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Using seismic sensors to detect elephants and other large mammals: a potential census technique.

Published online: 23 Nov 2005

Authors: Wood, J. D. & O'Connell-Rodwell, C. E. & Klemperer, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large mammal populations are difficult to census and monitor in remote areas. In particular, elephant populations in Central Africa are difficult to c...

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Disentangling direct and indirect effects of forest structure on biodiversity: bottom-up and top-down effects between forestry, bats and their insect prey.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Hendel, A. L. & Douma, J. C. & Klingenfuß, S. & Pereira, J. M. C. & Ruppert, L. & Spînu, A. P. & Frey, J. & Denter, M. & Liu, X. & Storch, I. & Klein, A. M. & Braunisch, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Timber-oriented forest management profoundly alters forest structure and composition, with complex effects on associated biodiversity. However, while ...

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Tilbury Fort Marshes Terrestrial Invertebrate Survey Report 2022.

Published online: 05 Sep 2023

Published by: UK, Natural England & Colin Plant Associates (UK)

Content type: Reports

The Tilbury Fort Marshes are a network of brackish watercourses and dry grassland compartments surrounding Tilbury Fort in Tilbury, south Essex, UK. T...

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Walking the line: investigating biophysical characteristics related to wildlife use of linear features.

Published online: 16 May 2023

Authors: Tattersall, E. & Pigeon, K. & MacNearney, D. & Finnegan, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Habitat restoration is a necessary component of wildlife conservation in anthropogenic landscapes. To ensure restoration initiatives achieve the de...

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How persistent are the impacts of logging roads on Central African forest vegetation?

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Kleinschroth, F. & Healey, J. R. & Sist, P. & Mortier, F. & Gourlet-Fleury, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Logging roads can trigger tropical forest degradation by reducing the integrity of the ecosystem and providing access for encroachment. Therefore, roa...

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Hierarchical spatial models for predicting pygmy rabbit distribution and relative abundance.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Wilson, T. L. & Odei, J. B. & Hooten, M. B. & Edwards, T. C., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservationists routinely use species distribution models to plan conservation, restoration and development actions, while ecologists use them to inf...

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Making sense of wildlife habitat use on active oil sands mines: quasi-experiments, occupancy models, trends assessments and upland habitat reclamation.

Published online: 19 Aug 2024

Authors: Hawkes, V. C. & Gibeau, P. & Challenger, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Intensive resource extraction activity in the oil sands of Canada alters the quantity, structure and distribution of native ecosystems, which in turn ...

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Gardening for wildlife: a mixed-methods exploration of the factors underlying engagement in wildlife-friendly gardening.

Published online: 04 Sep 2023

Authors: García-Antúnez, O. & Lindgaard, J. & Lampinen, J. & Olafsson, A. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Private domestic gardens have immense potential to contribute to urban biodiversity conservation. However, they are divided into small private plots a...

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The educational value of virtual ecologies in Red Dead Redemption 2.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Crowley, E. J. & Silk, M. J. & Crowley, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Playing video games is often perceived as the antithesis of engaging with, and learning about, the natural world. Nevertheless, there is growing recog...

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Ecological patterns of plant diversity in a plantation forest managed by clearfelling.

Published online: 11 Apr 2007

Authors: Eycott, A. E. & Watkinson, A. R. & Dolman, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Commercial forests represent an important but often neglected biological resource. This study related the understorey plant species composition of a c...

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