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Livestock grazing reinforces the competitive exclusion of small-bodied birds by large aggressive birds.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Val, J. & Eldridge, D. J. & Travers, S. K. & Oliver, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing by domestic livestock is sometimes promoted as a management tool to benefit biodiversity. In many situations, however, it can produce negative...

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Compensatory dynamics maintain bird phylogenetic diversity in fragmented tropical landscapes.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Morante Filho, J. C. & Arroyo-Rodríguez, V. & Andrade, E. R. de & Santos, B. A. & Cazetta, E. & Faria, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical forest loss can drive the extinction of forest-dependent species. Yet, non-forest species can proliferate in deforested landscapes, thus enab...

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Propensity score matching mitigates risk of faulty inferences in observational studies of effectiveness of restoration trials.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Kluender, C. R. & Germino, M. J. & Anthony, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Determining effectiveness of restoration treatments is an important requirement of adaptive management, but it can be non-trivial where only portions ...

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Anthropogenic forcing on the spatial dynamics of an agricultural weed: the case of the common sunflower.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: Humston, R. & Mortensen, D. A. & Bjørnstad, O. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Establishment and spread are central in weed invasion. In this study we quantified the impact of harvest and weed management practices on these proces...

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Bird population density estimated from acoustic signals.

Published online: 06 Jan 2010

Authors: Dawson, D. K. & Efford, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many animal species are detected primarily by sound. Although songs, calls and other sounds are often used for population assessment, as in bird point...

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Modelling the future distribution of the amphibian chytrid fungus: the influence of climate and human-associated factors.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Rohr, J. R. & Halstead, N. T. & Raffel, T. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many of the global losses of amphibians are believed to be caused by the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Hence, determining its p...

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Environmental DNA (eDNA) detects the invasive rusty crayfish Orconectes rusticus at low abundances.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Dougherty, M. M. & Larson, E. R. & Renshaw, M. A. & Gantz, C. A. & Egan, S. P. & Erickson, D. M. & Lodge, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Early detection is invaluable for the cost-effective control and eradication of invasive species, yet many traditional sampling techniques are ineffec...

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Sensitivity analysis of collision risk at wind turbines based on flight altitude of migratory waterbirds.

Published online: 16 May 2023

Authors: Kamata, T. & Sato, H. & Mukai, H. & Sato, T. & Yamada, S. & Sekijima, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

A rapid increase in wind power generation has led to bird collisions becoming a serious problem worldwide. Developing useful sensitivity maps to selec...

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Comparative phenologies of two migrant cereal aphid species.

Published online: 24 Mar 1995

Authors: Clark, S. J. & Tatchell, G. M. & Perry, J. N. & Woiwod, I. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The flight phenologies of Sitobion avenae and Metopolophium dirhodum, as indicated by suction trap catches at 18 sites throughout the UK between 1975 ...

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Managing heterogeneity: the importance of grazing and environmental variation on post-fire succession in heathlands.

Published online: 30 Mar 2005

Authors: Vandvik, V. & Heegaard, E. & Måren, I. E. & Aarrestad, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Semi-natural habitats have been shaped by human disturbance regimes for centuries. Spatially and temporally heterogeneous land use practices, such as ...

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