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A simulation model of the pattern of dispersal in urban fox (Vulpes vulpes) populations and its application for rabies control.

Published online: 12 Oct 1988

Authors: Trewhella, W. J. & Harris, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The reasons for choosing a stochastic spatial simulation model of urban fox dispersal are described, and the biological assumptions behind the constru...

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Clearcutting and burning of northern spruce-fir forests: implications for small mammal communities.

Published online: 23 Sep 1999

Authors: Sullivan, T. P. & Lautenschlager, R. A. & Wagner, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was conducted to test the hypotheses that (i) abundance and related demographic parameters of small mammal populations would decline after cle...

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Surveys of Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay SPA Winter 2020/21.

Published online: 23 Oct 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Rogerson, K. & Williams, A. J. & McGovern, S.

Content type: Reports

This report summarises the findings of surveys conducted in winter 2020/21 to determine the distribution and numbers of the qualifying features of the...

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Context matters when rewilding for climate change.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Burak, M. K. & Ferraro, K. M. & Orrick, K. D. & Sommer, N. R. & Ellis-Soto, D. & Schmitz, O. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

There is a cross-sectoral push among conservationists to simultaneously mitigate biodiversity loss and climate change, especially as the latter increa...

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Large predators can mitigate nutrient losses associated with off-site removal of animals from a wildlife reserve.

Published online: 18 Aug 2021

Authors: Abraham, A. J. & Webster, A. B. & Prys-Jones, T. O. & Roux, E. le & Smith, D. & McFayden, D. & Jager, P. C. de & Clauss, M. & Doughty, C. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Animals concentrate key nutrients in their bodies. In fenced wildlife reserves where nutrient input and/or retention is low, the off-site removal of a...

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Identification of wintering and passage roosts on functionally linked land of the Severn Estuary - Gloucestershire and Worcestershire (Phase 5).

Published online: 06 Jan 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Palmer, E. & Smart, M.

Content type: Reports

This report represents the fifth phase of a wider assessment to identify sites of importance to the bird populations within, and now outside of, the S...

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Overcoming biodiversity blindness: secondary data in primary citizen science observations.

Published online: 06 May 2024

Authors: Pernat, N. & Canavan, S. & Golivets, M. & Hillaert, J. & Itescu, Y. & Jarić, I. & Mann, H. M. R. & Pipek, P. & Preda, C. & Richardson, D. M. & Teixeira, H. & Vaz, A. S. & Groom, Q.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

In the face of the global biodiversity crisis, collecting comprehensive data and making the best use of existing data are becoming increasingly import...

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A multistate mark-recapture approach to estimating survival of PIT-tagged salamanders following timber harvest.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Connette, G. M. & Semlitsch, R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Survival is a critical component of individual fitness, population dynamics and the landscape ecology of organisms. Survival in animal populations is ...

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The Hazel Dormouse.

Published online: 24 Jan 2024

Published by: UK, Back On Our Map

Content type: Reports

This document covers the Back on Our Map (BOOM) project on the Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, including the survey, techniques, reintroducti...

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Invertebrate traps and DNA - literature review. Survey of sample preservatives compatible with DNA analysis.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Rees, H. C.

Content type: Reports

A targeted literature review was carried out to investigate methods for terrestrial invertebrate sampling for use with DNA analysis techniques. The ai...

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