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Insect seed predators and environmental change.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Lewis, O. T. & Gripenberg, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The seed-to-seedling transition may be a critical stage in determining the dynamics of plant populations. Insects which kill seeds either before or af...

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Avian pest control in vineyards is driven by interactions between bird functional diversity and landscape heterogeneity.

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Barbaro, L. & Rusch, A. & Muiruri, E. W. & Gravellier, B. & Thiery, D. & Castagneyrol, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insectivorous birds are increasingly recognized for the crucial pest control services they provide to agroecosystems. While both the foraging activity...

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The effect of sprays on the fauna of apple trees. II. Some aspects of the interaction between populations of Blepharidopterus angulatus (Fall.) (Heteroptera: Miridae) and its prey, Panonychus ulmi (Koch) (Acarina: Tetranychidae).

Published online: 04 Jul 1965

Authors: Muir, R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

These two parts of a series deal with studies in an apple orchard in south-eastern England in 1953-59 on the effect of routine sprays of winter wash (...

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The relative effects of raptor predation and shooting on overwinter mortality of grey partridges in the United Kingdom.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Watson, M. & Aebischer, N. J. & Potts, G. R. & Ewald, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Factual information is key to resolving conflicts between raptor conservation and gamebird management, especially when the conservation status of one ...

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Assessments of habitat preferences and quality depend on spatial scale and metrics of fitness.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Chalfoun, A. D. & Martin, T. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying the habitat features that influence habitat selection and enhance fitness is critical for effective management. Ecological theory predicts...

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Do predators aggregate in response to pest density in agroecosystems? Assessing within-field spatial patterns.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: Pearce, S. & Zalucki, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spatial heterogeneity of predator populations is an important component of ecological theories pertaining to predator-prey dynamics. Most studies ...

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Dancing with the devil: could native predators inside 'predator-free' havens be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species?

Published online: 21 Mar 2025

Authors: Harrison, N. D. & Phillips, B. L. & Mitchell, N. J. & Macmahon, B. & Rasmussen, D. & Lacey, P. & Fanson, K. & Wayne, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As invasive predators continue to drive global biodiversity loss, predator-free havens are rapidly being established to recover threatened fauna. An u...

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Patterns of oyster recruitment and habitat provision across tidal elevation gradients are dependent on predator mitigation methods.

Published online: 21 Mar 2025

Authors: Esquivel-Muelbert, J. & Lanham, B. S. & Didderen, K. & Heide, T. van der & Bishop, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For restoration projects conducted in environments with strong predation, effective predator mitigation can be key to the successful recruitment of ha...

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A study of feeding by polyphagous predators on cereal aphids using ELISA and gut dissection.

Published online: 30 Nov 1988

Authors: Sunderland, K. D. & Crook, N. E. & Stacey, D. L. & Fuller, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect aphid consumption by predators collected from 3 fields of winter wheat in the UK. A total...

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The contribution of semi-natural habitats to biological control is dependent on sentinel prey type.

Published online: 09 Dec 2020

Authors: McHugh, N. M. & Moreby, S. & Lof, M. E. & Werf, W. van der & Holland, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It is widely recognized that landscape factors affect the biological control of weed seeds and insect pests in arable crops, but landscape effects hav...

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