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Predicting the speed of tick invasion: an empirical model of range expansion for the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis in Canada.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Leighton, P. A. & Koffi, J. K. & Pelcat, Y. & Lindsay, L. R. & Ogden, N. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over the past two decades, Ixodes scapularis, the primary tick vector of the Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi in North America has expanded ...

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A minor pest reduces yield losses by a major pest: plant-mediated herbivore interactions in Indonesian cacao.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Wielgoss, A. & Clough, Y. & Fiala, B. & Rumede, A. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Herbivores inducing host-plant trait changes can indirectly affect the performance, distribution, abundance and behaviour of other herbivores, even wh...

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Resolving the conflict between driven-grouse shooting and conservation of hen harriers.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Thompson, P. S. & Amar, A. & Hoccom, D. G. & Knott, J. & Wilson, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Birds of prey and driven-grouse shooting are at the centre of a long-standing human-wildlife conflict. Hen harrier predation can reduce grouse shootin...

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Hen harriers and red grouse: economic aspects of red grouse shooting and the implications for moorland conservation.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Sotherton, N. & Tapper, S. & Smith, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Thirgood & Redpath (2008) propose ways in which red grouse:hen harrier conflicts could be resolved. It has also been suggested that grouse managem...

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Hen harriers and red grouse: moving towards consensus?

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Redpath, S. & Thirgood, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The presence of predators may lead to conflict between different stakeholders. Finding ways to resolve such conflicts is a challenge to all involved. ...

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Rate of spread of fires in Calluna vulgaris-dominated moorlands.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Davies, G. M. & Legg, C. J. & Smith, A. A. & MacDonald, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Calluna-dominated heaths occur throughout Europe but are in decline across their range. There is growing interest in using prescribed burning for thei...

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Alternative pollinator taxa are equally efficient but not as effective as the honeybee in a mass flowering crop.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Rader, R. & Howlett, B. G. & Cunningham, S. A. & Westcott, D. A. & Newstrom-Lloyd, L. E. & Walker, M. K. & Teulon, D. A. J. & Edwards, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The honeybee Apis mellifera is currently in decline worldwide because of the combined impacts of Colony Collapse Disorder and the Varroa destructor mi...

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Integrating adaptation and mitigation in climate change and land-use policies in Peru.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Pramova, E. & Gregorio, M. di & Locatelli, B.

Content type: Bulletin

The interactions between mitigation and adaptation to climate change are particularly evident in agriculture, forestry and other activities based on l...

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Landscapes with higher crop diversity have lower aphid species richness but higher plant virus prevalence.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Pitt, W. J. & Kairy, L. R. & Mora, V. & Peirce, E. & Jensen, A. S. & Bradford, B. & Groves, R. & Christensen, T. & MacRae, I. & Nachappa, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Diversifying agricultural systems by growing more than one crop species in an area can decrease pest and disease pressure and increase crop yields. Ho...

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Land consolidation impacts the abundance and richness of natural enemies but not pests in small-holder rice systems.

Published online: 05 Oct 2024

Authors: Gong ShanXing & Zhu YuLin & Fu DaoMeng & Bianchi, F. J. J. A. & Werf, W. van der & Hodgson, J. A. & Xiao HaiJun & Zou Yi

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Traditional small-holder agricultural landscapes in southern China are being consolidated to increase mechanisation levels in agriculture, but it is u...

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