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Do non-native invasive fish support elevated lamprey populations?

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Inger, R. & McDonald, R. A. & Rogowski, D. & Jackson, A. L. & Parnell, A. & Preston, S. J. & Harrod, C. & Goodwin, C. & Griffiths, D. & Dick, J. T. A. & Elwood, R. W. & Newton, J. & Bearhop, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managing populations of predators and their prey to achieve conservation or resource management goals is usually technically challenging and frequentl...

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NatureScot Research Report 1270 - Infaunal and PSA analyses of benthic samples collected from the Sound of Barra in 2018.

Published online: 09 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Allen, J. H. & Kent, F. E. A.

Content type: Reports

This report presents the findings of the analysis of 72 seabed samples collected off the Outer Hebrides in 2018. Precision Marine Survey Ltd. were com...

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Targeted prey fields determine foraging effort thresholds of a marine diver: important cues for the sustainable management of fisheries.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: McInnes, A. M. & Ryan, P. G. & Lacerda, M. & Pichegru, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding functional relationships between seabirds and prey can play an important role in the sustainable management of fisheries that compete fo...

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Identifying a pathway towards recovery for depleted wild Pacific salmon populations in a large watershed under multiple stressors.

Published online: 08 Sep 2022

Authors: Chalifour, L. & Holt, C. & Camaclang, A. E. & Bradford, M. J. & Dixon, R. & Finn, R. J. R. & Hemming, V. & Hinch, S. G. & Levings, C. D. & MacDuffee, M. & Nishimura, D. J. H. & Pearson, M. & Reynolds, J. D. & Scott, D. C. & Spremberg, U. & Stark, S. & Stevens, J. & Baum, J. K. & Martin, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) support coastal and freshwater ecosystems, economies and cultures, but many populations have declined. We used prio...

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Winter management of Californian rice fields for waterbirds.

Published online: 01 May 1998

Authors: Elphick, C. S. & Oring, L. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent legislation designed to reduce air pollution has restricted Californian rice-farmers from burning rice stubble after harvest. Intentional flood...

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Selection of a diversionary field and other habitats by large grazing birds in a landscape managed for agriculture and wetland biodiversity.

Published online: 02 May 2024

Authors: Nilsson, L. & Månsson, J. & Elmberg, J. & Liljebäck, N. & Tombre, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Several populations of cranes, geese, and swans are thriving and increasing in modern agricultural landscapes. Abundant populations are causing conser...

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A habitat connectivity reality check for fish physical habitat model results and decision-making for river restoration.

Published online: 06 May 2024

Authors: Hansen, H. H. & Schneider, M. & Hägele, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Fish physical habitat models are a tool for guiding restoration efforts in lotic ecosystems, but often they overestimate restoration outcomes because ...

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More grazing, more damage? Assessed yield loss on agricultural grassland relates nonlinearly to goose grazing pressure.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Buitendijk, N. H. & Jager, M. de & Hornman, M. & Kruckenberg, H. & Kölzsch, A. & Moonen, S. & Nolet, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In recent decades, conflict between geese and agriculture has increased. Management practices to limit this conflict include concentrating geese in pr...

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Genetic restoration of a stocked brown trout Salmo trutta population using microsatellite DNA analysis of historical and contemporary samples.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Hansen, M. M. & Bekkevold, D. & Jensen, L. F. & Mensberg, K. L. D. & Nielsen, E. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Gene flow from domesticated to wild populations is a major threat to wild salmonid fish. However, few studies have addressed how populations could be ...

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Destruction of wetland habitats by lesser snow geese: a keystone species on the west coast of Hudson Bay.

Published online: 29 Apr 1990

Authors: Kerbes, R. H. & Kotanen, P. M. & Jefferies, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The numbers and distribution of lesser snow-geese (Chen caerulescens) and their effects on plant communities were studied in a 40 × 200 km area roughl...

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