennard, M. J. & Hermoso, V. & Olden, J. D. & Stein, J. & Pusey, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation adequacy is defined as the ability of conservation measures to sustain biodiversity. Although river network connectivity is important for...

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Accounting for food web dynamics when assessing the impact of mesopredator control on declining prey populations.

Published online: 08 Mar 2021

Authors: Henden, J. A. & Ehrich, D. & Soininen, E. M. & Ims, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing populations of mesopredators are suspected to cause declines in vulnerable wildlife to the extent that mesopredator decimation actions (cul...

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Irreplaceability of river networks: towards catchment-based conservation planning.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Linke, S. & Norris, R. H. & Pressey, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This study has adapted a complementarity-based area-selection method to estimate conservation value/irreplaceability for river systems. Irreplaceabili...

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Accurately predicting rare and poorly detectable species habitat for spatial protection.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Elliott, S. A. M. & Dubost, G. & Rivot, E. & Acou, A. & Toison, V. & Réveillac, E. & Beaulaton, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With the loss of biodiversity worldwide, understanding species distribution is essential for species management, but modelling the distribution of rar...

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Coho salmon productivity in relation to salmon lice from infected prey and salmon farms.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Connors, B. M. & Krkoŝek, M. & Ford, J. & Dill, L. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pathogen transmission from open net-pen aquaculture facilities can depress sympatric wild fish populations. However, little is known about the effects...

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Gear-based fisheries management as a potential adaptive response to climate change and coral mortality.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Cinner, J. E. & McClanahan, T. R. & Graham, N. A. J. & Pratchett, M. S. & Wilson, S. K. & Raina, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change is emerging as one of the greatest threats to coral reef ecosystems. Climate-induced warming events trigger coral bleaching and mortali...

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Varying the spatial arrangement of synthetic herbivore-induced plant volatiles and companion plants to improve conservation biological control.

Published online: 17 Aug 2020

Authors: Jaworski, C. C. & Xiao Da & Xu QingXuan & Ramirez-Romero, R. & Guo XiaoJun & Wang Su & Desneux, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation biological control aims to control pests by promoting wild populations of natural enemies. One challenge is to attract and retain efficie...

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The impact of ecosystem connectivity on coral reef resilience.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Mumby, P. J. & Hastings, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ontogenetic dispersal of animals has been observed among many ecosystems, but its full ecological significance is poorly understood. By modelling the ...

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Incorporating human behaviour into the risk-release relationship for invasion vectors: why targeting only the worst offenders can fail to reduce spread.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Floerl, O. & Inglis, G. J. & Diettrich, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Models of the spread of invasive species in transportation networks often assume a constant probability of transport across vectors, an assumption tha...

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Which mechanisms drive seasonal rabies outbreaks in raccoons? A test using dynamic social network models.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Hirsch, B. T. & Reynolds, J. J. H. & Gehrt, S. D. & Craft, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The timing of raccoon rabies outbreaks in the eastern USA is non-random and often exhibits a seasonal peak. While fluctuations in disease transmission...

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