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Brexit: plant and animal biosecurity inquiry. A response from the British Ecological Society to the Lord's EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: White paper

This paper presents the response from the British Ecological Society to the Lord's EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee, addressing the following q...

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Understanding dispersal rates of invading weed biocontrol agents.

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Paynter, Q. & Bellgard, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Classical weed biological control programmes aim to rapidly establish biocontrol agent populations throughout the range of a weed. Release strategies,...

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Remote sensing and GPS tracking reveal temporal shifts in habitat use in nonbreeding black-tailed godwits.

Published online: 16 Feb 2025

Authors: Craft, T. B. & Piersma, T. & Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W. & Zhu BingRun & D'Souza, M. & O'Reilly, E. & Fokkema, R. W. & Stessens, M. & Belting, H. & Marlow, C. & Ludwig, J. & Melter, J. & Alves, J. A. & Esteban-Pineda, A. & Gutiérrez, J. S. & Masero, J. A. & Rocha, A. D. & Dreef, C. & Howison, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Knowledge of the habitat requirements for migratory species throughout their full annual cycle is necessary for comprehensive species protection plans...

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Optimal planning of multi-day invasive species surveillance campaigns.

Published online: 02 Dec 2020

Authors: Yemshanov, D. & Haight, R. G. & MacQuarrie, C. J. K. & Koch, F. H. & Liu, N. & Venette, R. & Ryall, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Multi-day survey campaigns are critical for timely detection of biological invasions. We propose a new modelling approach that helps allocate survey i...

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Succession of aquatic vegetation driven by reduced water-level fluctuations in floodplain lakes.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Geest, G. J. van & Coops, H. & Roijackers, R. M. M. & Buijse, A. D. & Scheffer, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In recent years, interest has grown in restoring floodplain function of regulated rivers. Successful rehabilitation of riparian systems requires knowl...

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Using a self-organizing map to predict invasive species: sensitivity to data errors and a comparison with expert opinion.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Paini, D. R. & Worner, S. P. & Cook, D. C. & Barro, P. J. de & Thomas, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predicting which species are more likely to invade a region presents significant difficulties to researchers and government agencies. Methods for esti...

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Impacts of invasive parasitoids on declining endemic Hawaiian leafroller moths (Omiodes: Crambidae) vary among sites and species.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: King, C. B. A. & Haines, W. P. & Rubinoff, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive parasitoids and predators, both accidentally and purposefully introduced, have variously altered native insect communities worldwide, sometim...

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Do habitat suitability models reliably predict the recovery areas of threatened species?

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Cianfrani, C. & Lay, G. le & Hirzel, A. H. & Loy, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying those areas suitable for recolonization by threatened species is essential to support efficient conservation policies. Habitat suitability...

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Biological responses to liming in boreal lakes: an assessment using plankton, macroinvertebrate and fish communities.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Angeler, D. G. & Goedkoop, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological responses to liming of acidified surface waters are equivocal and limit the overall assessment of food web responses. In this study, we ana...

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Turning old foes into new allies-harnessing drainage canals for biodiversity conservation in a desiccated European lowland region.

Published online: 14 Feb 2022

Authors: Tölgyesi, C. & Torma, A. & Bátori, Z. & Šeat, J. & Popović, M. & Gallé, R. & Gallé-Szpisjak, N. & Erdős, L. & Vinkó, T. & Kelemen, A. & Török, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Drainage canals are widespread components of agricultural landscapes. Although canals have greatly contributed to biodiversity loss by desiccating wet...

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