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Simple individual-based models effectively represent Afrotropical forest bird movement in complex landscapes.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Aben, J. & Strubbe, D. & Adriaensen, F. & Palmer, S. C. F. & Travis, J. M. J. & Lens, L. & Matthysen, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reliable estimates of dispersal rates between habitat patches (i.e. functional connectivity) are critical for predicting long-term effects of habitat ...

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A landscape-scale test of the predictive ability of a spatially explicit model for population viability analysis.

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Lindenmayer, D. B. & Ball, I. & Possingham, H. P. & McCarthy, M. A. & Pope, M. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although population viability analysis (PVA) is widely employed, forecasts from PVA models are rarely tested. This study in a fragmented forest in sou...

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A scenario for impacts of water availability loss due to climate change on riverine fish extinction rates.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Tedesco, P. A. & Oberdorff, T. & Cornu, J. F. & Beauchard, O. & Brosse, S. & Dürr, H. H. & Grenouillet, G. & Leprieur, F. & Tisseuil, C. & Zaiss, R. & Hugueny, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Current models estimating impact of habitat loss on biodiversity in the face of global climate change usually project only percentages of species 'com...

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Contribution of small isolated habitats in creating refuges from biological invasions along a geomorphological gradient of floodplain waterbodies.

Published online: 28 Jul 2020

Authors: Ishiyama, N. & Miura, K. & Yamanaka, S. & Negishi, J. N. & Nakamura, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat fragmentation, which involves habitat size reduction and isolation, is a major cause of biodiversity decline. However, interest in small isola...

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Habitat use and movement patterns for a fluvial species, the Arctic grayling, in a watershed impacted by a large reservoir: evidence from otolith microchemistry.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Clarke, A. D. & Telmer, K. H. & Shrimpton, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fluvial environments are lost following construction of dams and flooding of river valleys. Rivers flowing into newly created reservoirs are still con...

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Wild lions in small, fenced reserves in South Africa conform to a meta-population.

Published online: 19 Aug 2024

Authors: Selier, J. & Miller, S. M. & Coverdale, B. & Ferreira, S. & Kruger, J. & Parker, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Lions (Panthera leo) are declining across their range, mainly due to human-induced habitat fragmentation and prey depletion. However, the South Africa...

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Resolving a heated debate: the utility of prescribed burning as a management tool for biodiversity on lowland heath.

Published online: 15 Jan 2024

Authors: Smith, B. M. & Carpenter, D. & Holland, J. & Andruszko, F. & Gathorne-Hardy, A. & Eggleton, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lowland heath is a priority habitat for conservation, nowadays largely managed for biodiversity. Historically, prescribed burning has been the princip...

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Remnant forest in Costa Rican working landscapes fosters bird communities that are indistinguishable from protected areas.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Karp, D. S. & Echeverri, A. & Zook, J. & Juárez, P. & Ke, A. & Krishnan, J. & Chan, K. M. A. & Frishkoff, L. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The outcome of the ongoing biodiversity crisis depends on the capacity of the Earth's wildlife to persist in working landscapes. Yet, the species that...

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Large woody debris "rewilding" rapidly restores biodiversity in riverine food webs.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Thompson, M. S. A. & Brooks, S. J. & Sayer, C. D. & Woodward, G. & Axmacher, J. C. & Perkins, D. M. & Gray, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Extensive habitat destruction and pollution have caused dramatic declines in aquatic biodiversity at local to global scales. In rivers, the reintroduc...

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Assessing habitat quality for conservation using an integrated occurrence-mortality model.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Falcucci, A. & Ciucci, P. & Maiorano, L. & Gentile, L. & Boitani, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat suitability models are usually produced using species presence or habitat selection, without taking into account the demographic performance o...

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