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Male-killing bacteria as agents of insect pest control.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Berec, L. & Maxin, D. & Bernhauerová, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Continual effort is needed to reduce the impact of exotic species in the context of increased globalization. Any innovation in this respect would be a...

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Urban residents' knowledge of and attitudes and willingness to control woody invasive alien plants in their domestic gardens in South Africa.

Published online: 12 Nov 2024

Authors: Seboko, T. & Shackleton, C. M. & Ruwanza, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Invasive alien species are considered a major contributor to biodiversity loss. Yet, many are favoured for particular ecosystem services that they pro...

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'hey, tree. you are my Friend': assessing multiple values of nature through letters to trees.

Published online: 14 Aug 2023

Authors: Marquina, T. & Gould, R. K. & Murdoch, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The values associated with nature are a central component of human-nature interactions, but their assessment remains a challenge. In this exploratory ...

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Making adaptive management more user friendly to encourage manager buy-in.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Kuiper, T. & Ngwenya, N. & Kavhu, B. & Mandisodza-Chikerema, R. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Adaptive management, whereby monitoring is used to evaluate management interventions with uncertain outcomes, is theoretically well-developed but poor...

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Land-use trends and environmental governance policies in Brazil: paths forward for sustainability.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Miccolis, A. & Andrade, R. M. T. de & Pacheco, P.

Content type: Bulletin

Historically, the policy framework in Brazil has played a decisive role in shaping land use and changes in the rural landscape. Over the last three de...

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Land-based investment and green development in Indonesia: lessons from Berau district, East Kalimantan.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Casson, A. & Muliastra, Y. I. K. D. & Obidzinski, K.

Content type: Bulletin

Growing global concern about the environmental costs of economic development resulting from natural resource extraction has sparked interest in a new ...

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Integrating plant clinics into county agricultural advisory services systems: Kenya case study.

Published online: 02 Jul 2020

Authors: Chege, F. & Bundi, M. & Likoko, L. & Kainyu, F. & Ringera, E. & Otipa, M. & Karanja, P. & Kimani, M. & Williams, F.

Content type: Bulletin

Plantwise (PW) is a global programme led by CABI that is improving farmers' livelihoods by providing them with plant health information in order to re...

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What is better for animal conservation translocation programmes: soft- or hard-release? A phylogenetic meta-analytical approach.

Published online: 17 Jun 2021

Authors: Resende, P. S. & Viana Junior, A. B. & Young, R. J. & Azevedo, C. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Animal conservation translocation is an important tool available to conservation biologists to address problems of isolated, declining or endangered p...

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Do ditch-side electric fences improve the breeding productivity of ground-nesting waders?

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Verhoeven, M. A. & Loonstra, A. H. J. & Pringle, T. & Kaspersma, W. & Whiffin, M. & McBride, A. D. & Sjoerdsma, P. & Roodhart, C. & Burgess, M. D. & Piersma, T. & Smart, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Insufficient reproduction as a consequence of predation on eggs and chicks is a major determinant of population decline in ground-nesting birds, inclu...

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Models predict that culling is not a feasible strategy to prevent extinction of Tasmanian devils from facial tumour disease.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Beeton, N. & McCallum, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Culling, either of all animals or infected animals only, is often suggested as a way of managing infectious diseases in wildlife populations. However,...

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