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Remnant vegetation, plantings and fences are beneficial for reptiles in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Pulsford, S. A. & Driscoll, D. A. & Barton, P. S. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managing agricultural landscapes for biodiversity conservation is increasingly difficult as land use is modified or intensified for production. Findin...

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Restricting access to invasion hubs enables sustained control of an invasive vertebrate.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Letnic, M. & Webb, J. K. & Jessop, T. S. & Dempster, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions often occur through expansion of satellite populations that become established at 'invasion hubs'. Invasion hubs can result from ...

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Riparian field margins: can they enhance the functional structure of ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages in intensively managed grassland landscapes?

Published online: 19 Dec 2012

Authors: Cole, L. J. & Brocklehurst, S. & Elston, D. A. & McCracken, D. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Europe and North America, there is growing concern that biodiversity declines associated with agricultural intensification will adversely impact th...

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Modelling multi-species and multi-mode contact networks: implications for persistence of bovine tuberculosis at the wildlife-livestock interface.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Wilber, M. Q. & Pepin, K. M. & Campa, H. C., III & Hygnstrom, S. E. & Lavelle, M. J. & Xifara, T. & Vercauteren, K. C. & Webb, C. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Individual- and species-level heterogeneity in contact rates can alter the ability of a pathogen to invade a host community. Many pathogens have multi...

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Revised Disease Risk Analysis for the Conservation Translocation of the Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber) to England.

Published online: 12 Apr 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Common, S. & Sainsbury, A. W. & Donald, H.

Content type: Reports

In a disease risk analysis (DRA) on the conservation translocation of free-living beavers from either Norway or Great Britain, or those housed in eith...

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Quantifying and comparing bumblebee nest densities in gardens and countryside habitats.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Osborne, J. L. & Martin, A. P. & Shortall, C. R. & Todd, A. D. & Goulson, D. & Knight, M. E. & Hale, R. J. & Sanderson, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bumblebees provide an important pollination service to both crops and wild plants. Many species have declined in the UK, particularly in arable region...

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Evaluation of erosion control BMPs on ditched haul road stream crossing approaches following reconstruction.

Published online: 24 Feb 2016

Authors: Lang, A. J. & Aust, W. M. & Bolding, M. C. & Schilling, E. B.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Ditched forest roads leading to stream crossings and used for log transportation have recently been a topic of water quality concern and legal controv...

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The efficacy of wildlife fences for keeping reindeer outside a chronic wasting disease risk area.

Published online: 25 Oct 2022

Authors: Mysterud, A. & Rød-Eriksen, L. & Hildebrand, A. & Meås, R. & Gudmundsson, A. F. & Rolandsen, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Emerging wildlife diseases often comeswith negative cultural and economic impact. Limiting disease spread is a recurrent goal and challenge, but th...

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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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Experimental removal of introduced hedgehogs improves wader nest success in the Western Isles, Scotland.

Published online: 17 Oct 2001

Authors: Jackson, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introduced predators are a major threat to island avifaunas world-wide. In the Western Isles of Scotland, recently introduced hedgehogs Erinaceus euro...

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