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Population dynamics in wild boar Sus scrofa: ecology, elasticity of growth rate and implications for the management of pulsed resource consumers.

Published online: 04 Jan 2006

Authors: Bieber, C. & Ruf, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In terrestrial ecosystems many species show large population fluctuations caused by pulsed resources, such as mast seeding. A prime example of a mamma...

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Bigger juveniles and smaller adults: changes in fish size correlate with warming seas.

Published online: 02 Aug 2021

Authors: Ikpewe, I. E. & Baudron, A. R. & Ponchon, A. & Fernandes, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing sea temperatures are predicted to decrease body size of marine ectotherms based on the temperature size rule. This will impact fisheries yi...

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Using individual-based models to develop invasive species risk assessments by predicting species habitat suitability.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Coulter, D. P. & Feiner, Z. S. & Coulter, A. A. & Diebel, M. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Preventing invasive species establishment is a global conservation priority, yet limited management resources oftentimes restrict sites to target for ...

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The impacts of management interventions on the sociality of African lions (Panthera leo): implications for lion conservation.

Published online: 15 Jun 2022

Authors: McEvoy, O. K. & Ferreira, S. M. & Parker, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

African lion (Panthera leo) populations normally consist of several neighbouring prides and multiple adult males or groups of males that interact comp...

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Population dynamics and the importance of habitat management for conservation of the butterfly Lopinga achine.

Published online: 10 Jul 2002

Authors: Bergman, K. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Like many butterflies, the woodland brown Lopinga achine has disappeared from many locations in western Europe due to habitat loss. The population dyn...

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The influence of management regime and altitude on the population structure of Succisa pratensis: implications for vegetation monitoring.

Published online: 17 Oct 2001

Authors: Bühler, C. & Schmid, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Environmental change and land use may alter the vegetation typical of wetland habitats. However, commonly used techniques for vegetation monitoring th...

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Differences in trappability of European badgers Meles meles in three populations in England.

Published online: 18 Mar 2000

Authors: Tuyttens, F. A. M. & Macdonald, D. W. & Delahay, R. & Rogers, L. M. & Mallinson, P. J. & Donnelly, C. A. & Newman, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many ecological studies on M. meles, as well as certain programmes to control bovine tuberculosis, would benefit from a greater understanding of the f...

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Relative influence of human harvest, carnivores, and weather on adult female elk survival across western North America.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Brodie, J. & Johnson, H. & Mitchell, M. & Zager, P. & Proffitt, K. & Hebblewhite, M. & Kauffman, M. & Johnson, B. & Bissonette, J. & Bishop, C. & Gude, J. & Herbert, J. & Hersey, K. & Hurley, M. & Lukacs, P. M. & McCorquodale, S. & McIntire, E. & Nowak, J. & Sawyer, H. & Smith, D. & White, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Well-informed management of harvested species requires understanding how changing ecological conditions affect demography and population dynamics, inf...

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Intraguild predation may facilitate coexistence of native and non-native fish.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Henkanaththegedara, S. M. & Stockwell, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although largely ignored, coexistence of native species with non-native species is the rule rather than the exception in the contemporary world. There...

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Natural tags identify nursery origin of a coastal elasmobranch Carcharhinus leucas.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Tinhan, T. C. & O'Leary, S. J. & Portnoy, D. S. & Rooker, J. R. & Gelpi, C. G. & Wells, R. J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Traditional methods for evaluating the importance of elasmobranch nursery habitats have focused on estimating densities or abundances of juveniles wit...

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