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How do crop types influence breeding success in lesser kestrels through prey quality and availability? A modelling approach.

Published online: 12 Jul 2006

Authors: Rodríguez, C. & Johst, K. & Bustamante, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the middle of the 20th century, the colonial lesser kestrel Falco naumanni experienced a marked decline in its western palaearctic breeding range. ...

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Effect of burning or clipping Agropyron spicatum in the autumn on the spring foraging behaviour of mule deer and cattle.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Willms, W. & Bailey, A. W. & McLean, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To estimate the effects of autumn clipping or burning on the foraging behaviour of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) and cattle, trials were se...

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The effects of flooding lowland wet grassland on soil macroinvertebrate prey of breeding wading birds.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Ausden, M. & Sutherland, W. J. & James, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lowland wet grassland in western Europe is often managed for breeding wading birds, especially lapwing Vanellus vanellus, redshank Tringa totanus, sni...

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The effect of dairy farming on barn swallow Hirundo rustica abundance, distribution and reproduction.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Møller, A. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent changes in agricultural practice have been hypothesized to affect the abundance and reproductive success of farmland birds. The influence of da...

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Meadow pipits, red grouse and the habitat characteristics of managed grouse moors.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Smith, A. A. & Redpath, S. M. & Campbell, S. T. & Thirgood, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The abundance of meadow pipits (Anthus pratensis) appears to be a good indicator of the breeding density of hen harriers (Circus cyaneus) on moorland ...

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Quality of cavity microclimate as a factor influencing selection of maternity roosts by a tree-dwelling bat, Chalinolobus tuberculatus, in New Zealand.

Published online: 15 Aug 2001

Authors: Sedgeley, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cavity quality is important for the productivity and survival of many species of tree-dwelling wildlife. Intensive land management practices, such as ...

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The effect of management for red grouse shooting on the population density of breeding birds on heather-dominated moorland.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Tharme, A. P. & Green, R. E. & Baines, D. & Bainbridge, I. P. & O'Brien, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Breeding birds, vegetation and moorland management were surveyed in 320 1-km squares on 122 estates in upland areas of eastern Scotland and northern E...

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Modelling landscape-scale habitat use using GIS and remote sensing: a case study with great bustards.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Osborne, P. E. & Alonso, J. C. & Bryant, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many species are adversely affected by human activities at large spatial scales and their conservation requires detailed information on distributions....

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Semi-natural habitat surrounding farms promotes multifunctionality in avian ecosystem services.

Published online: 13 Jun 2022

Authors: Olimpi, E. M. & Garcia, K. & Gonthier, D. J. & Kremen, C. & Snyder, W. E. & Wilson-Rankin, E. E. & Karp, D. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Farmland birds can suppress insect pests, but may also consume beneficial insects, damage crops and potentially carry foodborne pathogens. As bird com...

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Complex landscapes stabilize farm bird communities and their expected ecosystem services.

Published online: 13 Jun 2022

Authors: Smith, O. M. & Kennedy, C. M. & Echeverri, A. & Karp, D. S. & Latimer, C. E. & Taylor, J. M. & Wilson-Rankin, E. E. & Owen, J. P. & Snyder, W. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Birds play many roles within agroecosystems including as consumers of crops and pests, carriers of pathogens and beloved icons. Birds are also rapidly...

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