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Assessing the host disease status of wildlife and the implications for disease control: Mycobacterium bovis infection in feral ferrets.

Published online: 21 Sep 2005

Authors: Caley, P. & Hone, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Estimating the basic reproductive rate (R0) of disease and/or the related threshold population density (KT) for disease establishment is fundamental t...

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Assessing impacts of large herbivores on shrubs: tests of scaling factors for utilization rates from shoot-level measurements.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Bilyeu, D. M. & Cooper, D. J. & Hobbs, N. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Accurate methods for estimating the intensity of browsing by herbivores are fundamental to understanding the ecology of shrub communities. Quantifying...

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Comparing the precision and cost-effectiveness of faecal pellet group count methods.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Campbell, D. & Swanson, G. M. & Sales, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Faecal pellet group (FPG) count data are widely used to estimate animal abundance, with two alternative methods normally employed. Faecal accumulation...

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Quantifying aphid predation: the mealy plum aphid Hyalopterus pruni in California as a case study.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Latham, D. R. & Mills, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Generalist insect predators provide an important ecosystem service in the regulation of agricultural pests. However, the role of predation in the dyna...

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Spatial replicates as an alternative to temporal replicates for occupancy modelling when surveys are based on linear features of the landscape.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Charbonnel, A. & D'Amico, F. & Besnard, A. & Blanc, F. & Buisson, L. & Némoz, M. & Laffaille, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Occupancy estimates can inform biodiversity managers about the distribution of elusive species, such as the Pyrenean desman Galemys pyrenaicus, a smal...

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The Steller's Sea-Eagle in North America: an economic assessment of birdwatchers travelling to see a vagrant raptor.

Published online: 16 Mar 2024

Authors: Pease, B. S. & Gilbert, N. A. & Casola, W. R. & Akamani, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Birdwatching-a cultural ecosystem service-is among the most popular outdoor recreational activities. Existing economic valuations of birdwatching typi...

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Assessing the camera trap methodologies used to estimate density of unmarked populations.

Published online: 02 Oct 2021

Authors: Palencia, P. & Rowcliffe, J. M. & Vicente, J. & Acevedo, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Population density estimations are essential for wildlife management and conservation. Camera traps have become a promising cost-effective tool, for w...

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Finite study areas and vital rates: sampling effects on estimates of spotted owl survival and population trends.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Zimmerman, G. S. & Gutiérrez, R. J. & Lahaye, W. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Evaluating the status of endangered wildlife depends upon well-designed field studies. Finances and logistics often constrain field studies to finite ...

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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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Spatial and temporal patterns of Best Management Practice implementation in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, 1985-2014.

Published online: 25 Sep 2019

Authors: Sekellick, A. J. & Devereux, O. H. & Keisman, J. L. D. & Sweeney, J. S. & Blomquist, J. D.

Content type: Bulletin

Efforts to restore water quality in Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries often include extensive Best Management Practice (BMP) implementation on agricu...

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