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Does culling predatory gulls enhance the productivity of breeding common terns?

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Guillemette, M. & Brousseau, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large gulls (Larus) spp. are voracious predators of eggs and chicks of other colonial birds and may threaten rare or endangered species. We tested the...

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Within-year and among-year variation in impacts of targeted conservation management on juvenile survival in a threatened population.

Published online: 20 Dec 2021

Authors: Fenn, S. R. & Bignal, E. M. & Bignal, S. & Trask, A. E. & McCracken, D. I. & Monaghan, P. & Reid, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Overall impacts of targeted conservation interventions on population growth rate (λ) will depend on within-year and among-year variation in exposure o...

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Assessing trade-offs in developing a landscape-scale nest monitoring programme for a threatened shorebird.

Published online: 02 May 2024

Authors: Ellis, K. S. & Anteau, M. J. & MacDonald, G. J. & Ring, M. M. & Sherfy, M. H. & Swift, R. J. & Toy, D. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Effective monitoring of wildlife species requires thorough planning and development of survey programmes that can address management and conservation ...

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Age structure and growth of the woody legume weed Cytisus scoparius in native and exotic habitats: implications for control.

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Paynter, Q. & Downey, P. O. & Sheppard, A. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To be successful, integrated weed management (IWM) requires sufficient knowledge of the ecology of the weed and the invaded system to allow prediction...

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Evidence review: what are the effects of active interventions on biodiversity in newly established woodlands?

Published online: 24 Jan 2022

Published by: Woodland Trust

Authors: Hornigold, K.

Content type: Reports

1. Newly created and young woodlands often lack important attributes that contribute to a well-functioning woodland ecosystem. Active management can a...

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The raptor lockdown menu-shifts in prey composition suggest urban peregrine diets are linked to human activities.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Mak, B. & Drewitt, E. J. A. & Francis, R. A. & Chadwick, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Raptors can thrive in cities where food supplies are abundant and seasonally stable. The availability of such resources may be linked to spatiotempora...

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Kairomone traps: a tool for monitoring the invasive spruce bark beetle Dendroctonus micans (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) and its specific predator, Rhizophagus grandis (Coleoptera: Monotomidae).

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Meurisse, N. & Couillien, D. & Grégoire, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Eurasian spruce bark beetle Dendroctonus micans is a major pest of spruce which is expanding its range in France, Turkey, England and Wales. Its m...

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Population ecology of Chrysanthemoides monilifera in South Africa: implications for its control in Australia.

Published online: 09 Apr 1997

Authors: Scott, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The population ecology of single species stands of Chrysanthemoides incana, C. monilifera monilifera [C. moniliferum subsp. monilifera], C. moniliferu...

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