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Biological control of Scotch broom: modelling the determinants of abundance and the potential impact of introduced insect herbivores.

Published online: 08 Jan 1998

Authors: Rees, M. & Paynter, Q.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Simulation and analytical models were developed for the European shrub, Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius. The simulation model is spatially explicit and...

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Large-scale impacts of selective logging on canopy tree beta-diversity in the Brazilian Amazon.

Published online: 01 Dec 2023

Authors: Bousfield, C. G. & Massam, M. R. & Peres, C. A. & Edwards, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Selective logging is one of the largest drivers of tropical forest degradation. While logged forests often retain high alpha-diversity of tropical tre...

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Leveraging relationships between species abundances to improve predictions and inform conservation.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Scher, C. L. & Roberts, S. M. & Krause, K. P. & Clark, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many management and conservation contexts can benefit from understanding relationships between species abundances, which can be used to improve predic...

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Mapping uncertainty: sensitivity of wildlife habitat ratings to expert opinion.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Johnson, C. J. & Gillingham, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Expert opinion is frequently called upon by natural resource and conservation professionals to aid decision making. Where species are difficult or exp...

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Exploiting pathogens and their impact on fitness costs to manage the evolution of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis.

Published online: 29 Aug 2007

Authors: Raymond, B. & Sayyed, A. H. & Hails, R. S. & Wright, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sustainable insect control requires effective management of the evolution of resistance to pesticides. Resistance management may ultimately depend on ...

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Advancing the understanding of spearfisher-fish behavioural interactions and its management implications.

Published online: 02 Dec 2024

Authors: Sbragaglia, V. & Cecapolli, E. & Morroni, L. & Januchowski-Hartley, F. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fish behaviour is intimately linked to fishing catchability. Measurements of fish behaviour may provide quantitative indicators that inform about the ...

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Predicting the response of farmland bird populations to changing food supplies.

Published online: 04 Feb 2004

Authors: Stephens, P. A. & Freckleton, R. P. & Watkinson, A. R. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural developments over recent decades have had significant negative effects on wildlife. Modern European agriculture faces many further develo...

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Analysing shrub encroachment in the southern Kalahari: a grid-based modelling approach.

Published online: 22 Apr 1998

Authors: Jeltsch, F. & Milton, S. J. & Dean, W. R. J. & Rooyen, N. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shrub encroachment is reducing the carrying capacity of arid grasslands in southern Africa for cattle. Although shrub-encroachment is known to occur a...

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A systems analysis approach to brown planthopper control on rice in Zhejiang Province, China. I. Simulation of outbreaks.

Published online: 09 Feb 1991

Authors: Cheng, J. A. & Holt, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A simulation model of the population dynamics of the delphacid Nilaparvata lugens on rice in Zhejiang Province, China, was constructed using field pop...

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Assessing the impact of culling on population size in the presence of uncertain density dependence: lessons from a great cormorant population.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Green, R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In applied population ecology, simulation models are often used to predict the likely consequences of different management options and to inform polic...

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