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Spatial isolation slows down directional plant functional group assembly in restored semi-natural grasslands.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Helsen, K. & Hermy, M. & Honnay, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration schemes often assume that after reinstating appropriate abiotic conditions, plant communities will assemble following a single ...

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Salmonella carriage by herring gulls in the Clyde area of Scotland in relation to their feeding ecology.

Published online: 05 Feb 1987

Authors: Monaghan, P. & Shedden, C. B. & Ensor, K. & Fricker, C. R. & Girdwood, R. W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Faecal examination of 2985 Larus argentatus captured at refuse tips in the Clyde area yielded Salmonella of 23 serotypes from 9.2% of birds during the...

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Age structure and density of red-capped robin populations vary with habitat size and shape.

Published online: 26 Jan 2000

Authors: Major, R. E. & Christie, F. J. & Gowing, G. & Ivison, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In order to determine the influence of habitat shape on aspects of the population dynamics of birds, 196 male red-capped robins (Petroica goodenovii) ...

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An inexpensive method for producing grassland maps from colour slides.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Smith, A. & Allcock, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A method is described for producing maps of grassland vegetation from colour slides, using a standard 35 mm camera. The maps were drawn using a modifi...

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NatureScot Research Report 1315 - Life in our Lochs - are there freshwater pearl mussel populations in our lochs as well as our rivers?.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Published by: NatureScot

Authors: O'Leary, D. & Robinson, G. & Cooksley, S. & McDermott, T.

Content type: Reports

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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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Using a pheromone lure survey to establish the native and potential distribution of an invasive Lepidopteran, Uraba lugens.

Published online: 29 Aug 2007

Authors: Kriticos, D. J. & Potter, K. J. B. & Alexander, N. S. & Gibb, A. R. & Suckling, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

When invasive species are first detected in a new environment there is often a demand for information about the potential for the organism to spread a...

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Has Danish agriculture maintained farmland bird populations?

Published online: 14 Jul 2004

Authors: Fox, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rapid agricultural change in western Europe has occurred in the last three decades, at cost to farmland biodiversity, particularly birds. This study r...

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Cacao grafting increases crop yield without compromising biodiversity.

Published online: 04 Apr 2025

Authors: Ocampo-Ariza, C. & Müller, S. & Yovera, F. & Thomas, E. & Vansynghel, J. & Maas, B. & Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionesThis link goes to a Spanish section Yields of tropical tree crops decline with time, often forcing smallholders...

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Emerging RHDV2 suppresses the impact of endemic and novel strains of RHDV on wild rabbit populations.

Published online: 27 Jul 2020

Authors: Ramsey, D. S. L. & Cox, T. & Strive, T. & Forsyth, D. M. & Stuart, I. & Hall, R. & Elsworth, P. & Campbell, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Multi-strain, host-disease dynamics describe a system where multiple strains of a pathogen compete for susceptible individuals of a single host. Th...

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