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Comparing biodiversity between protected areas and adjacent rangeland in xeric succulent thicket, South Africa: arthropods and reptiles.

Published online: 21 May 2003

Authors: Fabricius, C. & Burger, M. & Hockey, P. A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although it is widely assumed that protected areas conserve species that would not survive elsewhere, this assumption is seldom tested. The aim of the...

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Environmental impact prediction using neural network modelling. An example in wildlife damage.

Published online: 30 Jun 1999

Authors: Spitz, F. & Lek, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The development and validation of an artificial neural network (ANN) in modelling wildlife (wild boar) damage to cultivated fields, a particular insta...

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Integrating herbicide and mechanical control treatments with fire and biological control to manage an invasive wetland shrub, Mimosa pigra.

Published online: 15 Sep 2004

Authors: Paynter, Q. & Flanagan, G. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Australia, biological control is a promising long-term management strategy for the woody weed mimosa Mimosa pigra but does not yet provide adequate...

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Soil temperatures during experimental bushfires in relation to fire intensity: consequences for legume germination and fire management in south-eastern Australia.

Published online: 16 Jun 1995

Authors: Bradstock, R. A. & Auld, T. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experimental fires were used to determine the influence of fire intensity and subcomponents of intensity (fuel consumption and rate of spread) on soil...

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Upland land use predicts population decline in a globally near-threatened wader.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Douglas, D. J. T. & Bellamy, P. E. & Stephen, L. S. & Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Wilson, J. D. & Grant, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in large-scale land use may fragment and degrade habitats, affecting animal species adapted to these habitats. In the UK uplands for example, ...

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Assessing the value of biodiversity-specific footprinting metrics linked to South American soy trade.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Molotoks, A. & Green, J. & Ribeiro, V. & Wang YunXia & West, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

International demand for a small handful of commodities is a major driver of tropical deforestation and associated biodiversity loss. Previous commitm...

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Using gross ecosystem product to harmonize biodiversity conservation and economic development in Southwestern China.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Lin ZiYan & Wu Tong & Rao EnMing & Xiao Yi & Ouyang ZhiYun

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Gross ecosystem product (GEP) is the aggregate economic value of the final goods and services of the ecosystem produced within a given area, providing...

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Outdoor adventure education as a platform for developing environmental leadership.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Authors: Hutson, G. & Baird, J. & Ives, C. D. & Dale, G. & Holzer, J. M. & Plummer, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Notwithstanding actions taken to date through policy, programmes and practices, the planet remains on an unsustainable pathway. System level and indiv...

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On the tail of two species: the changing place of the peregrine falcon in society.

Published online: 12 Nov 2024

Authors: Mak, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Wildlife conservation can become contentious when human interests are impinged. For peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) in the United Kingdom, their ...

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A roadmap for sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem services through joint conservation and restoration of northern drainage basins.

Published online: 02 Jul 2022

Authors: Heino, J. & Koljonen, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Freshwater ecosystems and their biota are more seriously threatened than their marine and terrestrial counterparts. A solution to halt increasing nega...

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