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An introduction planning and designing experiments to improve conservation practice.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Published by: Evidence in Conservation Teaching Initiative

Authors: Downey, H. & Ockendon, N. & Sutherland, W.

Content type: Educational material

This paper discusses the importance of effective management actions when planning a new conservation project. Key principles include (i) identifying t...

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An introduction to planning and designing experiments in conservation practice.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Published by: Evidence in Conservation Teaching Initiative

Authors: Downey, H. & Ockendon, N. & Sutherland, W.

Content type: Educational material

This paper provides steps on planning and designing experiments in conservation practice. The key principles include: identifying the questions to be ...

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Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Published by: Evidence in Conservation Teaching Initiative

Authors: Pellet, J.

Content type: Educational material

This publication discusses the need for research synthesis, comparing the experience vs. evidence-based conservation and presenting the conservation c...

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An introduction to evidence-based conservation (content tailored for decision-makers).

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Published by: Evidence in Conservation Teaching Initiative

Authors: Walsh, J. & Downey, H. & Martin, C.

Content type: Educational material

This publication discusses the complex nature of environmental decisions and answers the following questions: (i) what is scientific evidence and why ...

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Systematic reviews and meta-analysis.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Published by: Evidence in Conservation Teaching Initiative

Authors: Martin, C. & Pellet, J.

Content type: Educational material

This publication discusses the need for research synthesis, comparing the experience vs. evidence-based conservation and presenting the conservation c...

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Power to detect trends in abundance within a distance sampling framework.

Published online: 24 Jul 2020

Authors: Andersen, E. M. & Steidl, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Ensuring that inferences from biological monitoring are reliable requires a level of sampling effort that is commensurate with programmatic objecti...

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Introduction.

Published online: 18 Mar 2015

Authors: Katila, P. & Galloway, G. & Jong, W. de & Pacheco, P. & Mery, G.

Content type: Bulletin article

This chapter introduces the overall structure of this book and provides an introduction to Part II, which consists of local- and regional-level case s...

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Changes in resources: consequences for the dynamics of dung beetle communities.

Published online: 03 Apr 1993

Authors: Lumaret, J. P. & Kadiri, N. & Bertrand, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of a change from sheep to cattle grazing on dung beetle [Scarabaeidae] communities were studied under Mediterranean conditions in France i...

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Density dependence only affects increase rates in baleen whale populations at high abundance levels.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Authors: Kanaji, Y. & Williams, R. & Zerbini, A. N. & Branch, T. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most baleen whale populations are increasing after the end of industrial whaling, but their recovery patterns challenge long-standing assumptions abou...

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NatureScot Research Report 1309 - Understanding the Indirect Drivers of Biodiversity Loss in Scotland.

Published online: 21 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Pakeman, R. J. & Eastwood, A. & Duckett, D. & Waylen, K. A. & Hopkins, J. & Bailey, D. M.

Content type: Reports

This report explores the indirect drivers of biodiversity loss in Scotland, emphasizing the societal values and behaviors that underpin the direct dri...

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