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People, predators and perceptions: patterns of livestock depredation by snow leopards and wolves.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Suryawanshi, K. R. & Bhatnagar, Y. V. & Redpath, S. & Charudutt Mishra

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Livestock depredation by large carnivores is an important conservation and economic concern and conservation management would benefit from a better un...

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Are Cape gannets dependent upon fishery waste? A multi-scale analysis using seabird GPS-tracking, hydro-acoustic surveys of pelagic fish and vessel monitoring systems.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Kai, E. T. & Benhamou, S. & Lingen, C. D. van der & Coetzee, J. C. & Pichegru, L. & Ryan, P. G. & Grémillet, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change and fishing impact marine ecosystems, potentially modifying the availability of small pelagic fish to marine top predators. Some seabir...

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How many seabirds do we need to track to define home-range area?

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Soanes, L. M. & Arnould, J. P. Y. & Dodd, S. G. & Sumner, M. D. & Green, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In recent years, marine predator and seabird tracking studies have become ever more popular. However, they are often conducted without first consideri...

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Managing uplands for biodiversity: do agri-environment schemes deliver benefits for breeding lapwing Vanellus vanellus?

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Smart, J. & Bolton, M. & Hunter, F. & Quayle, H. & Thomas, G. & Gregory, R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Within Europe, agri-environment schemes are the key delivery mechanism for biodiversity conservation outside protected areas. Schemes have a range of ...

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Benefits of increased cover crop diversity for predators and biological pest control depend on the landscape context.

Published online: 30 Sep 2021

Authors: Beaumelle, L. & Auriol, A. & Grasset, M. & Pavy, A. & Thiéry, D. & Rusch, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Increasing plant diversity in agricultural systems is a promising way to balance food production and biodiversity conservation. Biological pest con...

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A brief survey of the effects of biotic factors on populations of the desert locust.

Published online: 02 Jul 1969

Authors: Greathead, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the author's summary of this review of information on natural mortality in Schistocerca gregaria (Forsk.). Little qu...

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Beetle diversity in dead wood is lower in non-native than native tree species, especially those more distantly related to native species.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Kärvemo, S. & Schroeder, M. & Ranius, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-native tree species are widely used in forest plantations. This may have negative consequences for biodiversity. Hitherto, most studies have compa...

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Relative distributions of ant species in cocoa plantations in Papua New Guinea.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Room, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Papua New Guinea the most important cacao pest, Pantorhytes szentivanyi Mshl., is controlled by the ant Anoplolepis longipes (Jerd.) [cf. preceding...

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An examination of the accuracy of a sequential PCR and sequencing test used to detect the incursion of an invasive species: the case of the red fox in Tasmania.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Ramsey, D. S. L. & MacDonald, A. J. & Quasim, S. & Barclay, C. & Sarre, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) diagnostic tests are increasingly applied to the identification of wildlife. Yet rigorous verification is rare and the...

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Categorisation of cats: managing boundary felids in Aotearoa New Zealand and Britain.

Published online: 12 Oct 2023

Authors: Palmer, A. & Thomas, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Management of domestic and wild animals is an integral part of conservation and is often based on how an animal is categorised. For example, feral cat...

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