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Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in depauperate species: a theoretical framework with an empirical validation.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Furlan, E. M. & Gruber, B. & Attard, C. R. M. & Wager, R. N. E. & Kerezsy, A. & Faulks, L. K. & Beheregaray, L. B. & Unmack, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation translocations are becoming more common to assist in the management of threatened native species. While many translocation programs focus...

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Fine-scale environmental heterogeneity and conservation management: beach-cast wrack creates microhabitats for thermoregulation in shorebirds.

Published online: 18 Jun 2021

Authors: Davis, T. J. & Keppel, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation management to protect coastal ecosystems sometimes overlooks site-specific fine-scale heterogeneity. For example, while habitat loss is a...

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Responses of macroinvertebrate communities to small dam removals: implications for bioassessment and restoration.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Carlson, P. E. & Donadi, S. & Sandin, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Small dam removals are increasing on a global scale; yet, general predictions of organism response to dam removal are constrained by heterogeneity of ...

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Digital video aerial surveys of marine birds and mammals at Solway Firth SPA: February 2021.

Published online: 23 Oct 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Pavat, D. & Harker, J.

Content type: Reports

NatureScot and Natural England commissioned HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) to undertake a high-resolution digital video aerial survey for mari...

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Quantifying the effects of prey abundance on killer whale reproduction.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Ward, E. J. & Holmes, E. E. & Balcomb, K. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Management decisions for threatened and endangered species require risks to be identified and prioritized, based on the degree to which they influence...

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Quantifying deep-sea predator-prey dynamics: implications of biological heterogeneity for beaked whale conservation.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Southall, B. L. & Benoit-Bird, K. J. & Moline, M. A. & Moretti, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Prey distribution and density drive predator habitat usage and foraging behaviour. Understanding ecological relationships is necessary for effectiv...

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Assessing the population impacts and cost-effectiveness of a conservation translocation.

Published online: 02 Oct 2021

Authors: Yackulic, C. B. & Haverbeke, D. R. van & Dzul, M. & Bair, L. & Young, K. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managers often move, or translocate, organisms into habitats that are assumed to be suitable; however, the consequences of these translocations are us...

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On the loss of saltmarshes in south-east England and methods for their restoration.

Published online: 14 Jul 2004

Authors: Hughes, R. G. & Paramor, O. A. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The saltmarshes of south-east England have been eroding rapidly for about the last 50 years, at a continuing rate of about 40 ha year-1, with deleteri...

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Not all maps are equal: evaluating approaches for mapping vessel collision risk to large baleen whales.

Published online: 03 Jan 2025

Authors: Hague, E. L. & Halliday, W. D. & Dawson, J. & Ferguson, S. H. & Heide-Jørgensen, M. P. & Sogas, N. S. & Gormley, K. & Young, B. G. & McWhinnie, L. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A growing and increasingly globalised human population, requiring the movement of goods and commodities, is placing increasing demands on the maritime...

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Indigenous knowledge of key ecological processes confers resilience to a small-scale kelp fishery.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Kobluk, H. M. & Gladstone, K. & Reid, M. & Brown, K. & Krumhansl, K. A. & Salomon, A. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Feedbacks between social and ecological processes can lead to sustainable stewardship practices that support ecological resilience among harvested pop...

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