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Sand dynamics in coastal dune landscapes constrain diversity and life-history characteristics of spiders.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Bonte, D. & Lens, L. & Maelfait, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In fragmented landscapes where natural disturbance acts at the local level, community composition can be altered either by 'species-by-species matchin...

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Translocated native pine martens Martes martes alter short-term space use by invasive non-native grey squirrels Sciurus carolinensis.

Published online: 28 Nov 2020

Authors: McNicol, C. M. & Bavin, D. & Bearhop, S. & Ferryman, M. & Gill, R. & Goodwin, C. E. D. & MacPherson, J. & Silk, M. J. & McDonald, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predators can shape the distributions and dynamics of their prey through direct and indirect mechanisms. Where prey animals are regarded as pests, the...

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Local extinction of British farmland birds and the prediction of further loss.

Published online: 03 Jan 2001

Authors: Gates, S. & Donald, P. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The populations of many UK farmland birds declined between 1970 and 1990, frequently accompanied by contractions in breeding ranges. Ornithological at...

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Synergistic impacts of aggressive species on small birds in a fragmented landscape.

Published online: 07 Aug 2021

Authors: Westgate, M. J. & Crane, M. & Florance, D. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Attempts to conserve threatened species in fragmented landscapes are often challenging because factors such as habitat loss, habitat degradation and d...

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A PIT-tag-based method for measuring individual bait uptake in small mammals.

Published online: 13 Jul 2021

Authors: Beatham, S. E. & Goodwin, D. & Coats, J. & Stephens, P. A. & Massei, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Rodents and other small mammals cause an increasing number of negative economic and environmental impacts worldwide. In the UK, the non-native grey sq...

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Impact of habitat management on grey partridge populations: assessing wildlife cover using a multisite BACI experiment.

Published online: 17 Nov 2004

Authors: Bro, E. & Mayot, P. & Corda, E. & Reitz, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The grey partridge is a species of conservation concern, in common with many farmland birds. Its widespread decline in western Europe has been attribu...

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Habitat preferences and survival in wildlife reintroductions: an ecological trap in reintroduced grey partridges.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Rantanen, E. M. & Buner, F. & Riordan, P. & Sotherton, N. & Macdonald, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildlife reintroductions can help to restore populations and save species from extinction. However, success rates of reintroductions are low due to in...

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Recent rise to dominance of Molinia caerulea in environmentally sensitive areas: new perspectives from palaeoecological data.

Published online: 19 Nov 1999

Authors: Chambers, F. M. & Mauquoy, D. & Todd, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A characteristic of some heath and moorland areas in maritime north-west Europe is the widespread dominance of Molinia caerulea (purple moor grass). T...

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Declining invasive grey squirrel populations may persist in refugia as native predator recovery reverses squirrel species replacement.

Published online: 19 Apr 2022

Authors: Twining, J. P. & Montgomery, W. I. & Tosh, D. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive species pose one of the most serious global threats to biodiversity. Investigations into the interactions of native and non-native species fo...

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The effects of food availability and winter weather on the dynamics of a grey squirrel population in southern England.

Published online: 28 Aug 1996

Authors: Gurnell, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The population ecology of grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) in a 9-ha oak (Quercus robur) woodland in Alice Holt Forest (Hampshire/Surrey) was stu...

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