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Plant size variation and vertebrate herbivory: winter wheat grazed by rabbits.

Published online: 31 Aug 1991

Authors: Crawley, M. J. & Weiner, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In field trials in Silwood Park, Berkshire, UK in 1982-85, wheat cv. Hustler was subjected to no grazing or to several regimes of grazing by rabbits. ...

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Sampling methods and construction of life tables for Sitona humeralis populations (Col., Curculionidae) in Mediterranean climatic areas.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Aeschlimann, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Criteria for selecting sites are described and the various sampling, rearing and identification techniques used to investigate field populations of Si...

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Quantification of the impact of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) on cereal aphids in winter wheat: an analysis of field populations.

Published online: 08 Jul 1987

Authors: Chambers, R. J. & Adams, T. H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An analysis of predation of cereal aphids (Sitobion avenae and Metopolophium dirhodum) by larvae of Episyrphus balteatus is described. Field data on t...

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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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Limiting scaring activities reduces economic costs associated with foraging barnacle geese: results from an individual-based model.

Published online: 18 Jan 2024

Authors: Jager, M. de & Buitendijk, N. H. & Baveco, J. M. & Els, P. van & Nolet, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With increasing numbers of large grazing birds on agricultural grassland, conflict with farmers is rising. One management approach to alleviate confli...

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Effect of pyric herbivory on source-sink dynamics in grassland birds.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Davis, C. A. & Churchwell, R. T. & Fuhlendorf, S. D. & Engle, D. M. & Hovick, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grasslands world-wide provide a host of ecosystem services. In particular, these grasslands serve as biodiversity repositories for a myriad of imperil...

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Aphid performance and population development on their host plants is affected by weed-crop interactions.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Dahlin, I. & Ninkovic, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Some farming practices, like organic farming, lead to greater numbers of weed plants in crop fields. These fields may give us some insights into any b...

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Stakeholders engagement as an important step for the long-term monitoring of wild ungulate populations.

Published online: 06 Oct 2021

Authors: Carvalho, J. & Leite, P. & Valente, A. M. & Fonseca, C. & Torres, R. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Monitoring trends in animal populations is essential for the development of appropriate wildlife management strategies. However, long-term studies are...

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Leveraging the strengths of citizen science and structured surveys to achieve scalable inference on population size.

Published online: 05 Mar 2024

Authors: Stillman, A. N. & Howell, P. E. & Zimmerman, G. S. & Bjerre, E. R. & Millsap, B. A. & Robinson, O. J. & Fink, D. & Stuber, E. F. & Ruiz-Gutierrez, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Population size is a key metric for management and policy decisions, yet wildlife monitoring programmes are often limited by the spatial and temporal ...

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Is management of an invasive grass Agropyron cristatum contingent on environmental variation.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Hansen, M. J. & Wilson, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The control of invasive species is a challenge heightened by the dependency of management outcomes on environmental variation. This is especially true...

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