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Repurposing open-source data from weather radars to reduce the costs of aerial waterbird surveys.

Published online: 28 Aug 2022

Authors: Rogers, R. M. & Buler, J. & Clancy, T. & Campbell, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Aerial counts are the primary means of monitoring waterbird populations. A valid population assessment requires a significant proportion of the popula...

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Land-use change and subalpine tree dynamics: colonization of Larix decidua in French subalpine grasslands.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Albert, C. H. & Thuiller, W. & Lavorel, S. & Davies, I. D. & Garbolino, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In many places in Europe, trees are currently far below their theoretical altitudinal limit because of past land use. However, under the current crisi...

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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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National-scale predictions of plant assemblages via community distribution models: leveraging published data to guide future surveys.

Published online: 04 Aug 2022

Authors: Butler, L. & Sanderson, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species distribution models (SDMs) have been widely used to create maps of expected species incidence, often using citizen science (CS) occurrence dat...

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Facilitating the wise use of experts and evidence to inform local environmental decisions.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: MacLeod, C. J. & Brandt, A. J. & Dicks, L. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Using biodiversity management within New Zealand's agricultural landscape as a case study, we apply 'boundary science' approaches to overcome two pers...

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The 'pritchard trap': a novel quantitative survey method for crayfish.

Published online: 04 Jul 2021

Authors: Pritchard, E. G. & Chadwick, D. D. A. & Patmore, I. R. & Chadwick, M. A. & Bradley, P. & Sayer, C. D. & Axmacher, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. As crayfish invasions continue to threaten native freshwater biota, a detailed understanding of crayfish distribution and population structure beco...

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A PIT-tag-based method for measuring individual bait uptake in small mammals.

Published online: 13 Jul 2021

Authors: Beatham, S. E. & Goodwin, D. & Coats, J. & Stephens, P. A. & Massei, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Rodents and other small mammals cause an increasing number of negative economic and environmental impacts worldwide. In the UK, the non-native grey sq...

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Combining ground count, telemetry, and mark-resight data to infer population dynamics in an endangered species.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Johnson, H. E. & Mills, L. S. & Wehausen, J. D. & Stephenson, T. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To successfully manipulate populations for management and conservation purposes, managers must be able to track changes in demographic rates and deter...

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Predicting animal abundance through local ecological knowledge: an internal validation using consensus analysis.

Published online: 15 Jul 2024

Authors: Braga-Pereira, F. & Mayor, P. & Morcatty, T. Q. & Pérez-Peña, P. E. & Bowler, M. T. & Mattos Vieira, M. A. R. de & Nóbrega Alves, R. R. da & Fa, J. E. & Peres, C. A. & Tavares, A. S. & Mere-Roncal, C. & González-Crespo, C. & Bertsch, C. & Rodriguez, C. R. & Bardales-Alvites, C. & Muhlen, E. von & Paim, F. P. & Tamayo, J. S. & Valsecchi, J. & Gonçalves, J. & Torres-Oyarce, L. & Lemos, L. P. & Gilmore, M. P. & Correa, M. A. & Perez, N. C. A. & Puertas, P. & Bizri, H. R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Given the ongoing environmental degradation from local to global scales, it is fundamental to develop more efficient means of gathering data on specie...

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The 'dirty dozen': socio-economic factors amplify the invasion potential of 12 high-risk aquatic invasive species in Great Britain and Ireland.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Gallardo, B. & Aldridge, D. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Aquatic invasive species are a growing concern to environmental managers because of their diverse impacts on aquatic biodiversity and high eradication...

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