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Lowland farmland bird conservation in the context of wider ecosystem service delivery.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Bradbury, R. B. & Stoate, C. & Tallowin, J. R. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Much policy and research in the UK and elsewhere in Europe has been directed towards the conservation of farmland birds. With changes in the drivers o...

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Predicting the time of arrival of the tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) to new countries based on trade patterns of tyres and plants.

Published online: 22 Feb 2024

Authors: Oliveira, S. & Capinha, C. & Rocha, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The mosquito Aedes albopictus is a highly invasive species, which continues to widen its range worldwide. International trade is a major driver of its...

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Pet problems: biological and economic factors that influence the release of alien reptiles and amphibians by pet owners.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Stringham, O. C. & Lockwood, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The number of alien reptiles and amphibians introduced and established worldwide has increased over the last decades. The legal pet trade is now the d...

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Pollinators, pests and yield - multiple trade-offs from insecticide use in a mass-flowering crop.

Published online: 07 Sep 2022

Authors: Knapp, J. L. & Bates, A. & Jonsson, O. & Klatt, B. & Krausl, T. & Sahlin, U. & Svensson, G. P. & Rundlöf, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Multiple trade-offs likely occur between pesticide use, pollinators and yield (via crop flowers) in pollinator-dependent, mass-flowering crops (MFCs),...

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Agouti on the wedding menu: bushmeat harvest, consumption and trade in a post-frontier region of the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Cummins, I. & Pinedo-Vasquez, M. & Barnard, A. & Nasi, R.

Content type: Bulletin

The availability, consumption and trade of bushmeat is highly variable across time and space. This paper examines how the bushmeat market in Napo, Ecu...

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The effect of competition on the control of invading plant pathogens.

Published online: 15 Dec 2020

Authors: Sharp, R. T. & Shaw, M. W. & Bosch, F. van den

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

New invading pathogen strains must compete with endemic pathogen strains to emerge and spread. As disease control measures are often non-specific, tha...

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Timber import and the risk of forest pest introductions.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Skarpaas, O. & Økland, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many invasive species are introduced by trade, and there is a need for studies of pre-emptive measures to lower the risk of introductions, as post-est...

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Beyond taxonomy: a review of macroinvertebrate trait-based community descriptors as tools for freshwater biomonitoring.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Menezes, S. & Baird, D. J. & Soares, A. M. V. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species traits have been frequently used in ecological studies in an attempt to develop a general ecological framework linking biological communities ...

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A revised trait-based framework for agroecosystems including decision rules.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Damour, G. & Navas, M. L. & Garnier, E. & Martin, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Designing agroecological cropping systems, which have enhanced biodiversity and that improve agroecosystem services, is recognized as the most likely ...

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A mechanistic framework to inform the spatial management of conflicting fisheries and top predators.

Published online: 08 Mar 2021

Authors: Hentati-Sundberg, J. & Olin, A. B. & Evans, T. J. & Isaksson, N. & Berglund, P. A. & Olsson, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conflicts of interest between resource extraction and conservation are widespread, and negotiating such conflicts, or trade-offs, is a key issue for e...

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