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Host resistance and the evolutionary response of plant viruses.

Published online: 12 Jul 2006

Authors: Bosch, F. van den & Akudibilah, G. & Seal, S. & Jeger, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant virus diseases severely constrain agricultural production world-wide, especially in less developed countries. The use of resistant cultivars may...

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External scientific report: alternative control strategies against ASF in wild boar populations.

Published online: 13 Apr 2016

Authors: Lange, M.

Content type: Miscellaneous

ASF is a devastating infectious disease of domestic pigs and wild boar, usually fatal. No vaccine exists to combat this virus. It does not affect huma...

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Season, decay stage, habitat, temperature and carrion beetles allow estimating the post-mortem interval of wild boar carcasses.

Published online: 22 Apr 2024

Authors: Müller, J. & Rietz, J. & Hoermann, C. von & Conraths, F. J. & Benbow, M. E. & Mitesser, O. & Schlüter, J. & Lackner, T. & Reckel, F. & Heurich, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The decay process of animal carcasses is a highly complex succession driven by abiotic and biotic variables and their interactions. As an underexplore...

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Predicting the spread of an invasive tree pest: the pine wood nematode in Southern Europe.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Fuente, B. de la & Saura, S. & Beck, P. S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive tree pests are increasingly threatening forest ecosystems. Understanding and controlling their spread presents a major challenge for managers...

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Variability in commercial demand for tree saplings affects the probability of introducing exotic forest diseases.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Chavez, V. A. & Gilligan, C. A. & Bosch, F. van den

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Several devastating forest pathogens are suspected or known to have entered the UK through imported planting material. The nursery industry is a key b...

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Population-scale treatment informs solutions for control of environmentally transmitted wildlife disease.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Martin, A. M. & Richards, S. A. & Fraser, T. A. & Polkinghorne, A. & Burridge, C. P. & Carver, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Long-term pathogen control or eradication in wildlife is rare and represents a major challenge in conservation. Control is particularly difficult for ...

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A multi-state occupancy modelling framework for robust estimation of disease prevalence in multi-tissue disease systems.

Published online: 29 Jan 2021

Authors: Chaudhary, V. & Wisely, S. M. & Hernández, F. A. & Hines, J. E. & Nichols, J. D. & Oli, M. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Given the public health, economic and conservation implications of zoonotic diseases, their effective surveillance is of paramount importance. The ...

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Environmental conditions associated with bat white-nose syndrome mortality in the north-eastern United States.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Flory, A. R. & Kumar, S. & Stohlgren, T. J. & Cryan, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is an emerging disease of hibernating North American bats that is caused by the cold-growing fungus Geomyces destructans. Si...

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The spatial-temporal relationship of blue-winged teal to domestic poultry: movement state modelling of a highly mobile avian influenza host.

Published online: 02 Nov 2021

Authors: Humphreys, J. M. & Douglas, D. C. & Ramey, A. M. & Mullinax, J. M. & Soos, C. & Link, P. & Walther, P. & Prosser, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Migratory waterfowl facilitate long-distance dispersal of zoonotic pathogens and are increasingly recognized as contributing to the geographic spread ...

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Predicting the fundamental thermal niche of crop pests and diseases in a changing world: a case study on citrus greening.

Published online: 29 Aug 2020

Authors: Taylor, R. A. & Ryan, S. J. & Lippi, C. A. & Hall, D. G. & Narouei-Khandan, H. A. & Rohr, J. R. & Johnson, L. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predicting where crop pests and diseases can occur, both now and in the future under different climate change scenarios, is a major challenge for crop...

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