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Metacommunities, metaecosystems and the environmental fate of chemical contaminants.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Schiesari, L. & Leibold, M. A. & Burton, G. A., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although pollution is a major driver of ecosystem change, models predicting the environmental fate of contaminants suffer from critical uncertainties ...

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Fishing for mammals: landscape-level monitoring of terrestrial and semi-aquatic communities using eDNA from riverine systems.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Authors: Sales, N. G. & McKenzie, M. B. & Drake, J. & Harper, L. R. & Browett, S. S. & Coscia, I. & Wangensteen, O. S. & Baillie, C. & Bryce, E. & Dawson, D. A. & Ochu, E. & Hänfling, B. & Handley, L. L. & Mariani, S. & Lambin, X. & Sutherland, C. & McDevitt, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has revolutionized biomonitoring in both marine and freshwater ecosystems. However, for semi-aquatic and terres...

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Artificial lighting technologies to support aquatic plants in rivers which are shaded by bridges and culverts.

Published online: 28 May 2024

Authors: Fleming, S. D. & House, T. M. & Boyd, J. D. & Lister, J. D. & Lavelle, A. M. & German, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Aquatic plant communities are important components of river ecosystems, providing food sources and functional habitats through the provision of refuge...

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Diversifying environmental volunteers by engaging with online communities.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Winch, K. & Stafford, R. & Gillingham, P. & Thorsen, E. & Diaz, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Environmental volunteering can benefit participants and nature through improving physical and mental well-being while encouraging environmental stewar...

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Preventing a series of unfortunate events: using qualitative models to improve conservation.

Published online: 08 Sep 2022

Authors: Clark-Wolf, T. J. & Hahn, P. G. & Brelsford, E. & Francois, J. & Hayes, N. & Larkin, B. & Ramsey, P. & Pearson, D. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological organisms are increasingly being introduced and eradicated in an effort to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem function in the face of anth...

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Human-induced biotic invasions and changes in plankton interaction networks.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Kratina, P. & Mac Nally, R. & Kimmerer, W. J. & Thomson, J. R. & Winder, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pervasive and accelerating changes to ecosystems due to human activities remain major sources of uncertainty in predicting the structure and dynamics ...

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Confronting forest-dweller local ecological knowledge and environmental DNA measurements of biodiversity.

Published online: 08 Jun 2025

Authors: Coutant, O. & Davy, D. & Jahn-Oyac, A. & Quartarollo, G. & Valentini, A. & Dejean, T. & Brosse, S. & Murienne, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In the face of global changes and the biodiversity crisis, Local Ecological Knowledge of Indigenous communities is increasingly valued for aligning co...

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Quantifying restoration success and recovery in a metal-polluted stream: a 17-year assessment of physicochemical and biological responses.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Clements, W. H. & Vieira, N. K. M. & Church, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Evaluating the effectiveness of stream restoration is often challenging because of the lack of pre-treatment data, narrow focus on physicochemical mea...

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The sound of recovery: coral reef restoration success is detectable in the soundscape.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Lamont, T. A. C. & Williams, B. & Chapuis, L. & Prasetya, M. E. & Seraphim, M. J. & Harding, H. R. & May, E. B. & Janetski, N. & Jompa, J. & Smith, D. J. & Radford, A. N. & Simpson, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pantropical degradation of coral reefs is prompting considerable investment in their active restoration. However, current measures of restoration succ...

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Effects of climate-driven hydrological changes in the reproduction of Amazonian floodplain fishes.

Published online: 28 Apr 2022

Authors: Röpke, C. & Pires, T. H. S. & Zuchi, N. & Zuanon, J. & Amadio, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Abnormal hydroclimatic years in the Amazon have been increasingly frequent in the last two decades, creating more prolonged droughts and severe flo...

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