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Direct and indirect effects of a fishing ban on lacustrine fish community do not result in a full recovery.

Published online: 15 Feb 2024

Authors: Feng Kai & Deng WenBo & Li HaoXuan & Guo QianQian & Tao Kun & Yuan Jing & Liu JiaShou & Li ZhongJie & Lek, S. & Hugueny, B. & Wang QiDong

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas are increasingly being promoted as an important means of protecting freshwater biological diversity and ecological processes. A robust...

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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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Habitat isolation shapes the recovery of aquatic insect communities from a pesticide pulse.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Trekels, H. & Meutter, F. van de & Stoks, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The role of spatial processes in ecotoxicology is largely ignored. Yet, together with species-specific sensitivities to the pollutant, spatial process...

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Use of evidence for decision-making by conservation practitioners in the illegal wildlife trade.

Published online: 13 Oct 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Arias, M. & Hinsley, A. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Blog

There are calls to ground policies aimed at addressing the illegal wildlife trade (IWT), and biodiversity conservation more generally, on the best ava...

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What controls woodland regeneration after elephants have killed the big trees?

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Moe, S. R. & Rutina, L. P. & Hytteborn, H. & Toit, J. T. du

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Top-down regulation of ecosystems by large herbivores is a topic of active debate between scientists and managers, and a prime example is the interact...

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Simple measures of climate, soil properties and plant traits predict national-scale grassland soil carbon stocks.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Manning, P. & Vries, F. T. de & Tallowin, J. R. B. & Smith, R. & Mortimer, S. R. & Pilgrim, E. S. & Harrison, K. A. & Wright, D. G. & Quirk, H. & Benson, J. & Shipley, B. & Cornelissen, J. H. C. & Kattge, J. & Bönisch, G. & Wirth, C. & Bardgett, R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil carbon (C) storage is a key ecosystem service. Soil C stocks play a vital role in soil fertility and climate regulation, but the factors that con...

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Marine protected areas' positive effect on fish biomass persists across the steep climatic gradient of the Mediterranean Sea.

Published online: 24 Aug 2023

Authors: Frid, O. & Malamud, S. & Franco, A. di & Guidetti, P. & Azzurro, E. & Claudet, J. & Micheli, F. & Yahel, R. & Sala, E. & Belmaker, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The positive effect of fully protected marine protected areas (MPAs) on marine biodiversity, and specifically on fishes, has been widely documented. I...

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Assessing the phylogenetic host breadth of millet pathogens and its implication for disease spillover.

Published online: 07 Apr 2021

Authors: Ssebuliba, E. & Davies, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Increasing agriculture intensification has led to dramatically improved crop yields; however, this shift in agricultural practice has been accompan...

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Can chlorination of ballast water reduce biological invasions?

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Lin YaPing & Zhan AiBin & Hernandez, M. R. & Paolucci, E. & MacIsaac, H. J. & Briski, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Ballast water has been identified as a leading vector for introduction of non-indigenous species. Recently, the International Maritime Organization...

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A mixed methods approach for measuring topic sensitivity in conservation.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Ibbett, H. & Jones, J. P. G. & Dorward, L. & Kohi, E. M. & Dwiyahreni, A. A. & Prayitno, K. & Sankeni, S. & Kaduma, J. & Mchomvu, J. & Saputra, A. W. & Sabiladiyni, H. & Supriatna, J. & St John, F. A. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Conservationists increasingly aim to understand human behaviour to inform intervention design. However, obtaining information from people about their ...

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