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Faecal bacteria associated with different diets of wintering red kites: influence of livestock carcass dumps in microflora alteration and pathogen acquisition.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Blanco, G. & Lemus, J. A. & Grande, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite the important role of refuse dumps for the conservation of threatened avian scavengers, there is no information about the direct effects on sc...

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Bamboo for climate-smart landscapes in Chishui, Guizhou province: assessment of the vulnerability of bamboo forest ecosystems to climate change.

Published online: 01 Feb 2017

Authors: Fan ShaoHui & Liu GuangLu & Frith, O. & Li YanXia & Li ShaoBin & Huang ShiPing & Long PeiZhong

Content type: Bulletin

This report presents the first study into the vulnerability and resilience of bamboo forest ecosystems to climate change in China. Chishui, one of the...

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Assessing spatial patterns of disease risk to biodiversity: implications for the management of the amphibian pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Murray, K. A. & Retallick, R. W. R. & Puschendorf, R. & Skerratt, L. F. & Rosauer, D. & McCallum, H. I. & Berger, L. & Speare, R. & VanDerWal, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Emerging infectious diseases can have serious consequences for wildlife populations, ecosystem structure and biodiversity. Predicting the spatial patt...

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Rwanda climate services for agriculture: evaluation of farmers' awareness, use and impacts.

Published online: 03 Jun 2020

Authors: Birachi, E. & Kagabo, D. M. & Hansen, J. & Mutua, M. & Mbugua, M. & Chiputwa, B. & Rose, A. & Dawit Solomon

Content type: Bulletin

Climate services are important in helping smallholder farmers manage climate-related risks and adapt to climate change, especially for rainfed agricul...

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Reducing global health risks through mitigation of short-lived climate pollutants: scoping report for policymakers.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Content type: Miscellaneous

This document synthesizes a now-considerable literature on short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) to summarize the state of evidence linking them to h...

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Conservation management within strongholds in the face of disease-mediated invasions: red and grey squirrels as a case study.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: White, A. & Bell, S. S. & Lurz, P. W. W. & Boots, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is increasing evidence that disease-mediated invasions are widespread across a range of vertebrate, invertebrate and plant systems. We therefore...

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Strengthening social inclusion within oil palm contract farming in the Brazilian Amazon.

Published online: 16 May 2018

Authors: Brandão, F. & Schoneveld, G. & Pacheco, P.

Content type: Bulletin

Drawing on key informant interviews and surveys with participants and non-participants of oil palm contract farming schemes in Brazil's largest oil pa...

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Challenges and opportunities using hunters to monitor chronic wasting disease among wild reindeer in the digital era.

Published online: 16 May 2023

Authors: Mysterud, A. & Viljugrein, H. & Hopp, P. & Andersen, R. & Bakka, H. & Benestad, S. L. & Madslien, K. & Moldal, T. & Rauset, G. R. & Strand, O. & Linh Tran & Vikøren, T. & Våge, J. & Rolandsen, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Surveillance of wildlife diseases poses considerable logistical challenges compared to that of humans or livestock. Citizen science can enable broader...

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Does climate information matter? A proposed monitoring and evaluation framework for participatory assessment of the impact of climate services for male and female farmers.

Published online: 23 Dec 2014

Authors: Tall, A. & Davis, A. & Agrawal, S.

Content type: Bulletin

This report summarizes a new contextual and gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation framework (M&E) to assess the added value of climate infor...

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Assessments of habitat preferences and quality depend on spatial scale and metrics of fitness.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Chalfoun, A. D. & Martin, T. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying the habitat features that influence habitat selection and enhance fitness is critical for effective management. Ecological theory predicts...

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