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A classification of East African rangeland. 2. The water balance as a guide to site potential.

Published online: 22 May 1971

Authors: Woodhead, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For Kenya, maps of annual water availability indices, representing the mean total precipitation available for transpiration as a percentage of the ann...

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Is unreliable science guiding bobcat management in Wyoming and other western U.S. states?

Published online: 24 Jan 2022

Authors: Murphy, S. M. & Eriksen-Meier, S. & Robertson, L. & Elbroch, L. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Wildlife managers require defensible and transparent population estimates to justify species management. Statistical population reconstruction (SPR) i...

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Prediction of National Vegetation Classification communities in the British uplands using environmental data at multiple spatial scales, aerial images and the classifier random forest.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Bradter, U. & Thom, T. J. & Altringham, J. D. & Kunin, W. E. & Benton, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

High-resolution vegetation maps are a valuable resource for conservation, land management and research. In Great Britain, the National Vegetation Clas...

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Missing carcasses, lost nutrients: quantifying nutrient losses from deer culling practices in Scotland.

Published online: 24 Aug 2024

Authors: Ferraro, K. M. & Hirst, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Deer management has become an integral part of ecosystem recovery efforts across the globe. Within Scotland, annual deer culls have been implemented t...

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Assessing the sensitivity of biodiversity indices used to inform fire management.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Giljohann, K. M. & Kelly, L. T. & Connell, J. & Clarke, M. F. & Clarke, R. H. & Regan, T. J. & McCarthy, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity indices are widely used to summarize changes in the distribution and abundance of multiple species and measure progress towards managemen...

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Water Framework Directive: ecological classification of Danish lakes.

Published online: 21 Sep 2005

Authors: Søndergaard, M. & Jeppesen, E. & Jensen, J. P. & Lildal Amsinck, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires that all European waterbodies are assigned to one of five ecological classes, based primarily on...

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National Vegetation Classification (NVC) survey 2014: Pixton Park, near Dulverton, Somerset.

Published online: 20 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Hewins, E.

Content type: Reports

A habitat survey was undertaken at Pixton Park in September 2014. This involved mapping ofNational Vegetation Classification (NVC) plant communities (...

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An initial assessment of the sustainability of waterbird harvest in the United Kingdom.

Published online: 11 Mar 2023

Authors: Ellis, M. B. & Cameron, T. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is a need to assess the sustainability of wild bird harvest in the United Kingdom (UK), and more widely, across Europe. Yet, data on populations...

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Predicting invasion success of forest pathogenic fungi from species traits.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Philibert, A. & Desprez-Loustau, M. L. & Fabre, B. & Frey, P. & Halkett, F. & Husson, C. & Lung-Escarmant, B. & Marçais, B. & Robin, C. & Vacher, C. & Makowski, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions are a major consequence of globalization and pose a significant threat to biodiversity. Because only a small fraction of introduc...

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Between-observer variation in the application of a standard method of habitat mapping by environmental consultants in the UK.

Published online: 26 Jan 2000

Authors: Cherrill, A. & McClean, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Six ecologists surveyed independently the same upland site (including coniferous woodland, deciduous woodland and rough grazing) in northern England. ...

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