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Modelling detection probabilities to evaluate management and control tools for an invasive species.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Christy, M. T. & Adams, A. A. Y. & Rodda, G. H. & Savidge, J. A. & Tyrrell, C. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For most ecologists, detection probability (p) is a nuisance variable that must be modelled to estimate the state variable of interest (i.e. survival,...

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The role of propagule pressure in experimental bark beetle invasions.

Published online: 17 Sep 2023

Authors: Chase, K. D. & Kelly, D. & Liebhold, A. M. & Brockerhoff, E. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although many non-native species arrive in novel environments, only a fraction successfully establish. A crucial factor affecting the colonization pro...

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Multi-scale analysis of species introductions: combining landscape and demographic models to improve management decisions about non-native species.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Brown, K. A. & Spector, S. & Wu, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-native, invasive species can affect biological patterns and processes at multiple ecological scales. The multi-scalar effects of invasions can inf...

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Walking the line: investigating biophysical characteristics related to wildlife use of linear features.

Published online: 16 May 2023

Authors: Tattersall, E. & Pigeon, K. & MacNearney, D. & Finnegan, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Habitat restoration is a necessary component of wildlife conservation in anthropogenic landscapes. To ensure restoration initiatives achieve the de...

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Invasive grass fuel loads suppress native species by increasing fire intensity and soil heating.

Published online: 04 Nov 2021

Authors: Tomat-Kelly, G. & Dillon, W. W. & Flory, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-native invasive grasses are driving intense fires across the globe but the impacts of native versus invader-fuelled fires on community assemblages...

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Tropical agroforestry supports insect pollinators and improves bean yield.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Kingazi, N. & Temu, R. A. & Sirima, A. & Jonsson, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollination services contribute to crop productivity worldwide, but insect pollinators are declining in most agricultural landscapes, mainly due to ag...

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Evaluation of trap capture in a geographically closed population of brown treesnakes on Guam.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Tyrrell, C. L. & Christy, M. T. & Rodda, G. H. & Adams, A. A. Y. & Ellingson, A. R. & Savidge, J. A. & Dean-Bradley, K. & Bischof, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Open population mark-recapture analysis of unbounded populations accommodates some types of closure violations (e.g. emigration, immigration). In cont...

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Influence of land use on plant community composition and diversity in Highland Sourveld grassland in the southern Drakensberg, South Africa.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: O'Connor, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity conservation of grasslands in the face of transformation and global climate change will depend mainly on rangelands because of insufficie...

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Plant biodiversity declines with increasing coffee yield in Ethiopia's coffee agroforests.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Zewdie, B. & Tack, A. J. M. & Ayalew, B. & Melaku Wondafrash & Sileshi Nemomissa & Hylander, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical agroforestry systems provide farmers with resources for their livelihoods, but are also well-recognized as refuges for biodiversity. However,...

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Kairomone traps: a tool for monitoring the invasive spruce bark beetle Dendroctonus micans (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) and its specific predator, Rhizophagus grandis (Coleoptera: Monotomidae).

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Meurisse, N. & Couillien, D. & Grégoire, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Eurasian spruce bark beetle Dendroctonus micans is a major pest of spruce which is expanding its range in France, Turkey, England and Wales. Its m...

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