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A survey of microbial, insect and nematode parasites of Tipulidae (Diptera) larvae in north-east England.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Carter, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The parasites of larvae of species of Tipula larvae were surveyed, principally at four locations between September 1973 and July 1974. The most common...

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Shrub recruitment response to intensity and season of fire in a semi-arid woodland.

Published online: 09 Oct 1992

Authors: Hodgkinson, K. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect was studied of prescribed fire on the pattern and level of seedling recruitment of 7 shrubs (Eremophila mitchellii, E. sturtii, Geijera par...

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Modelling the effects of mink and habitat fragmentation on the water vole.

Published online: 01 Nov 2000

Authors: Rushton, S. P. & Barreto, G. W. & Cormack, R. M. & MacDonald, D. W. & Fuller, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The decline of Arvicola terrestris in the UK has been attributed to the spread of the introduced Mustela vison. Understanding the causes and dynamics ...

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Effects of mechanical cockle harvesting on intertidal communities.

Published online: 01 Nov 2000

Authors: Ferns, P. N. & Rostron, D. M. & Siman, H. Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A tractor-towed cockle harvester was used to extract cockles from intertidal plots of muddy sand and clean sand in order to investigate the effects on...

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Effects of feline panleucopaenia on the population characteristics of feral cats on Marion Island.

Published online: 02 Mar 1988

Authors: Rensburg, P. J. J. van & Skinner, J. D. & Aarde, R. J. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Virulent virus was introduced in 1977 to a feral cat population on the 290-km2 Marion Island, South Africa, where the cats were killing some 450 000 p...

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Bottom-up effect of eradications: the unintended consequences for top-order predators when eradicating invasive prey.

Published online: 30 Jul 2021

Authors: Travers, T. & Lea, M. A. & Alderman, R. & Terauds, A. & Shaw, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The eradication of invasive species from islands yields significant conservation returns. However, novel challenges continue to arise as projects expa...

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Herbicide control of the invasive Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) does not alter soilmicrobial communities or activity.

Published online: 09 Aug 2022

Authors: James, J. J. & Bach, E. M. & Baker, K. & Barber, N. A. & Buck, R. & Shahrtash, M. & Brown, S. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Invasive plants are a major problem for land managers and have widespread and lasting environmental impacts. The invasive shrub Amur honeysuckle (Loni...

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Are eurasian badgers responsible for lamb predation? An investigation using farmer interviews, post-mortem examination and molecular tools.

Published online: 04 Nov 2024

Authors: George, S. & Campbell, S. & Martineau, H. & Hale, C. & Kaden, J. & Webster, L. M. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

This study investigates farmers' reports of lamb predation by badgers on Scottish sheep farms. Differentiating between predation and scavenging, and i...

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NIMO: a graphical user interface-based r package for species distribution modelling.

Published online: 30 Oct 2024

Authors: Gandaho, S. M. & Sogbohossou, E. A. & Thompson, L. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Species distribution modelling (SDM) is essential for understanding and predicting biodiversity patterns globally. However, the complexities of data p...

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Estimating the effects of smolt size and migration timing on salmon marine survival using a multivariate mixed-effect model.

Published online: 21 Nov 2024

Authors: Bond, M. H. & Chasco, B. & Zabel, R. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

When the conditions encountered by a migratory species are highly variable, the timing of migration and migrant condition are critical to survival. Sp...

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