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GenePools: Investigating the life that dwells in garden ponds.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Rees, H. C. & Baker, C. & Kane, S. & Owen, J.

Content type: Reports

This study describes the use of GenePools to determine the combination of citizen science with eDNA metabarcoding techniques to measure biodiversity w...

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Are threatened plant species specialists, or just more vulnerable to disturbance?

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Monks, A. & Burrows, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many studies report an association between species rarity and/or threat status, and habitat specialization. However, specialization is often inferred ...

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Comparison of manual filtration methods for on-site eDNA sample processing.

Published online: 19 Oct 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Andreou, D. & Parker, B. & Harrison, A.

Content type: Reports

In this report, a systematic literature search was combined with a grey literature search to identify the most promising manual filtration methods for...

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Comparison of the effect of time and preservative on the quality of DNA from pitfall traps.

Published online: 28 Dec 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Rees, H. C.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this project was to generate evidence to inform best practise guidance for Natural England staff wishing to use DNA metabarcoding to identi...

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The use of portable thermal imaging for estimating deer population density in forest habitats.

Published online: 16 Jan 1998

Authors: Gill, R. M. A. & Thomas, M. L. & Stocker, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The reliability of deer population management could be improved with good density estimates, but current methods are either labour-intensive or suffer...

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Autumn electrofishing reduces harm to Ontario (Canada) stream fishes collected during watershed health monitoring.

Published online: 21 Jun 2022

Authors: Reid, S. M. & LeBaron, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Electrofishing surveys provide important information on watershed health, and the status of imperiled and recreationally important stream fishes. Conc...

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Accounting for spatiotemporal sampling variation in joint species distribution models.

Published online: 27 Apr 2024

Authors: North, J. S. & Schliep, E. M. & Hansen, G. J. A. & Kundel, H. & Custer, C. A. & McLaughlin, P. & Wagner, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Estimating relative abundance is critical for informing conservation and management efforts and for making inferences about the effects of environment...

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Developing eDNA approaches for the detection of European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) on the River Wyre.

Published online: 12 Apr 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Morrisey, B. & Hänfling, B. & Andreou, D. & Sellers, G. & Pritchard, V.

Content type: Reports

The European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus is a small anadromous fish which largely occupies coastal and brackish waters and moves into freshwater for spaw...

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Sampling termite assemblages in tropical forests: testing a rapid biodiversity assessment protocol.

Published online: 20 Apr 2000

Authors: Jones, D. T. & Eggleton, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Termites play a key role in decomposition processes in tropical ecosystems. Rapid assessment of local termite assemblages requires a standardized samp...

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The precision and repeatability of a leaf biomass sampling technique for mixed hardwood stands.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Lloyd, F. T. & Olson, D. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reports a study in which four unmanaged, even-aged stands of second-growth mixed hardwoods 67-97 years old, dominated by Quercus spp., near Asheville,...

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