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Best-practice forestry management delivers diminishing returns for coral reefs with increased land-clearing.

Published online: 05 Jan 2021

Authors: Wenger, A. S. & Harris, D. & Weber, S. & Vaghi, F. & Nand, Y. & Naisilisili, W. & Hughes, A. & Delevaux, J. & Klein, C. J. & Watson, J. & Mumby, P. J. & Jupiter, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protection of coastal ecosystems from deforestation may be the best way to protect coral reefs from sediment runoff. However, given the importance of ...

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A test of methods for estimating population size of the invasive land snail Achatina fulica in dense vegetation.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Craze, P. G. & Mauremootoo, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Physical inaccessibility often complicates censuses of poorly mobile organisms. We therefore assessed the effectiveness of using a sample of quadrat c...

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Habitat-specific effectiveness of feral cat control for the conservation of an endemic ground-nesting bird species.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Oppel, S. & Burns, F. & Vickery, J. & George, K. & Ellick, G. & Leo, D. & Hillman, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive non-native species are one of the greatest drivers of the loss of biodiversity world-wide. Consequently, removing or controlling invasive pre...

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Rapid assessment of rat eradication after aerial baiting.

Published online: 04 Dec 2013

Authors: Samaniego-Herrera, A. & Anderson, D. P. & Parkes, J. P. & Aguirre-Muñoz, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Eradication of introduced rodents on islands is increasingly implemented as a conservation tool. Aerial baiting, currently the main eradication techni...

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Measuring the surrogacy potential of charismatic megafauna species across taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity on a megadiverse island.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Sibarani, M. C. & Marco, M. di & Rondinini, C. & Kark, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation organisations and governments often use charismatic megafauna as surrogates to represent broader biodiversity. While these species are pr...

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Interactions between herbivores and endophyte-infected Festuca rubra from the Scottish islands of St. Kilda, Benbecula and Rum.

Published online: 05 Feb 1998

Authors: Bazely, D. R. & Vicari, M. & Emmerich, S. & Filip, L. & Lin, D. & Inman, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hirta, an island in the St. Kilda group, is grazed by a population of feral Soay sheep which crashes every 3-5 years with up to 60% mortality. Fungal ...

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An introduced parasitic fly may lead to local extinction of Darwin's finch populations.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Koop, J. A. H. & Kim, P. S. & Knutie, S. A. & Adler, F. & Clayton, D. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introduced pathogens and other parasites are often implicated in host population-level declines and extinctions. However, such claims are rarely suppo...

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Seeking compromise across competing goals in conservation translocations: the case of the 'extinct' Floreana Island Galapagos giant tortoise.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Hunter, E. A. & Gibbs, J. P. & Cayot, L. J. & Tapia, W. & Quinzin, M. C. & Miller, J. M. & Caccone, A. & Shoemaker, K. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation translocation projects must carefully balance multiple, potentially competing objectives (e.g. population viability, retention of genetic...

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Relative efficiency of hunting methods during an incomplete Sitka black-tailed deer eradication on Haida Gwaii, Canada.

Published online: 02 May 2024

Authors: Irvine, R. L. & Thorley, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Invasive species are reducing global biodiversity. The Llgaay gwii sdiihlda-Restoring Balance project was initiated to halt and reverse biodiversity l...

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Cryptic population decrease due to invasive species predation in a long-lived seabird supports need for eradication.

Published online: 07 Oct 2022

Authors: Oppel, S. & Clark, B. L. & Risi, M. M. & Horswill, C. & Converse, S. J. & Jones, C. W. & Osborne, A. M. & Stevens, K. & Perold, V. & Bond, A. L. & Cuthbert, R. & Cooper, J. & Ryan, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive species are one of the greatest drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide, and the eradication of invasive species from islands is a highly effi...

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