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Competition between domestic livestock and wild bharal Pseudois nayaur in the Indian Trans-Himalaya.

Published online: 16 Jun 2004

Authors: Charudutt Mishra & Wieren, S. E. van & Ketner, P. & Heitkönig, I. M. A. & Prins, H. H. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The issue of competition between livestock and wild herbivores has remained contentious. We studied the diets and population structures of the mountai...

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Controlled grazing studies on Molinia grassland: effects of different seasonal patterns and levels of defoliation on Molinia growth and responses of swards to controlled grazing by cattle.

Published online: 16 Apr 1997

Authors: Grant, S. A. & Torvell, L. & Common, T. G. & Sim, E. M. & Small, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experiments were carried out at three sites in southern Scotland to determine the suitability of Molina caerulea grassland for sustained use in provid...

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Seasonal pattern of leaf growth and senescence of Nardus stricta and responses of tussocks to differing severity, timing and frequency of defoliation.

Published online: 25 Jan 1997

Authors: Grant, S. A. & Torvell, L. & Sim, E. M. & Small, J. L. & Elston, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A field study of the seasonal growth of Nardus stricta showed that leaf turnover was slow, averaging 2.5 leaves per tiller over the growing season. Pe...

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Morecambe Bay SAC subtidal cobble and Boulder skear communities drop-down video survey: final report.

Published online: 16 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Hawes, W. J. & O'Dell, J. & Axelsson, M. & Dewey, S.

Content type: Reports

This report aims to present the results of a drop-down video survey in order to inform condition monitoring of the subtidal cobble and boulder skear c...

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Solway Firth SAC / Allonby Bay pMCZ Rocky Scar Grounds and Annex I Reef Drop-down Video Survey: Final Report.

Published online: 15 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: O'Dell, J. & Hawes, W. J. & Shakspeare, A. & Axelsson, M. & Dewey, S.

Content type: Reports

This report presented the result of drop-down video survey of the Allonby Bay pMCZ and Solway Firth SAC survey areas which aimed to assess the extent ...

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Unpalatable plants facilitate tree sapling survival in wooded pastures.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Smit, C. & Ouden, J. den & Müller-Schärer, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In endangered wooded pasture ecosystems established tree saplings are frequently found in spatial association with protective structures, suggesting n...

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Evaluating the role of predation in population fluctuations of the soybean aphid Aphis glycines in farmers' fields in Indonesia.

Published online: 27 Nov 1997

Authors: Berg, H. van den & Ankasah, D. & Muhammad, A. & Rusli, R. & Widayanto, H. A. & Wirasto, H. B. & Yully, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The seasonal phenology of A. glycines was studied in soyabeans at 15 sites on Sumatra. A. glycines densities peaked in the vegetative plant stage and ...

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Drawn out of the shadows: surveying secretive forest species with camera trap distance sampling.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Bessone, M. & Kühl, H. S. & Hohmann, G. & Herbinger, I. & N'Goran, K. P. & Asanzi, P. & Costa, P. B. da & Dérozier, V. & Fotsing, E. D. B. & Beka, B. I. & Iyomi, M. D. & Iyatshi, I. B. & Kafando, P. & Kambere, M. A. & Moundzoho, D. B. & Wanzalire, M. L. K. & Fruth, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With animal species disappearing at unprecedented rates, we need an efficient monitoring method providing reliable estimates of population density and...

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Evaluating camera-based methods for estimating badger (Meles meles) density: implications for wildlife management.

Published online: 30 Oct 2024

Authors: Miles, V. & Woodroffe, R. & Donnelly, C. A. & Brotherton, P. N. M. & Ham, C. & Astley, K. & Aurélio, J. & Rowcliffe, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Accurate and precise assessment of population density plays a critical role in effective wildlife management, but reliable estimates are often difficu...

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Destruction of wetland habitats by lesser snow geese: a keystone species on the west coast of Hudson Bay.

Published online: 29 Apr 1990

Authors: Kerbes, R. H. & Kotanen, P. M. & Jefferies, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The numbers and distribution of lesser snow-geese (Chen caerulescens) and their effects on plant communities were studied in a 40 × 200 km area roughl...

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