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Plant population success across urban ecosystems: a framework to inform biodiversity conservation in cities.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Kowarik, I. & Lippe, M. von der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a rapidly urbanising world, the ability of plant species to survive and build self-sustaining populations in urban environments is increasingly imp...

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Vegetation recovery in a desert landscape after wildfires: influences of community type, time since fire and contingency effects.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Engel, E. C. & Abella, S. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Theories of plant succession are poorly developed in arid lands, hindering our understanding of how long communities may take to recover after disturb...

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Environmental and economic factors determine the number of feral goats commercially harvested in Western Australia.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Forsyth, D. M. & Parkes, J. P. & Woolnough, A. P. & Pickles, G. & Collins, M. & Gordon, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many species of wildlife are harvested for sale but there are few time-series analyses of the factors determining the number of animals harvested. Eco...

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On rate of increase (r): patterns of variation in Australian mammals and the implications for wildlife management.

Published online: 24 Feb 2000

Authors: Hone, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The annual rate of increase of a wildlife population is the change in abundance or density from one year to the next. This paper compares the expected...

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Influence of land use on plant community composition and diversity in Highland Sourveld grassland in the southern Drakensberg, South Africa.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: O'Connor, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity conservation of grasslands in the face of transformation and global climate change will depend mainly on rangelands because of insufficie...

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The influence of three populations of Aceria chondrillae on three forms of Chondrilla juncea.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Cullen, J. M. & Moore, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The performance of 3 populations of Phytoptus chondrillae G. Can. (Aceria chondrillae), a mite that had been introduced into Australia for the biologi...

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Simulating the spread and establishment of alien species along aquatic and terrestrial transport networks: a multi-pathway and high-resolution approach.

Published online: 20 Sep 2022

Authors: Bagnara, M. & Nowak, L. & Boehmer, H. J. & Schöll, F. & Schurr, F. M. & Seebens, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The introduction and further spread of many alien species have been a result of trade and transport. Consequently, alien species are often found close...

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Long-term effects of defoliation: incomplete recovery of a New Zealand alpine tussock grass, Chionochloa pallens, after 20 years.

Published online: 26 May 2000

Authors: Lee, W. G. & Fenner, M. & Loughnan, A. & Lloyd, K. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Chionochloa pallens, a New Zealand low alpine tussock grass, is an important food plant of the takahé (Porphyrio hochstetteri), a rare endemic flightl...

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Effects of surgically imposed sterility on free-ranging rabbit populations.

Published online: 08 Apr 2000

Authors: Twigg, L. E. & Lowe, T. J. & Martin, G. R. & Wheeler, A. G. & Gray, G. S. & Griffin, S. L. & O'Reilly, C. M. & Robinson, D. J. & Hubach, P. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Demographic changes in response to surgically imposed female sterility were monitored in 12 free-ranging rabbit populations in south-western Australia...

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NatureScot Research Report 1288 - Updated non-native species risk assessment of feral pigs in Scotland.

Published online: 06 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Content type: Reports

This paper describes a risk assessment study regarding the history, distribution, spread and environmental impact of feral pigs (Sus scrofa) as part o...

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