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Carrying capacity in overwintering birds: when are spatial models needed?

Published online: 14 May 2003

Authors: Goss-Custard, J. D. & Stillman, R. A. & Caldow, R. W. G. & West, A. D. & Guillemain, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We sometimes need to predict the maximum number of bird-days that can be supported by the food supply in a site used by migratory birds outside the br...

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Applying remote sensing for large-landscape problems: inventorying and tracking habitat recovery for a broadly distributed species at risk.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Dickie, M. & Hricko, B. & Hopkinson, C. & Tran, V. & Kohler, M. & Toni, S. & Serrouya, R. & Kariyeva, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Anthropogenic habitat alteration is leading to the reduction of global biodiversity. Consequently, there is an imminent need to understand the state a...

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Estimating deer abundance from line transect surveys of dung: sika deer in southern Scotland.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Marques, F. F. C. & Buckland, S. T. & Goffin, D. & Dixon, C. E. & Borchers, D. L. & Mayle, B. A. & Peace, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Accurate and precise estimates of abundance are required for the development of management regimes for deer populations. In woodland areas, indirect d...

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Plant community response to the management of an invasive tree.

Published online: 26 Jun 2019

Authors: Pile, L. S. & Wang, G. G. & Walker, J. L. & Layton, P. A.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

We designed several treatments to directly control an invasive tree, Chinese tallow [Triadica sebifera (L.) Small] on Parris Island Marine Corps Recru...

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Modelling the effects of plant species on biocontrol effectiveness in ornamental nursery crops.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Skirvin, D. J. & Williams, M. E. de C. & Fenlon, J. S. & Sunderland, K. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. The development of biological control strategies for ornamental crops is challenging due to the high diversity of crops grown and zero tolerance to...

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The role of propagule pressure in experimental bark beetle invasions.

Published online: 17 Sep 2023

Authors: Chase, K. D. & Kelly, D. & Liebhold, A. M. & Brockerhoff, E. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although many non-native species arrive in novel environments, only a fraction successfully establish. A crucial factor affecting the colonization pro...

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Land use history and landscape forest cover determine tropical forest recovery.

Published online: 08 Dec 2024

Authors: Hordijk, I. & Poorter, L. & Meave, J. A. & Bongers, F. & Sande, M. T. van der & Mendoza, R. D. L. & Romero, P. J. & Jong, J. de & Martínez-Ramos, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To conserve biodiversity and combat climate change it is vital to restore forest ecosystems. Natural forest regrowth is a nature-based solution to res...

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Taking account of dependent species in management of the Southern Ocean krill fishery: estimating crabeater seal abundance off east Antarctica.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Southwell, C. & Paxton, C. G. M. & Borchers, D. & Boveng, P. & Mare, W. de la

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga is considered to be a key species in the krill-based foodweb of the Southern Ocean. Reliable estimates of the ...

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The spatial population dynamics of insects exploiting a patchy food resource: a model study of local persistence.

Published online: 25 Sep 1996

Authors: Halley, J. M. & Dempster, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The density-dependent persistence of four tephritid flies on patches of their host vegetation (Urophora jaceana and Chaetorellia jaceae on Centaurea n...

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Bayesian state-space model of fin whale abundance trends from a 1991-2008 time series of line-transect surveys in the California Current.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Moore, J. E. & Barlow, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Estimating temporal trends in animal abundance is central to ecology and conservation, but obtaining useful trend estimates is challenging when animal...

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