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Merging connectivity rules and large-scale condition assessment improves conservation adequacy in river systems.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Linke, S. & Kennard, M. J. & Hermoso, V. & Olden, J. D. & Stein, J. & Pusey, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation adequacy is defined as the ability of conservation measures to sustain biodiversity. Although river network connectivity is important for...

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Role of domestic shipping in the introduction or secondary spread of nonindigenous species: biological invasions within the Laurentian Great Lakes.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Briski, E. & Wiley, C. J. & Bailey, S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The most effective way to manage invasive species is to prevent their introduction via vector regulation. While progress has been made in the manageme...

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Accounting for flow intermittency in environmental flows design.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Authors: Acuña, V. & Jorda-Capdevila, D. & Vezza, P. & Girolamo, A. M. de & McClain, M. E. & Stubbington, R. & Pastor, A. V. & Lamouroux, N. & Schiller, D. von & Munné, A. & Datry, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

River ecosystems world-wide are affected by altered flow regimes, and advanced science and practice of environmental flows have been developed to unde...

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A history of ship specialization and consequences for marine invasions, management and policy.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Davidson, I. C. & Scianni, C. & Minton, M. S. & Ruiz, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Propagule pressure plays a key role in the successful establishment of introduced species. Explaining invasion patterns, predicting future invasions a...

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Responses of macroinvertebrate communities to small dam removals: implications for bioassessment and restoration.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Carlson, P. E. & Donadi, S. & Sandin, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Small dam removals are increasing on a global scale; yet, general predictions of organism response to dam removal are constrained by heterogeneity of ...

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Multicriteria GIS-based analysis for the evaluation of the vulnerability of the marine environment in the Gulf of Trieste (north-eastern Adriatic Sea) for sustainable blue economy and maritime spatial planning.

Published online: 03 Apr 2024

Authors: Pagano, M. & Fernetti, M. & Busetti, M. & Ghribi, M. & Camerlenghi, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The Gulf of Trieste, is a shallow semi-enclosed sea of about 500 km2 in the north-eastern part of the Adriatic Sea. The coastal and marine areas of th...

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Biological introduction risks from shipping in a warming Arctic.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Ware, C. & Berge, J. & Jelmert, A. & Olsen, S. M. & Pellissier, L. & Wisz, M. & Kriticos, D. & Semenov, G. & Kwaśniewski, S. & Alsos, I. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Several decades of research on invasive marine species have yielded a broad understanding of the nature of species invasion mechanisms and associated ...

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Development of a risk assessment tool to evaluate the significance of septic tanks around freshwater SSSIs.

Published online: 21 Jan 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: May, L. & Dudley, B. J. & Woods, H. & Miles, S.

Content type: Reports

There is growing evidence suggesting that small sewage discharges (SSDs), in practice mainly septic tank systems but also including package treatment ...

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Wetland attributes significantly affect patterns of bird species distribution in the Sardinian wetlands (Italy): an uncertain future for waterbird conservation.

Published online: 24 Aug 2023

Authors: Ferrarini, A. & Gustin, M. & Celada, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Sardinian wetlands belong to the Sardinia-Corsica corridor of the central eastern Mediterranean bird flyway. They supply the food and shelter for ...

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River rhythmicity: a conceptual means of understanding and leveraging the relational values of rivers.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Jackson, S. & Anderson, E. P. & Piland, N. C. & Carriere, S. & Java, L. & Jardine, T. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

River rhythmicity refers to the periodic, recurrent phenomena of a riverscape that are synchronized with the rise and fall of river water, creating re...

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