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Effects of vegetation structure, food and shelter on the home range and habitat use of an endangered wallaby.

Published online: 22 Sep 2000

Authors: Fisher, D. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bridled nailtail wallabies Onychogalea fraenata are medium-sized, nocturnal, solitary macropods that persist in only one conservation reserve in centr...

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Habitat fragmentation and eradication of invading insect herbivores.

Published online: 04 Sep 2020

Authors: Barron, M. C. & Liebhold, A. M. & Kean, J. M. & Richardson, B. & Brockerhoff, E. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasions by non-native pests and diseases represent serious threats to biodiversity, agriculture and human health. Under current border arrival rates...

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Wildflower plantings and honeybee competition impact nutritional quality of wild bee diets.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Page, M. L. & Francis, J. S. & Müller, U. & Williams, N. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildflower habitats planted along field borders are a widely promoted strategy for supporting bees in agricultural landscapes. However, honeybees (Api...

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Effects of herbicide spray drift and fertilizer overspread on selected species of woodland ground flora: comparison between short-term and long-term impact assessments and field surveys.

Published online: 02 May 2007

Authors: Gove, B. & Power, S. A. & Buckley, G. P. & Ghazoul, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although application of fertilizers and pesticides to farmland is known to impact non-target organisms in adjacent semi-natural habitats, little is kn...

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Ecosystem service provision by road verges.

Published online: 28 Jul 2020

Authors: Phillips, B. B. & Bullock, J. M. & Osborne, J. L. & Gaston, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Roads form a vast, rapidly growing global network that has diverse, detrimental ecological impacts. However, the habitats that border roads ('road ver...

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South Somerset SSSIs: a study of neutral grassland succession.

Published online: 23 Jul 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gibson, C. W. D.

Content type: Reports

This report details studies of fields of known ages and past treatment within a narrow compass of countryside in Somerset, near the border with Dorset...

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Studies of factors affecting the formation of hopper bands of the red locust (Nomadacrís septemfasciata) in an outbreak area.

Published online: 01 Jul 1970

Authors: Dean, G. J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is virtually the author's summary. Studies were carried out in 1958-62 on some of the factors that affect the formation of bands of hopp...

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Accelerated avian invasion into the Mediterranean region endangers biodiversity and mandates international collaboration.

Published online: 02 Jul 2022

Authors: Cohen, T. M. & Hauber, M. E. & Akriotis, T. & Crochet, P. A. & Karris, G. & Kirschel, A. N. G. & Khoury, F. & Menchetti, M. & Mori, E. & Per, E. & Reino, L. & Saavedra, S. & Santana, J. & Dor, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite posing a serious threat to global biodiversity, national and international management efforts have not been able to limit the spread of most i...

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Agri-environment schemes enhance pollinator richness and abundance but bumblebee reproduction depends on field size.

Published online: 16 Dec 2020

Authors: Geppert, C. & Hass, A. & Földesi, R. & Donkó, B. & Akter, A. & Tscharntke, T. & Batáry, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollinators have experienced a dramatic decrease world-wide due to agricultural intensification. In many countries, agri-environment schemes (AES) hav...

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Forest thinning in the seaward fringe speeds up surface elevation increment and carbon accumulation in managed mangrove forests.

Published online: 27 Oct 2021

Authors: Chen LuZhen & Lin QiuLian & Krauss, K. W. & Zhang Yun & Cormier, N. & Yang Qiong

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mangroves are significant carbon (C) sinks and ecological engineers as they accumulate sediments and increase soil surface elevation. Thus, the forest...

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