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The impact of invertebrate predators on lucerne aphids (Acyrthosiphon kondoi, Therioaphis trifolii and A. pisum) was studied in the Hunter Valley, New...
Read moreBiological pest control, relying on naturally occurring predator-prey dynamics, is considered a key element to achieve more sustainable farming system...
Read moreThe occurrence of enemy-free space presents a challenge to the top-down control of agricultural pests by natural enemies, making bottom-up factors suc...
Read moreAssessing the effectiveness of conservation actions to halt population declines is challenging when confounded by other factors. We assessed whether c...
Read moreBottom-up control is an important regulator of marine mesopredators such as seabirds. The prevalence of top-down control on these species is however l...
Read morePredators can provide a valuable ecosystem service by suppressing crop pests. However, intraguild predation, where predators compete for the same prey...
Read moreWhen non-native species invade ecosystems, coevolved plant-animal interactions and associated ecological functions are altered, often to the detriment...
Read moreIt should be possible to design agroecosystems to reduce the severity of insect pest problems. Ecological theory about stability should be relevant wh...
Read moreTo improve conservation outcomes and move towards a 'predator-free New Zealand', we need new pest control technologies. Our growing knowledge of the c...
Read moreGame bird management has the potential to benefit conservation, as management practices specifically targeted at reducing the factors limiting game po...
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