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The selection of stubble fields by wintering granivorous birds reflects vegetation cover and food abundance.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Moorcroft, D. & Whittingham, M. J. & Bradbury, R. B. & Wilson, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Fields left fallow after harvest (i.e. stubble fields) support high wintering densities of many species of granivorous bird. We examined correlates...

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Population dynamics in wild boar Sus scrofa: ecology, elasticity of growth rate and implications for the management of pulsed resource consumers.

Published online: 04 Jan 2006

Authors: Bieber, C. & Ruf, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In terrestrial ecosystems many species show large population fluctuations caused by pulsed resources, such as mast seeding. A prime example of a mamma...

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Climate change mitigation potential of agricultural practices supported by IFAD investments: an ex ante analysis.

Published online: 03 Apr 2019

Authors: Richards, M. & Arslan, A. & Cavatassi, R. & Rosenstock, T.

Content type: Bulletin

International discussions on climate change increasingly recognize the importance of agriculture in adaptation and mitigation efforts. Adaptation has ...

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The diet of some predatory arthropods in cereal crops.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Sunderland, K. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The gut contents of 1206 arthropods of 26 species collected from pitfall traps in cereal crops in southern England in 1973 were examined under a binoc...

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Behavioural responses of invasive American mink Neovison vison to an eradication campaign, revealed by stable isotope analysis.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Bodey, T. W. & Bearhop, S. & Roy, S. S. & Newton, J. & McDonald, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The detrimental impacts of invasive, non-native species on islands are widely acknowledged and it is often best to act rapidly against such species, e...

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Do non-native invasive fish support elevated lamprey populations?

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Inger, R. & McDonald, R. A. & Rogowski, D. & Jackson, A. L. & Parnell, A. & Preston, S. J. & Harrod, C. & Goodwin, C. & Griffiths, D. & Dick, J. T. A. & Elwood, R. W. & Newton, J. & Bearhop, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managing populations of predators and their prey to achieve conservation or resource management goals is usually technically challenging and frequentl...

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Brexit: plant and animal biosecurity inquiry. A response from the British Ecological Society to the Lord's EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: White paper

This paper presents the response from the British Ecological Society to the Lord's EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee, addressing the following q...

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Strengthening evidence-based forest policy-making: linking forest monitoring with national forest programmes.

Published online: 04 Jan 2017

Authors: Arnold, F. E. & Werf, N. van der & Rametsteiner, E.

Content type: Bulletin

Issues in forest policy-making are subject to differing interpretations, and agreed policies are the result of compromises among many different and so...

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Severe environmental conditions create severe conflicts: a novel ecological pathway to extreme coyote attacks on humans.

Published online: 19 Sep 2023

Authors: Gehrt, S. D. & Muntz, E. M. & Wilson, E. C. & Power, J. W. B. & Newsome, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying the circumstances and causes of carnivore attacks on humans is important for prevention of future incidents as well as employing effective...

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Livestock guardian dogs establish a landscape of fear for wild predators: implications for the role of guardian dogs in reducing human-wildlife conflict and supporting biodiversity conservation.

Published online: 06 May 2024

Authors: Bommel, L. van & Magrath, M. & Coulson, G. & Johnson, C. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) are increasingly used to protect livestock from predators, but their effects on the distribution and behaviour of wild ...

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