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The effect of grazing in winter by wild geese on improved grassland in west Scotland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Patton, D. L. H. & Frame, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

After 2 trials in late winter 1973-4, 6 main experiments were conducted over the winter periods of 1974-5 and 1975-6 to determine the loss of herbage ...

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Effects of the proportion and spatial arrangement of un-cropped land on breeding bird abundance in arable rotations.

Published online: 01 Aug 2012

Authors: Henderson, I. G. & Holland, J. M. & Storkey, J. & Lutman, P. & Orson, J. & Simper, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The response of bird abundance to the proportional availability of un-cropped land (i.e. land that could be cultivated, such as fallows, grass-flower ...

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Potential spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 by wildfowl: dispersal ranges and rates determined from large-scale satellite telemetry.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Gaidet, N. & Cappelle, J. & Takekawa, J. Y. & Prosser, D. J. & Iverson, S. A. & Douglas, D. C. & Perry, W. M. & Mundkur, T. & Newman, S. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Migratory birds are major candidates for long-distance dispersal of zoonotic pathogens. In recent years, wildfowl have been suspected of contributing ...

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Semi-natural habitat surrounding farms promotes multifunctionality in avian ecosystem services.

Published online: 13 Jun 2022

Authors: Olimpi, E. M. & Garcia, K. & Gonthier, D. J. & Kremen, C. & Snyder, W. E. & Wilson-Rankin, E. E. & Karp, D. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Farmland birds can suppress insect pests, but may also consume beneficial insects, damage crops and potentially carry foodborne pathogens. As bird com...

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Capturing individual-level parameters of influenza A virus dynamics in wild ducks using multistate models.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Avril, A. & Grosbois, V. & Latorre-Margalef, N. & Gaidet, N. & Tolf, C. & Olsen, B. & Waldenström, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disease prevalence in wildlife is governed by epidemiological parameters (infection and recovery rates) and response to infection, both of which vary ...

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The effects of fragmentation on fluctuating asymmetry in passerine birds of Brazilian tropical forests.

Published online: 29 Oct 2001

Authors: Anciães, M. & Marini, M. Â.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) refers to the difference between the right and left sides in characters that should otherwise be bilaterally symmetrical, b...

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Salvage logging changes the taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional successional trajectories of forest bird communities.

Published online: 29 Dec 2020

Authors: Georgiev, K. B. & Chao, A. & Castro, J. & Chen YanHan & Choi ChangYong & Fontaine, J. B. & Hutto, R. L. & Lee, E. J. & Müller, J. & Rost, J. & Żmihorski, M. & Thorn, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Salvage logging following natural disturbances may alter the natural successional trajectories of biological communities by affecting the occurrences ...

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Identification of wintering and passage roosts on functionally linked land of the Severn Estuary - Gloucestershire and Worcestershire (Phase 5).

Published online: 06 Jan 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Palmer, E. & Smart, M.

Content type: Reports

This report represents the fifth phase of a wider assessment to identify sites of importance to the bird populations within, and now outside of, the S...

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Metal fence removal improved survival of a nocturnal seabird on Isla Natividad, Mexico.

Published online: 08 Nov 2017

Authors: Albores-Barajas, Y. V. & Soldatini, C. & Ramos-Rodriguez, A. & Dell'Omo, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

The black-vented shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas is endemic to Mexico and is currently listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List. Ninety-five pe...

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Predicting bird-window collisions with weather radar.

Published online: 05 Oct 2021

Authors: Elmore, J. A. & Riding, C. S. & Horton, K. G. & O'Connell, T. J. & Farnsworth, A. & Loss, S. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Up to 1 billion birds die annually in the U.S. from window collisions; most of these casualties represent migratory native species. Because this major...

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