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Eradicating abundant invasive prey could cause unexpected and varied biodiversity outcomes: the importance of multispecies interactions.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Lurgi, M. & Ritchie, E. G. & Fordham, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Abundant and widely distributed invasive prey can negatively affect co-occurring native species by competing for food and/or shelter, removing vegetat...

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Clustered and rotating designs as a strategy to obtain precise detection rates in camera trapping studies.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Palencia, P. & Sereno-Cadierno, J. & Carniato, D. & Marques, T. & Hofmeester, T. R. & Vicente, J. & Acevedo, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Camera traps have transformed the way we monitor wildlife and are now routinely used to address questions from a wide range of ecological and conserva...

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Climate change refugia for the flora and fauna of England.

Published online: 20 Mar 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Suggitt, A. J. & Wilson, R. J. & August, T. A. & Beale, C. M. & Bennie, J. J. & Dordolo, A. & Fox, R. & Hopkins, J. J. & Isaac, N. J. B. & Jorieux, P. & Macgregor, N. A. & Marcetteau, J. & Massimino, D. & Morecroft, M. D. & Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Walker, K. & Maclean, I. M. D.

Content type: Reports

A variety of evidence suggests that species may be able to withstand the effects of climate change in localised environments known as refugia, where s...

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Harvesting biofuel grasslands has mixed effects on natural enemy communities and no effects on biocontrol services.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Kim, T. N. & Fox, A. F. & Wills, B. D. & Meehan, T. D. & Landis, D. A. & Gratton, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Perennial bioenergy systems, such as switchgrass and restored prairies, are alternatives to commonly used annual monocultures such as maize. Perennial...

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Differential responses to weather and land-cover conditions explain spatial variation in winter abundance trends in a migratory bird of conservation concern.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Schindler, A. R. & Fox, A. D. & Wikle, C. K. & Ballard, B. M. & Walsh, A. J. & Kelly, S. B. A. & Weegman, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effective conservation strategies for animal populations require knowledge of relationships between population dynamics and their environmental driver...

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Long-term changes to the frequency of occurrence of British moths are consistent with opposing and synergistic effects of climate and land-use changes.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Fox, R. & Oliver, T. H. & Harrower, C. & Parsons, M. S. & Thomas, C. D. & Roy, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species' distributions are likely to be affected by a combination of environmental drivers. We used a data set of 11 million species occurrence record...

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Soil organic matter fractions in loblolly pine forests of coastal North Carolina managed for bioenergy production.

Published online: 15 Apr 2015

Authors: Minick, K. J. & Strahm, B. D. & Fox, T. R. & Sucre, E. B. & Leggett, Z. H.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

This paper presents the results of a study on the effects of loblolly pine-switchgrass intercropping on SOM fractions in an intensively managed loblol...

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Surrogacy and persistence in reserve selection: landscape prioritization for multiple taxa in Britain.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Franco, A. M. A. & Anderson, B. J. & Roy, D. B. & Gillings, S. & Fox, R. & Moilanen, A. & Thomas, C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A principal goal of protected-area networks is to maintain viable populations of as many species as possible, particularly those that are vulnerable t...

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Koalas, friends and foes-the application of airborne eDNA for the biomonitoring of threatened species.

Published online: 02 Dec 2024

Authors: Frere, C. & Jackson, N. & Moreno, J. & Sandino, A. O. & Ball, S. & Powell, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Curbing global wildlife population declines will necessitate the protection of their habitat, and subsequent robust baseline information about wildlif...

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Species composition of developing central appalachian hardwood stands following clearcutting.

Published online: 15 Apr 2015

Authors: Vickers, L. A. & Fox, T. R.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Abstract--This study examined the species composition of 47 paired stands on submesic sites on the Appalachian Plateau of West Virginia. Paired stands...

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