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The importance of open data describing prey item species lists for endangered species.

Published online: 26 Sep 2023

Authors: Lortie, C. J. & Braun, J. & King, R. & Westphal, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Open data and code can be transformative tools in supporting evidence-informed solutions for stakeholders. Data can take many forms of evidence in the...

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An open-contributions platform for evidence on forest conservation.

Published online: 23 May 2025

Authors: Buřivalová, Z. & Richardson, G. A. & Rabach, B. & Mukul, S. A. & Butler, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Effective decision-making in the protection of nature should be informed by science. Yet, decision-makers often choose conservation strategies with...

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Climate change threatens amphibians and species representation within protected areas in tropical wetlands.

Published online: 21 Feb 2025

Authors: Neves, M. O. & Broennimann, O. & Mod, H. K. & Bolochio, B. E. & Santana, D. J. & Guisan, A. & Moura, M. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas (PAs) are crucial for biodiversity conservation, yet climate change threatens their long-term effectiveness by displacing species dist...

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Cultural keystone species as a tool for biocultural stewardship. A global review.

Published online: 22 May 2025

Authors: Mattalia, G. & McAlvay, A. & Teixidor-Toneu, I. & Lukawiecki, J. & Moola, F. & Asfaw, Z. & Cámara-Leret, R. & Díaz, S. & Franco, F. M. & Halpern, B. S. & O'Hara, C. & Renard, D. & Uprety, Y. & Wall, J. & Zafra-Calvo, N. & Reyes-García, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The cultural keystone species (CKS) concept (i.e. 'species that shape in a major way the cultural identity of a people' as defined by Garibaldi and Tu...

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Standardising field-based assessment of invasion degree: a case study in two habitats of Reunion Island.

Published online: 27 Jun 2024

Authors: Fenouillas, P. & Caubit, M. & Cazal, E. & Soleyen, C. A. & Strasberg, D. & Rouget, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Biological invasions represent one of the major threats to biodiversity conservation, especially in island ecosystems. Field-based assessments of the ...

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Predicting soil properties from floristic composition in western Amazonian rain forests: performance of k-nearest neighbour estimation and weighted averaging calibration.

Published online: 04 Dec 2013

Authors: Suominen, L. & Ruokolainen, K. & Tuomisto, H. & Llerena, N. & Higgins, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil quality is an important determinant of primary productivity and species occurrence patterns. Therefore, plant species composition can be used as ...

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Predicting spatial aspects of human-elephant conflict.

Published online: 24 Sep 2003

Authors: Sitati, N. W. & Walpole, M. J. & Smith, R. J. & Leader-Williams, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human-elephant conflict (HEC) in Africa occurs wherever these two species coincide, and poses serious challenges to wildlife managers, local communiti...

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Predicting spatio-temporal population patterns of Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease pathogen.

Published online: 28 Feb 2023

Authors: Tran, T. & Prusinski, M. A. & White, J. L. & Falco, R. C. & Kokas, J. & Vinci, V. & Gall, W. K. & Tober, K. J. & Haight, J. & Oliver, J. & Sporn, L. A. & Meehan, L. & Banker, E. & Backenson, P. B. & Jensen, S. T. & Brisson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The causative bacterium of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, expanded from an undetected human pathogen into the etiologic agent of the most common ...

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Simple measures of climate, soil properties and plant traits predict national-scale grassland soil carbon stocks.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Manning, P. & Vries, F. T. de & Tallowin, J. R. B. & Smith, R. & Mortimer, S. R. & Pilgrim, E. S. & Harrison, K. A. & Wright, D. G. & Quirk, H. & Benson, J. & Shipley, B. & Cornelissen, J. H. C. & Kattge, J. & Bönisch, G. & Wirth, C. & Bardgett, R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil carbon (C) storage is a key ecosystem service. Soil C stocks play a vital role in soil fertility and climate regulation, but the factors that con...

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Applying fault tree analysis to biological invasions identifies optimal targets for effective biosecurity.

Published online: 21 Nov 2022

Authors: Gallardo, B. & Sutherland, W. J. & Martin, P. & Aldridge, D. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The management of invasive species requires analytical tools that can synthesise the increasing and complex information generated through risk assessm...

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