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Use of avian GPS tracking to mitigate human fatalities from bird strikes caused by large soaring birds.

Published online: 14 Aug 2021

Authors: Arrondo, E. & García-Alfonso, M. & Blas, J. & Cortes-Avizanda, A. & Riva, M. de la & Devault, T. L. & Fiedler, W. & Flack, A. & Jimenez, J. & Jimenez, J. & Margalida, A. & Oliva-Vidal, P. & Phipps, W. L. & Sanchez-Zapata, J. A. & Wikelski, M. & Donazar, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Birds striking aircrafts cause substantial economic loss world-wide and, more worryingly, human and wildlife fatalities. Designing effective measures ...

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The resistance of a chalk grassland to disturbance.

Published online: 21 May 2003

Authors: Hirst, R. A. & Pywell, R. F. & Marrs, R. H. & Putwain, P. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Concepts of ecosystem stability, resilience and resistance have been discussed theoretically for nearly three decades. Understanding the effects of ha...

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Wildlife as sentinels of compliance with law: an example with GPS-tagged scavengers and sanitary regulations.

Published online: 19 Feb 2024

Authors: Mateo-Tomás, P. & Rodríguez-Pérez, J. & Fernández-García, M. & García, E. J. & Valente e Santos, J. P. & Gutiérrez, I. & Olea, P. P. & Rodríguez-Moreno, B. & López-Bao, J. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

en Monitoring compliance with environmental laws is essential to overcoming possible implementation shortfalls jeopardizing their effectiveness. Besid...

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Hotspots in the grid: avian sensitivity and vulnerability to collision risk from energy infrastructure interactions in Europe and North Africa.

Published online: 04 Aug 2022

Authors: Gauld, J. G. & Silva, J. P. & Atkinson, P. W. & Record, P. & Acácio, M. & Arkumarev, V. & Blas, J. & Bouten, W. & Burton, N. & Catry, I. & Champagnon, J. & Clewley, G. D. & Dagys, M. & Duriez, O. & Exo, K. M. & Fiedler, W. & Flack, A. & Friedemann, G. & Fritz, J. & Garcia-Ripolles, C. & Garthe, S. & Giunchi, D. & Grozdanov, A. & Harel, R. & Humphreys, E. M. & Janssen, R. & Kölzsch, A. & Kulikova, O. & Lameris, T. K. & López-López, P. & Masden, E. A. & Monti, F. & Nathan, R. & Nikolov, S. & Oppel, S. & Peshev, H. & Phipps, L. & Pokrovsky, I. & Ross-Smith, V. H. & Saravia, V. & Scragg, E. S. & Sforzi, A. & Stoynov, E. & Thaxter, C. & Steelant, W. van & Toor, M. van & Vorneweg, B. & Waldenström, J. & Wikelski, M. & Žydelis, R. & Franco, A. M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wind turbines and power lines can cause bird mortality due to collision or electrocution. The biodiversity impacts of energy infrastructure (EI) can b...

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Challenges in the conservation of wide-ranging nomadic species.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Nandintsetseg, D. & Bracis, C. & Olson, K. A. & Böhning-Gaese, K. & Calabrese, J. M. & Chimeddorj, B. & Fagan, W. F. & Fleming, C. H. & Heiner, M. & Kaczensky, P. & Leimgruber, P. & Munkhnast, D. & Stratmann, T. & Mueller, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation of nomadic species presents significant conservation challenges because of unpredictability in their movements and space use. Long-term s...

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Using citizen science data to define and track restoration targets in urban areas.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Callaghan, C. T. & Major, R. E. & Lyons, M. B. & Martin, J. M. & Wilshire, J. H. & Kingsford, R. T. & Cornwell, W. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat fragmentation and land degradation, directly and indirectly caused by urbanization, are drastically altering the world's ecosystems and are th...

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Are Cape gannets dependent upon fishery waste? A multi-scale analysis using seabird GPS-tracking, hydro-acoustic surveys of pelagic fish and vessel monitoring systems.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Kai, E. T. & Benhamou, S. & Lingen, C. D. van der & Coetzee, J. C. & Pichegru, L. & Ryan, P. G. & Grémillet, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change and fishing impact marine ecosystems, potentially modifying the availability of small pelagic fish to marine top predators. Some seabir...

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Controlled experiments on soil compaction produced by off-road vehicles in the Mojave Desert, California.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Adams, J. A. & Endo, A. S. & Stolzy, L. H. & Rowlands, P. G. & Johnson, H. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vehicle tracks were made by up to 100 motorcycle and four-wheel drive passes in the Mojave Desert of California on a Typic Haplargid and a Typic Torri...

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Shedding light on pollination deficits: cueing into plant spectral reflectance signatures to monitor pollination delivery across landscapes.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Parry, C. & Turnbull, C. & Barter, L. M. C. & Gill, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollination underlies plant yield, health and reproductive success in agricultural and natural systems worldwide. It is therefore concerning that decl...

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Diurnal light interception and a computer model of light interception by hedgerow apple orchards.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Palmer, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There was a marked diurnal variation of light interception by hedgerow orchards on sunny days in June and July. This variation was considerably reduce...

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