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A conceptual framework for measuring and improving the resilience of biosecurity systems.

Published online: 10 Nov 2024

Authors: Arndt, E. & Schneider, K. & Bland, L. & Robinson, A. & Gibert, A. & Camac, J. & Kompas, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resilient systems can absorb and recover from disturbances and adapt to changed conditions to maintain system functionality. Uncertainty about the mea...

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The recovery of populations of bush rat Rattus fuscipes in forest fragments following major population reduction.

Published online: 21 Sep 2005

Authors: Lindenmayer, D. B. & Cunningham, R. B. & Peakall, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the recovery of populations after disturbance is critical to many aspects of applied population management, ranging from the development...

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Stakeholders support marine eco-engineering, but what are the perceived benefits and who should pay?

Published online: 11 Mar 2025

Authors: Dodds, K. C. & Vozzo, M. L. & Mayer-Pinto, M. & Dafforn, K. A. & Bishop, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Despite the ecological and socio-economic benefits of nature-based solutions (NbS), the application of ecological principles to the design of seawalls...

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Use of farmland in spring by migrating Canada geese in the St Lawrence valley, Quebec.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Reed, A. & Chapdelaine, G. & Dupuis, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

During their spring stop-offs in Lake St. Peter, which averaged 32 days (1974-5), migrating Canada geese (Branta canadensis) flew twice daily to feed ...

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Genetic variation in resistance and high fecundity impede viral biocontrol of invasive fish.

Published online: 04 Mar 2021

Authors: Mintram, K. S. & Oosterhout, C. van & Lighten, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Common carp Cyprinus carpio is one of the top global invasive vertebrates and can cause significant ecological damage. The Australian Government's Nat...

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Large-scale impacts of selective logging on canopy tree beta-diversity in the Brazilian Amazon.

Published online: 01 Dec 2023

Authors: Bousfield, C. G. & Massam, M. R. & Peres, C. A. & Edwards, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Selective logging is one of the largest drivers of tropical forest degradation. While logged forests often retain high alpha-diversity of tropical tre...

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Quantitative studies of the effects of human trampling on vegetation as an aid to the management of semi-natural areas.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Burden, R. F. & Randerson, P. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ordination analysis of vegetation records made at Tresco, Isles of Scilly, indicated that Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea and Anthoxanthum odoratum we...

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The influence of landscape composition and configuration on crop yield resilience.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Redhead, J. W. & Oliver, T. H. & Woodcock, B. A. & Pywell, R. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sustainable agriculture aims to produce sufficient food while minimizing environmental damage. To achieve this, we need to understand the role of agri...

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The colonization of California rice paddies by chironomid midges.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Clement, S. L. & Grigarick, A. A. & Way, M. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Temporal changes in the population structure of chironomid species colonising rice-fields in California (where the larvae damage the germinating seeds...

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Effects of root-feeding by scarabaeid larvae on growth of perennial ryegrass plants.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Smith, T. J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The growth of perennial ryegrass (a New Zealand variety of Lolium perenne) was measured under glasshouse conditions in New South Wales, in turfs in po...

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