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Organic farming promotes biotic resistance to foodborne human pathogens.

Published online: 24 Aug 2020

Authors: Jones, M. S. & Fu Zhen & Reganold, J. P. & Karp, D. S. & Besser, T. E. & Tylianakis, J. M. & Snyder, W. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Farmland biodiversity benefits pollination, biological control and other key ecosystem services. Food safety has been seen as an exception to this bro...

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The raptor lockdown menu-shifts in prey composition suggest urban peregrine diets are linked to human activities.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Mak, B. & Drewitt, E. J. A. & Francis, R. A. & Chadwick, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Raptors can thrive in cities where food supplies are abundant and seasonally stable. The availability of such resources may be linked to spatiotempora...

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Exploring reservoir dynamics: a case study of rabies in the Serengeti ecosystem.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Lembo, T. & Hampson, K. & Haydon, D. T. & Craft, M. & Dobson, A. & Dushoff, J. & Ernest, E. & Hoare, R. & Kaare, M. & Mlengeya, T. & Mentzel, C. & Cleaveland, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Knowledge of infection reservoir dynamics is critical for effective disease control, but identifying reservoirs of multi-host pathogens is challenging...

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Applying the N-mixture model approach to estimate mosquito population absolute abundance from monitoring data.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Manica, M. & Caputo, B. & Screti, A. & Filipponi, F. & Rosà, R. & Solimini, A. & Torre, A. della & Blangiardo, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Estimating population abundance is a key objective of surveillance programmes, particularly for vector species of public health interest. For mosqu...

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How will COVID-19 impact biodiversity conservation?

Published online: 14 Oct 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Thurstan, R. H. & Hockings, K. J. & Hedlund, J. S. U. & Bersacola, E. & Collins, C. & Early, R. & Ermiasi, Y. & Fleischer-Dogley, F. & Gilkes, G. & Harrison, M. E. & Imron, M. A. & Kaiser-Bunbury, C. N. & Katoppo, D. R. & Marriott, C. & Muzungaile, M. M. & Nuno, A. & Barros, A. R. de & Veen, F. van & Wijesundara, I. & Dogley, D. & Bunbury, N.

Content type: Blog

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect societies around the world, the ongoing economic and social turmoil is likely to pose fundamental challen...

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Mapping the future: U.S. exposure to multiple landscape stressors.

Published online: 19 Jul 2017

Authors: Kerns, B. & Kim, J. & Kline, J.

Content type: Bulletin

Landscape exposure to multiple stressors can pose risks to human health, biodiversity, and ecosystem services. Attempts to study, control, or mitigate...

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Mapping pathogenic fungi in decayed Norway spruce stands: insights from harvester positional data.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Lara, W. & Astrup, R. & Hietala, A. M. & Maleki, K. & Belbo, H. & Antón-Fernández, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Root and butt rot caused by pathogenic fungi in the genera Heterobasidion and Armillaria is a pressing issue in managed Norway spruce forests. The dis...

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Monitoring a Norwegian freshwater crayfish tragedy: eDNA snapshots of invasion, infection and extinction.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Strand, D. A. & Johnsen, S. I. & Rusch, J. C. & Agersnap, S. & Larsen, W. B. & Knudsen, S. W. & Møller, P. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The European noble crayfish Astacus astacus is threatened by crayfish plague caused by the oomycete Aphanomyces astaci, which is spread by the invasiv...

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Resource selection and landscape change reveal mechanisms suppressing population recovery for the world's most endangered antelope.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Ali, A. H. & Ford, A. T. & Evans, J. S. & Mallon, D. P. & Hayes, M. M. & King, J. & Amin, R. & Goheen, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding how bottom-up and top-down forces affect resource selection can inform restoration efforts. With a global population size of <500 ind...

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All together now: geographically coordinated miticide treatment benefits honey bee health.

Published online: 09 Nov 2023

Authors: Woodford, L. & Sharpe, G. & Highet, F. & Evans, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Deformed wing virus (DWV) is a pathogenic virus of honey bees transmitted by the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor. Annual overwintering colony los...

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