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Predation by introduced foxes on native bush rats in Australia: do foxes take the doomed surplus?

Published online: 18 Mar 2000

Authors: Banks, P. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introduced vertebrate predators are one of the most important threats to endemic mammal species. Prey naivety can lead to heavy losses to alien predat...

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Strip intercropping of wheat and oilseed rape enhances biodiversity and biological pest control in a conventionally managed farm scenario.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Alarcón-Segura, V. & Grass, I. & Breustedt, G. & Rohlfs, M. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conventional agriculture in the global north is typically characterized by large monocultures, commonly managed with high levels of pesticide or ferti...

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Using UAV-mounted thermal cameras to detect the presence of nesting nightjar in upland clear-fell: a case study in South Wales, UK.

Published online: 12 Apr 2021

Authors: Shewring, M. P. & Vafidis, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Confirming the presence and location of European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus nests is a significant fieldwork challenge in ecological monitoring...

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Surface indicators are correlated with soil multifunctionality in global drylands.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Eldridge, D. J. & Delgado-Baquerizo, M. & Quero, J. L. & Ochoa, V. & Gozalo, B. & Gozalo, B. & Escolar, C. & García-Gómez, M. & Prina, A. & Bowker, M. A. & Bran, D. E. & Castro, I. & Cea, A. & Derak, M. & Espinosa, C. I. & Florentino, A. & Gaitán, J. J. & Gatica, G. & Gómez-González, S. & Ghiloufi, W. & Gutierrez, J. R. & Gusmán-Montalván, E. & Hernández, R. M. & Hughes, F. M. & Muiño, W. & Monerris, J. & Ospina, A. & Ramírez, D. A. & Ribas-Fernández, Y. A. & Romão, R. L. & Torres-Díaz, C. & Koen, T. B. & Maestre, F. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Multiple ecosystem functions need to be considered simultaneously to manage and protect the several ecosystem services that are essential to people an...

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Irregular forest structures originating after fire: an opportunity to promote alternatives to even-aged management in boreal forests.

Published online: 21 Sep 2022

Authors: Martin, M. & Leduc, A. & Fenton, N. J. & Girona, M. M. & Bergeron, Y. & Valeria, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Even-aged silviculture based on short-rotation clearcuts had severely altered boreal forests. Silvicultural alternatives (e.g. continuous cover or ret...

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An improved quantitative method for estimating invertebrate predation in the field using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Published online: 03 Apr 1993

Authors: Sopp, P. I. & Sunderland, K. D. & Fenlon, J. S. & Wratten, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An equation for estimating invertebrate predation was tested in laboratory experiments with Sitobion avenae and polyphagous predators (Agonum dorsale,...

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Science to support climate-smart agricultural development: concepts and results from the MICCA pilot projects in East Africa.

Published online: 10 Dec 2014

Authors: Rosenstock, T. S. & Mpanda, M. & Kimaro, A. & Luedeling, E. & Kuyah, S. & Anyekulu, E. & Freeman, O. E. & Thiong'o, M. & Abwanda, S. & Mutuo, P. & Mativo, J. & Shaba, S. & Kirui, J. & Franzel, S. & Neufeldt, H. & Shepherd, K. & Neely, C.

Content type: Bulletin

This document reports on the concepts driving the scientific activities of FAO's Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture Programme's (MICCA) pilot...

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Estimating mesocarnivore abundance on commercial farmland using distance sampling with camera traps.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: McKaughan, J. E. T. & Stephens, P. A. & Hill, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Mesocarnivores are of particular interest in wildlife management. Their adaptability makes them a focus of public attention globally, as negative inte...

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NatureScot Research Report 1281 - Approaches to monitoring wintering waterfowl in Marine Protected Areas - Moray Firth pilot study winter 2019/20.

Published online: 13 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Graham, J. & Thompson, K.

Content type: Reports

This report summarizes a program aimed at investigating methods for monitoring inshore wintering waterfowl in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), using the...

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