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Optimizing confirmation of invasive species eradication with rapid eradication assessment.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Russell, J. C. & Binnie, H. R. & Oh, J. & Anderson, D. P. & Samaniego-Herrera, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Confirmation of invasive species eradication following management programmes is typically determined by waiting an arbitrary period of time before det...

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Cost and feasibility of a barrier to halt the spread of invasive cane toads in arid Australia: incorporating expert knowledge into model-based decision-making.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Southwell, D. & Tingley, R. & Bode, M. & Nicholson, E. & Phillips, B. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Active engagement with practitioners is a crucial component of model-based decision-making in conservation management; it can assist with data acquisi...

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Managing the risk of wildlife disease introduction: pathway-level biosecurity for preventing the introduction of alien ranaviruses.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: García-Díaz, P. & Ross, J. V. & Woolnough, A. P. & Cassey, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Alien species are key vectors for the spread of globally emerging diseases, and these emerging diseases have proven to be devastating for amphibian po...

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Large predators can mitigate nutrient losses associated with off-site removal of animals from a wildlife reserve.

Published online: 18 Aug 2021

Authors: Abraham, A. J. & Webster, A. B. & Prys-Jones, T. O. & Roux, E. le & Smith, D. & McFayden, D. & Jager, P. C. de & Clauss, M. & Doughty, C. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Animals concentrate key nutrients in their bodies. In fenced wildlife reserves where nutrient input and/or retention is low, the off-site removal of a...

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Dancing with the devil: could native predators inside 'predator-free' havens be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species?

Published online: 21 Mar 2025

Authors: Harrison, N. D. & Phillips, B. L. & Mitchell, N. J. & Macmahon, B. & Rasmussen, D. & Lacey, P. & Fanson, K. & Wayne, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As invasive predators continue to drive global biodiversity loss, predator-free havens are rapidly being established to recover threatened fauna. An u...

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The relative influence of geographic and environmental factors on rare plant translocation outcomes.

Published online: 09 Jun 2025

Authors: Bellis, J. & Albrecht, M. A. & Maschinski, J. & Dalrymple, S. E. & Keir, M. J. & Chambers, T. & Possley, J. & Adkins, E. D. & Parsons, E. W. & Kunz, M. & Radcliffe, C. & Coffey, E. & Kaye, T. N. & Peterson, C. L. & David, A. S. & Herron, S. A. & Menges, E. S. & Bell, T. & Coppoletta, M. & Elam, C. & McEachern, K. & Williamson, P. S. & Boensch, D. & Bontrager, M. & Breeden, C. & Frade, N. & Gordon, D. R. & Link, S. O. & Littlefield, T. & Murray, S. & O'Dell, R. & Pavlovic, N. B. & Reemts, C. M. & Taylor, D. D. & Titus, J. H. & Titus, P. J. & Stanley, T. A. & Heineman, K. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Conservation translocations are an established method for reducing the extinction risk of plant species through intentional movement within or outs...

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Prioritizing eradication actions on islands: it's not all or nothing.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Helmstedt, K. J. & Shaw, J. D. & Bode, M. & Terauds, A. & Springer, K. & Robinson, S. A. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many highly diverse island ecosystems across the globe are threatened by invasive species. Eradications of invasive mammals from islands are being att...

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Which mechanisms drive seasonal rabies outbreaks in raccoons? A test using dynamic social network models.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Hirsch, B. T. & Reynolds, J. J. H. & Gehrt, S. D. & Craft, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The timing of raccoon rabies outbreaks in the eastern USA is non-random and often exhibits a seasonal peak. While fluctuations in disease transmission...

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Evaluating population recovery for sea turtles under nesting beach protection while accounting for nesting behaviours and changes in availability.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Thorson, J. T. & Punt, A. E. & Nel, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sea turtles and sea birds generally have high conservation importance world-wide and are often difficult to survey except when present on nesting grou...

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Environmental conditions associated with bat white-nose syndrome mortality in the north-eastern United States.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Flory, A. R. & Kumar, S. & Stohlgren, T. J. & Cryan, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is an emerging disease of hibernating North American bats that is caused by the cold-growing fungus Geomyces destructans. Si...

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