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When road-kill hotspots do not indicate the best sites for road-kill mitigation.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Teixeira, F. Z. & Kindel, A. & Hartz, S. M. & Mitchell, S. & Fahrig, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effectiveness of measures installed to mitigate wildlife road-kill depends on their placement along the road. Road-kill hotspots are frequently us...

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FSC Tomorrow's Biodiversity drivers of biodiversity loss. A research synthesis for the FSC Tomorrow's Biodiversity project.

Published online: 07 Jul 2020

Published by: UK, Field Studies Council

Authors: Burkmar, R. & Bell, C.

Content type: Reports

There is general agreement about the importance of the major drivers of biodiversity change, however their relative importance shifts in different bio...

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Do graminoid and woody invaders have different effects on native plant functional groups?

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Mason, T. J. & French, K. & Lonsdale, W. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While there are numerous studies of impacts by individual invader species, there are few syntheses of invader impacts on plant community structure and...

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More rapid and severe disease outbreaks for aquaculture at the tropics: implications for food security.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Leung, T. L. F. & Bates, A. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Aquaculture is replacing capture fisheries in supplying the world with dietary protein. Although disease is a major threat to aquaculture production, ...

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General guidelines for invasive plant management based on comparative demography of invasive and native plant populations.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Ramula, S. & Knight, T. M. & Burns, J. H. & Buckley, Y. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

General guidelines for invasive plant management are currently lacking. Population declines may be achieved by focusing control on demographic process...

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Selective harvesting of large mammals: how often does it result in directional selection?

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Mysterud, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Harvesting of large mammals is usually not random, and directional selection has been identified as the main cause of rapid evolution. However, select...

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Lessons learned from invasive plant control experiments: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Kettenring, K. M. & Adams, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive plants can reduce biodiversity, alter ecosystem functions and have considerable economic impacts. Invasive plant control is therefore the foc...

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The development of vegetative zonation patterns in restored prairie pothole wetlands.

Published online: 14 May 2003

Authors: Seabloom, E. W. & Valk, A. G. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spatial structure of plant communities can have strong impacts on ecosystem functions and on associated animal communities. None the less, spatial...

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Synthesis report on experiences with ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.

Published online: 25 Jan 2017

Authors: Lo, V.

Content type: Bulletin

This report is a review and synthesis of global experiences on ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation (EbA) and to disaster risk redu...

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Evaluation of the upland ecosystem service pilots: synthesis report.

Published online: 25 Jan 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Kirkup, B. & Lusardi, J.

Content type: Reports

This paper provides information on the early attempt to demonstrate how the ecosystem approach might be applied to practical land management scenarios...

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