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Influence of mowing on the persistence of two endangered large blue butterfly species.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Johst, K. & Drechsler, M. & Thomas, J. & Settele, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mowing influences two endangered butterfly species, Maculinea nausithous and Maculinea teleius, directly through egg destruction and larval mortality ...

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How moles contribute to colonization success of water voles in grassland: implications for control.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Delattre, P. & Clarac, R. & Melis, J. P. & Pleydell, D. R. J. & Giraudoux, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Outbreaks of the water vole Arvicola terrestris cause severe damage in grasslands of upland regions of Europe. The sheer speed of this phenomenon is a...

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The effect of pasture availability on food intake, species selection and grazing behaviour of kangaroos.

Published online: 16 Dec 1986

Authors: Short, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Food intake, grazing behaviour and diet of red and western grey kangaroos were monitored as they progressively depleted an arid zone pasture from 1000...

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How do natural changes in flow magnitude affect fish abundance and diversity in temperate regions? A systematic review protocol.

Published online: 29 Sep 2021

Authors: Birnie-Gauvin, K. & Rytwinski, T. & Harper, M. & Taylor, J. J. & Smith, A. & Smokorowski, K. E. & Turgeon, K. & Bradford, M. J. & Cooke, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Natural flow regimes play important roles in maintaining the ecological integrity and diversity of aquatic ecosystems. Wildlife has adapted over ti...

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Abundance of an economically important nematode parasite increased in Puget Sound between 1930 and 2016: evidence from museum specimens confirms historical data.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Howard, I. & Davis, E. & Lippert, G. & Quinn, T. P. & Wood, C. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Does disturbance increase or decrease parasite transmission among wildlife hosts? Ecologists cannot answer this controversial question, in part becaus...

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Rearing impacts on dispersal and biocontrol performance: a case study on Phytoseiulus persimilis.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Willden, S. A. & Nyrop, J. & Sanderson, J. & Wentworth, K. & Stockton, D. G. & Loeb, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological theory on predator-prey interactions and an understanding of how environmental factors affect predator dispersal and host finding is founda...

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Wildflower plantings and honeybee competition impact nutritional quality of wild bee diets.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Page, M. L. & Francis, J. S. & Müller, U. & Williams, N. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildflower habitats planted along field borders are a widely promoted strategy for supporting bees in agricultural landscapes. However, honeybees (Api...

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Location, location, location: for coho salmon, it's all about the neighborhood.

Published online: 10 Jun 2020

Authors: Kirkland, J. & Flitcroft, R.

Content type: Bulletin

For decades, federal, state, and nonprofit organizations have been working to restore freshwater habitat for Oregon coastal coho salmon (Oncorhynchus ...

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Valuing the economic benefits of species recovery programmes.

Published online: 14 Jul 2024

Authors: Browning, E. & Christie, M. & Czajkowski, M. & Chalak, A. & Drummond, R. & Hanley, N. & Jones, K. E. & Kuyer, J. & Provins, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Accounting for the values placed on nature by the public is key to successful policies in reversing ongoing biodiversity declines. However, biodiversi...

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Local-scale tree and shrub diversity improves pollination services to shea trees in tropical west African parklands.

Published online: 22 Nov 2020

Authors: Delaney, A. & Dembele, A. & Nombré, I. & Lirasse, F. G. & Marshall, E. & Nana, A. & Vickery, J. & Tayleur, C. & Stout, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shea Vitellaria paradoxa trees bear fruit and seeds of considerable economic, nutritional and cultural value in the African Sudano-Sahelian zone. In m...

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