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Grazing preferences of mountain hares on heather moorland and hill pastures.

Published online: 31 Mar 1990

Authors: Hewson, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing preferences of mountain hares in relation to the area available of each of 7 main classes of moorland and vegetation in NE Scotland were studi...

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Population reinforcement and demographic changes needed to stabilise the population of a migratory vulture.

Published online: 22 Dec 2021

Authors: Oppel, S. & Saravia, V. & Bounas, A. & Arkumarev, V. & Kret, E. & Dobrev, V. & Dobrev, D. & Kordopatis, P. & Skartsi, T. & Velevski, M. & Petrovski, N. & Bino, T. & Topi, M. & Klisurov, I. & Stoychev, S. & Nikolov, S. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

One approach to stabilise small and declining populations is to breed individuals in captivity and release them into the wild to reinforce existing po...

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Fire management in Mediterranean-climate shrublands: a case study from the Cape fynbos, South Africa.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Wilgen, B. W. van & Forsyth, G. G. & Klerk, H. de & Sonali Das & Khuluse, S. & Schmitz, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire is an important process in Mediterranean-ecosystem shrublands, and prescribed burning is often used to manage these ecosystems. Analyses of past ...

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Management response to one insect pest may increase vulnerability to another.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Klingenberg, M. D. & Lindgren, B. S. & Gillingham, M. P. & Aukema, B. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale insect outbreaks provide an ideal system to examine the cascade of ecological effects of disturbance regimes across forested landscapes. A...

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Fishers perceptions of ecosystem service change associated with climate-disturbed coral reefs.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Woodhead, A. J. & Graham, N. A. J. & Robinson, J. P. W. & Norström, A. V. & Bodin, N. & Marie, S. & Balett, M. C. & Hicks, C. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Understanding ecosystem service change necessitates an understanding of the social and ecological dimensions of ecosystem services and how they contri...

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Summer populations of the cereal aphid Metopolophium dirhodum (Walker) on winter wheat: three contrasting years.

Published online: 05 Aug 1986

Authors: Cannon, R. J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The summer populations of the aphid Metopolophium dirhodum were monitored in a field of winter wheat in Bedfordshire, England, in 1978-80. The populat...

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Smallholder farmers' perceptions and strategies for adaptation to climate change in Brong Ahafo and Upper West Regions of Ghana.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Abdoulaye, T. & Bamire, A. S. & Akinola, A. A. & Etwire, P. M.

Content type: Bulletin

With data collected from 750 farming households using survey questionnaire and 25 Focus Group Discussions (FGD), this report documents farmers' percep...

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Regeneration by natural layering of heather (Calluna vulgaris): frequency and characteristics in upland Britain.

Published online: 24 Mar 1995

Authors: MacDonald, A. J. & Kirkpatrick, A. H. & Hester, A. J. & Sydes, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Calluna vulgaris can regenerate by layering (adventitious rooting) of stems. The frequency of layering systems, and strength of adventitious rooting, ...

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The perpetual forest: using undesirable species to bridge restoration.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Kirkman, L. K. & Mitchell, R. J. & Kaeser, M. J. & Pecot, S. D. & Coffey, K. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conversion of established forests of undesirable species composition or structure to a multi-age, native forest community is a common restoration goal...

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Reducing wounding of game by shotgun hunting: effects of a Danish action plan on pink-footed geese.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Noer, H. & Madsen, J. & Hartmann, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shooting of game by shotgun inevitably leads to wounding of some individuals. Few attempts, however, have been made to quantify the numbers involved. ...

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