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Changes in prey abundance unlikely to explain the demography of a critically endangered Central European bat.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Bontadina, F. & Schmied, S. F. & Beck, A. & Arlettaz, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recognizing the factor(s) that caused a demographic crash is a prerequisite to the development of a tailored population restoration plan. While habita...

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Disentangling direct and indirect effects of forest structure on biodiversity: bottom-up and top-down effects between forestry, bats and their insect prey.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Hendel, A. L. & Douma, J. C. & Klingenfuß, S. & Pereira, J. M. C. & Ruppert, L. & Spînu, A. P. & Frey, J. & Denter, M. & Liu, X. & Storch, I. & Klein, A. M. & Braunisch, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Timber-oriented forest management profoundly alters forest structure and composition, with complex effects on associated biodiversity. However, while ...

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The impact on tigers of poaching versus prey depletion.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Chapron, G. & Miquelle, D. G. & Lambert, A. & Goodrich, J. M. & Legendre, S. & Clobert, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There exists a continuing dilemma in prioritizing conservation actions for large carnivores. Habitat loss, poaching, and prey depletion have often bee...

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The raptor lockdown menu-shifts in prey composition suggest urban peregrine diets are linked to human activities.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Mak, B. & Drewitt, E. J. A. & Francis, R. A. & Chadwick, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Raptors can thrive in cities where food supplies are abundant and seasonally stable. The availability of such resources may be linked to spatiotempora...

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A review of wolf predation in southern Europe: does the wolf prefer wild prey to livestock?

Published online: 27 Aug 1997

Authors: Meriggi, A. & Lovari, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This synthesis of 15 studies published in the last 15 years, on food habits of the wolf in southern Europe, has shown that ungulates have been the mai...

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Modelling pest population resurgence due to recolonization of fields following an insecticide application.

Published online: 19 Aug 1998

Authors: Trumper, E. V. & Holt, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In order to investigate the effect of insect recolonization on the insecticide-induced resurgence of crop pests, a modified Lotka-Volterra predator-pr...

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Broad spectrum artificial light at night increases the conspicuousness of camouflaged prey.

Published online: 02 Aug 2022

Authors: McMahon, O. & Smyth, T. & Davies, T. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The growing global prevalence of energy efficient broad spectrum lighting threatens to disrupt an array of visually guided ecological processes. Broad...

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The value of Collembola from agricultural soils as food for a generalist predator.

Published online: 04 Oct 2000

Authors: Bilde, T. & Axelsen, J. A. & Toft, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Collembola is one of the important prey groups for generalist arthropod predators in agro-ecosystems. Differences in the quality of available spec...

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Local forage fish abundance influences foraging effort and offspring condition in an endangered marine predator.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Campbell, K. J. & Steinfurth, A. & Underhill, L. G. & Coetzee, J. C. & Dyer, B. M. & Ludynia, K. & Makhado, A. B. & Merkle, D. & Rademan, J. & Upfold, L. & Sherley, R. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the functional relationship between marine predators and their prey is vital to inform ecosystem-based management. However, collecting c...

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Intraguild predation in winter wheat: prey choice by a common epigeal carabid consuming spiders.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Davey, J. S. & Vaughan, I. P. & King, R. A. & Bell, J. R. & Bohan, D. A. & Bruford, M. W. & Holland, J. M. & Symondson, W. O. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predators can provide a valuable ecosystem service by suppressing crop pests. However, intraguild predation, where predators compete for the same prey...

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