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Selective harvesting of large mammals: how often does it result in directional selection?

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Mysterud, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Harvesting of large mammals is usually not random, and directional selection has been identified as the main cause of rapid evolution. However, select...

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The water footprint in Morocco: the added value of water footprint assessment for national water policy.

Published online: 05 Oct 2016

Authors: Schyns, J. F. & Hoekstra, A. Y.

Content type: Bulletin

Morocco is a semiarid country in the Mediterranean facing water scarcity and deteriorating water quality. Its limited water resources constrain the ac...

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Testing the validity of using eDNA for carbon origin analysis from sediment cores.

Published online: 28 Nov 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Pagaling, E. & Buswell, V. G. & Cooper, A. & Hedley, P. & Cock, P. J. A. & Robinson, L. & Morris, J.

Content type: Reports

The present pilot study tested the validity of metabarcoding to characterise blue carbon stocks in the UK using sediments from the Solway Firth. This ...

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Evaporation rate, leaf water potential and stomatal conductance in Lolium, Trifolium and Lysimachia in drying soil.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Lawlor, D. W. & Lake, J. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Swards of perennial ryegrass and white clover were grown in controlled-environment cabinets in soil that was allowed to dry. The evaporation rate duri...

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Promoting more effective wildlife monitoring by understanding the perceptions and occupational culture of wildlife rangers.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

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

Content type: Blog

This study was conducted by interviewing 26 wildlife rangers in the Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe, to understand their attitudes towards patrol-based data ...

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Behaviour and attitude changes after using a turtle conservation citizen science app.

Published online: 26 Feb 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Santori, C. & Keith, R. J. & Whittington, C. M. & Thompson, M. B. & Dyke, J. U. van & Spencer, R. J.

Content type: Blog

An online questionnaire to investigate the consequences of using TurtleSAT, a citizen science app that was developed to collect locations of freshwate...

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Effects of water supply on partitioning of dry matter between roots and shoots in Lolium perenne.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Gales, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

When perennial ryegrass plants were subjected to 1 cycle of soil drying, to repeated cycles of drying, or when they were grown in dry soils, the RGR o...

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The prediction and measurement of photosynthetic rate of Spartina townsendii (sensu lato) in the field.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Long, S. P. & Incoll, L. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A simple model was constructed which predicted the rates of leaf photosynthesis (Fc) of the temperate C4 species S. townsendii, in the field, from the...

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Included outside: engaging people from ethnic minority backgrounds in nature; evidence briefing.

Published online: 28 Sep 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Rishbeth, C. & Neal, S. & French, M. & Snaith, B.

Content type: Reports

This briefing gives an overview of the common reasons that limit opportunities for people from ethnic minority backgrounds to enjoy nature in England,...

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Included outside: engaging people living with disabilities in nature; evidence briefing.

Published online: 27 Sep 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Rishbeth, C. & Neal, S. & French, M. & Snaith, B.

Content type: Reports

This briefing gives an overview of the common reasons that limit opportunities for people living with disabilities to enjoy nature in England, and pre...

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