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Using stochastic dynamic programming to determine optimal fire management for Banksia ornata.

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: McCarthy, M. A. & Possingham, H. P. & Gill, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A model of the population dynamics of Banksia ornata was developed, using stochastic dynamic programming (a state-dependent decision-making tool), to ...

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Evaluation of farm programmes in the 2014 US farm bill: a review of the literature.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Content type: Bulletin

Main changes to US farm programmes under the 2014 Farm Bill aim to strengthen instruments for risk management, both in commodity and in crop insurance...

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Industrial ecology and its application in agroenergy.

Published online: 13 Jun 2018

Authors: Santos, G. S. & Melo, S. W. C.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper analyses industrial ecology (EI) as an alternative for the correct allocation of resources from industrial activities, capable of contribut...

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Paying for conservation: a bioeconomic analysis of the effects of land management options on the viability of an endangered species, Eryngium alpinum.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Andrello, M. & Devaux, C. & Quétier, F. & Till-Bottraud, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land management is critical for biodiversity conservation in mountain grasslands. It should be both ecologically effective and economically efficient....

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The elephant queen: can a nature documentary help to increase tolerance towards elephants?

Published online: 15 Jul 2024

Authors: Williams, H. F. & Leneuiyia, K. L. & Mwalavu, B. & Serem, G. & Sempeyo, V. & Pope, F. & King, L. E. & Verissimo, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

enThis link goes to a English sectionswThis link goes to a English section Conflict between humans and elephants is one of the more complex examples o...

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Optimally managing under imperfect detection: a method for plant invasions.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Regan, T. J. & Chadès, I. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Failing to account for uncertainty in the detection of invasive plants may lead to inefficient management strategies and wasted resources. Smart strat...

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The research landscape of direct, sensory human-nature interactions.

Published online: 03 Apr 2024

Authors: Evans, M. J. & Gaston, K. J. & Cox, D. T. C. & Soga, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the human-nature interactions research landscape can benefit researchers by providing insights into the most ...

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Assessing the value of monitoring to biological inference and expected management performance for a European goose population.

Published online: 17 Jul 2023

Authors: Johnson, F. A. & Madsen, J. & Clausen, K. K. & Frederiksen, M. & Jensen, G. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Informed conservation and management of wildlife require sufficient monitoring to understand population dynamics and to direct conservation actions. B...

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Management of bovine tuberculosis in brushtail possums in New Zealand: predictions from a spatially explicit, individual-based model.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Ramsey, D. S. L. & Efford, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bovine tuberculosis Mycobacterium bovis (Tb) in brushtail possums Trichosurus vulpecula in New Zealand continues to pose a threat to the livestock ind...

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Farmers' perspectives on payments for watershed services in Uganda.

Published online: 24 Jan 2019

Authors: Geussens, K. & Broeck, G. van den & Vanderhaegen, K. & Verbist, B. & Maertens, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Payments for watershed services (PWS) is a market based policy tool that is increasingly being recommended for effective and sustainable management of...

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