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Pesticide use on cereals and the survival of grey partridge chicks: a field experiment.

Published online: 19 Mar 1986

Authors: Rands, M. R. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A field experiment in Hampshire was undertaken to test whether the herbicides, fungicides and insecticides used on cereal fields reduce the survival o...

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Management of bovine tuberculosis in brushtail possums in New Zealand: predictions from a spatially explicit, individual-based model.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Ramsey, D. S. L. & Efford, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bovine tuberculosis Mycobacterium bovis (Tb) in brushtail possums Trichosurus vulpecula in New Zealand continues to pose a threat to the livestock ind...

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Simple rules to contain an invasive species with a complex life cycle and high dispersal capacity.

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Pichancourt, J. B. & Chadès, I. & Firn, J. & Klinken, R. D. van & Martin, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Designing practical rules for controlling invasive species is a challenging task for managers, particularly when species are long-lived, have complex ...

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Spatially explicit bioeconomic model for weed management in cereals: validation and evaluation of management strategies.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: González-Díaz, L. & Blanco-Moreno, J. M. & González-Andújar, J. L. & Bennett, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Spatially explicit weed population models are very useful to explore long-term weed management scenarios. The economic implications of the management ...

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Using a stochastic model to examine the ecological, economic and ethical consequences of population control in a charismatic invasive species: mute swans in North America.

Published online: 02 May 2007

Authors: Ellis, M. M. & Elphick, C. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although invasive species are widely recognized as a threat to native ecosystems, control or eradication plans can create controversy, particularly wh...

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Pathogen dynamics under both bottom-up host resistance and top-down hyperparasite attack.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Parratt, S. R. & Laine, A. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The relative importance of bottom-up versus top-down control of population dynamics has been the focus of much debate. In infectious disease biology, ...

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Controlling a plant invader by targeted disruption of its life cycle.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Dauer, J. T. & McEvoy, P. B. & Sickle, J. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pest management strategies should be informed by research on a broad suite of biotic and abiotic interactions. We used a life table response experimen...

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Aphid performance and population development on their host plants is affected by weed-crop interactions.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Dahlin, I. & Ninkovic, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Some farming practices, like organic farming, lead to greater numbers of weed plants in crop fields. These fields may give us some insights into any b...

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Agricultural intensification drives landscape-context effects on host-parasitoid interactions in agroecosystems.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Jonsson, M. & Buckley, H. L. & Case, B. S. & Wratten, S. D. & Hale, R. J. & Didham, R. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural land use threatens ecosystem services such as biological control by natural enemies because of simplification of habitat structure and in...

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Farm-scale spatiotemporal dynamics of predatory beetles in arable crops.

Published online: 04 Jan 2006

Authors: Holland, J. M. & Thomas, C. F. G. & Birkett, T. & Southway, S. & Oaten, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spatial dynamics of farmland invertebrates can provide essential information relevant to their management for pest control and biodiversity conser...

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