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Habitat quality and habitat selection of golden-winged warblers in Costa Rica: an application of hierarchical models for open populations.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Chandler, R. B. & King, D. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying high-quality habitat is integral to effective species conservation efforts and requires information about habitat-specific abundance and d...

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The effect of management for red grouse shooting on the population density of breeding birds on heather-dominated moorland.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Tharme, A. P. & Green, R. E. & Baines, D. & Bainbridge, I. P. & O'Brien, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Breeding birds, vegetation and moorland management were surveyed in 320 1-km squares on 122 estates in upland areas of eastern Scotland and northern E...

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Decades of artificial nests towards African penguin conservation-have they made a difference?

Published online: 30 Oct 2024

Authors: Pichegru, L. & Sherley, R. B. & Malan, T. & Barham, B. J. & Ludynia, K. & Geldenhuys, D. & Amos, K. & Barham, P. J. & Drost, E. & Hahndiek, V. & Hufke, A. & Hugo, C. & Lawrence, C. & McGeorge, C. & McInnes, A. M. & Makhado, A. M. & Mashau, M. & Milne, R. & Purves, A. & Slier, M. & Merwe, C. van der & Wilgen, N. J. van & Waller, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

African penguins are among the most threatened seabird species globally and an African Penguin Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP) published in 2013 gu...

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The effects of food availability and winter weather on the dynamics of a grey squirrel population in southern England.

Published online: 28 Aug 1996

Authors: Gurnell, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The population ecology of grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) in a 9-ha oak (Quercus robur) woodland in Alice Holt Forest (Hampshire/Surrey) was stu...

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Vital rate estimates for the common eider Somateria mollissima, a data-rich exemplar of the seaduck tribe.

Published online: 23 Dec 2021

Authors: Nicol-Harper, A. & Wood, K. A. & Diamond, A. W. & Major, H. L. & Petersen, A. & Tertitski, G. & Doncaster, C. P. & Ezard, T. H. G. & Hilton, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

This database collates vital rate estimates for the common eider (Somateria mollissima), providing a complete demographic parameterization for this sl...

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Engineering a future for amphibians under climate change.

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Shoo, L. P. & Olson, D. H. & McMenamin, S. K. & Murray, K. A. & Sluys, M. van & Donnelly, M. A. & Stratford, D. & Terhivuo, J. & Merino-Viteri, A. & Herbert, S. M. & Bishop, P. J. & Corn, P. S. & Dovey, L. & Griffiths, R. A. & Lowe, K. & Mahony, M. & McCallum, H. & Shuker, J. D. & Simpkins, C. & Skerratt, L. F. & Williams, S. E. & Hero, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Altered global climates in the 21st century pose serious threats for biological systems and practical actions are needed to mount a response for speci...

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The impact of human disturbance on the breeding success of nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus on heathlands in south Dorset, England.

Published online: 22 Jul 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Murison, G.

Content type: Reports

The effects on birds of human disturbance through recreation is an issue of conservation concern. With the passage of the Countryside and Rights of Wa...

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English Seabird Conservation and Recovery Plan - Seabird Sensitivity Evidence Review.

Published online: 28 Dec 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Spencer, J. & Coppack, T. & Rogerson, K. & Boyle, L. & Phelps, T.

Content type: Reports

Natural England commissioned this report to provide up to date, evidence-based, auditable, and transparent assessments of the sensitivity of a range o...

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Do ditch-side electric fences improve the breeding productivity of ground-nesting waders?

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Verhoeven, M. A. & Loonstra, A. H. J. & Pringle, T. & Kaspersma, W. & Whiffin, M. & McBride, A. D. & Sjoerdsma, P. & Roodhart, C. & Burgess, M. D. & Piersma, T. & Smart, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Insufficient reproduction as a consequence of predation on eggs and chicks is a major determinant of population decline in ground-nesting birds, inclu...

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Assessment of compensatory measures for impacts of offshore windfarms on seabirds.

Published online: 23 Oct 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: McGregor, R. & Trinder, M. & Goodship, N.

Content type: Reports

This study reviewed the available literature for potential compensation measures for nine qualifying features of eight Special Protection Areas (SPAs)...

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