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Conservation agriculture affects multitrophic interactions driving the efficacy of weed biological control.

Published online: 12 Jan 2024

Authors: Carbonne, B. & Muneret, L. & Laurent, E. & Felten, E. & Ducourtieux, C. & Henon, N. & Matejicek, A. & Chauvel, B. & Petit, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological control is a key ecosystem service in arable lands, but its effectiveness varies according to environmental and biotic contexts. Cascading ...

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The effect of competition on the control of invading plant pathogens.

Published online: 15 Dec 2020

Authors: Sharp, R. T. & Shaw, M. W. & Bosch, F. van den

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

New invading pathogen strains must compete with endemic pathogen strains to emerge and spread. As disease control measures are often non-specific, tha...

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Simulation of lethal control and fertility control in a demographic model for Brandt's vole Microtus brandtii.

Published online: 12 Aug 2002

Authors: Shi DaZhao & Wan XinRong & Davis, S. A. & Pech, R. P. & Zhang ZhiBin

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Brandt's vole Microtus brandtii is considered a pest in China and is actively managed through the use of toxic baits. A time-dependent density-depende...

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Pest control at a regional scale: identifying key criteria using a spatially explicit, agent-based model.

Published online: 24 Jul 2020

Authors: Lustig, A. & James, A. & Anderson, D. & Plank, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive mammals are a major threat to biodiversity. Understanding how their distributions and abundance could be affected by different temporal and s...

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Lamb predation and fox control in south-eastern Australia.

Published online: 10 Apr 2002

Authors: Greentree, C. & Saunders, G. & Mcleod, L. & Hone, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Wild predators sometimes kill livestock. In Australia the red fox kills lambs, but there are limited experimental data to demonstrate the effects o...

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Management of bovine tuberculosis in brushtail possums in New Zealand: predictions from a spatially explicit, individual-based model.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Ramsey, D. S. L. & Efford, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bovine tuberculosis Mycobacterium bovis (Tb) in brushtail possums Trichosurus vulpecula in New Zealand continues to pose a threat to the livestock ind...

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Bottom-up effects on top-down regulation of a floating aquatic plant by two weevil species: the context-specific nature of biological control.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Center, T. D. & Dray, F. A., Jr. & Mattison, E. D. & Tipping, P. W. & Rayamajhi, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant nutrition (bottom-up effects) impacts a plant's ability to withstand herbivory (top-down effects) and influences phytophagous insect fecundity. ...

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Invasion landscapes as social-ecological systems: role of social factors in invasive plant species control.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Yletyinen, J. & Perry, G. L. W. & Burge, O. R. & Mason, N. W. H. & Stahlmann-Brown, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Biological invasions are a major threat to biodiversity and human well-being. Scientists and environmental managers typically seek ecological solution...

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Optimizing invasive species control across space: willow invasion management in the Australian Alps.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Giljohann, K. M. & Hauser, C. E. & Williams, N. S. G. & Moore, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A key problem facing invasive species management is how best to allocate surveillance and control effort. Models of the establishment and spread of in...

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Simple rules to contain an invasive species with a complex life cycle and high dispersal capacity.

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Pichancourt, J. B. & Chadès, I. & Firn, J. & Klinken, R. D. van & Martin, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Designing practical rules for controlling invasive species is a challenging task for managers, particularly when species are long-lived, have complex ...

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