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Restoration of wet features for breeding waders on lowland grassland.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Eglington, S. M. & Gill, J. A. & Bolton, M. & Smart, M. A. & Sutherland, W. J. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over the last century, the loss of around half of the world's wetlands, principally through drainage and conversion to agriculture, has been one of th...

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Forage selection by introduced reindeer on South Georgia, and its consequences for the flora.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Leader-Williams, N. & Scott, T. A. & Pratt, R. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In 1911 and 1925, reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) were introduced to the subantarctic island of South Georgia where there is a sp.-poor vascular flora an...

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The effects of sheep stocking intensity on the abundance and distribution of mesofauna in pastures.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: King, K. L. & Hutchinson, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Collembola and Acarina populations in grass/legume pastures that were grazed continuously with sheep at three stocking intensities were sampled at six...

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Crown of a Sitka spruce plantation: analysis and stochastic description of the developments of the branching structure.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Cochrane, L. A. & Ford, E. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The number, length, angle, azimuth and compass bearing of whorl and interwhorl branches were measured in 1973 and 1976 for a plantation of P. sitchens...

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Diversity, invasive species and extinctions in insular ecosystems.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Donlan, C. J. & Wilcox, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species invasions are a primary driver of species additions and deletions in ecosystems. Understanding the intricacies of invasions and their conseque...

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Experimental verification of suction sampler capture efficiency in grasslands of differing vegetation height and structure.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Brook, A. J. & Woodcock, B. A. & Sinka, M. & Vanbergen, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Suction sampling is a popular method for the collection of quantitative data on grassland invertebrate populations, although there have been no detail...

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Importance of regional species pools and functional traits in colonization processes: predicting re-colonization after large-scale destruction of ecosystems.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Kirmer, A. & Tischew, S. & Ozinga, W. A. & Lampe, M. von & Baasch, A. & Groenendael, J. M. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale destruction of ecosystems caused by surface mining provides an opportunity for the study of colonization processes starting with primary s...

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A comparison of Eurasian red squirrel distribution in different fragmented landscapes.

Published online: 28 Jan 2000

Authors: Rodríguez, A. & Andrén, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Simple logistic regression models empirically derived in other fragmented landscapes (in the Netherlands and Italy) were explored for their ability to...

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A model for chemosterilization experiments with special reference to the cabbage root fly (Erioischia brassicae (Bouche)).

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Hawkes, C. & Coaker, T. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A mathematical model is described that was developed to relate observed egg sterility in insects to other parameters of mating and reproduction, for u...

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English Seabird Conservation and Recovery Pathway Technical report.

Published online: 05 Oct 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Banks, A. & Blyth-Skyrme, V. & Elliott, J. & Hodgkiss, R. & Jones, R. & Kober, K. & Rogerson, K. & Smibert, L. & Walker, P. & Ziemann, J.

Content type: Reports

This August 2024 issue addresses England's declining seabird populations. It covers a vulnerability assessment and recommendations commissioned by Def...

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