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Wildlife-livestock conflict: the risk of pathogen transmission from bison to cattle outside Yellowstone National Park.

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Kilpatrick, A. M. & Gillin, C. M. & Daszak, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Interactions between wildlife and domestic livestock have created conflict for centuries because of pathogen transmission, competition for space and f...

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Weed risk assessment: a way forward or a waste of time?

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Hulme, P. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many alien weeds pose significant environmental and/or economic threats across the globe, and methods to assess the potential risk of species introduc...

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Development of a risk assessment tool to evaluate the significance of septic tanks around freshwater SSSIs.

Published online: 21 Jan 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: May, L. & Dudley, B. J. & Woods, H. & Miles, S.

Content type: Reports

There is growing evidence suggesting that small sewage discharges (SSDs), in practice mainly septic tank systems but also including package treatment ...

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Projected increases in extreme drought frequency and duration by 2040 affect specialist habitats and species in Scotland.

Published online: 26 Sep 2023

Authors: Baird, F. K. & Spray, D. & Hall, J. & Partridge, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Climate-driven increases in drought occurrence are an overlooked risk in temperate climates, which may be less resilient to water scarcity than arid h...

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West Penwith ecohydrological investigation and characterisation: phase 3 2020-21.

Published online: 18 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Miles, E. & Gasca, D. & Hardisty, L. & Todd, R.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this report is to (1) identify areas of land that significantly influence the hydrology of the 11 mires in West Penwith, Cornwall identifie...

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Social protection in the face of climate change: principles and financing mechanisms.

Published online: 20 Jan 2016

Authors: Carter, M. R. & Janzen, S. A.

Content type: Bulletin

Climate risk is an important driver of long-term poverty dynamics, especially in rural regions. This paper builds a dynamic, multi-generation househol...

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Social protection and disaster risk management in the Philippines: the case of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).

Published online: 20 Jan 2016

Authors: Bowen, T.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper evaluates how the Philippines utilize social protection systems and programs to help households better manage disaster risk. Exposure and v...

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Review of climate service needs and opportunities in Rwanda.

Published online: 07 Sep 2016

Authors: Nyasimi, M. & Radeny, M. & Hansen, J. W.

Content type: Bulletin

The Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture project, funded by USAID, aims to benefit nearly one million farmers by 2019, and transform Rwanda's rural...

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Field evaluation of the Littoral Ecosystem Risk Assessment Model's predictions of the effects of chlorpyrifos.

Published online: 22 Feb 1995

Authors: Hanratty, M. P. & Stay, F. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A Littoral Ecosystem Risk Assessment Model (LERAM) is described and evaluated using field data from a previous littoral enclosure study of the effects...

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The Trojan hives: pollinator pathogens, imported and distributed in bumblebee colonies.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Graystock, P. & Yates, K. & Evison, S. E. F. & Darvill, B. & Goulson, D. & Hughes, W. O. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over a million commercially produced bumblebee colonies are imported annually on a global scale for the pollination of greenhouse crops. After importa...

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