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Small-scale fisheries of Peru: a major sink for marine turtles in the Pacific.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Alfaro-Shigueto, J. & Mangel, J. C. & Bernedo, F. & Dutton, P. H. & Seminoff, J. A. & Godley, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over the last few decades, evidence of marine vertebrate bycatch has been collected for a range of industrial fisheries. It has recently been acknowle...

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Drivers of spatiotemporal variability in bycatch of a top marine predator: first evidence for the role of water turbidity in protected species bycatch.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Luck, C. & Cronin, M. & Gosch, M. & Healy, K. & Cosgrove, R. & Tully, O. & Rogan, E. & Jessopp, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Bycatch of protected species in static net fisheries is a global conservation concern and is currently considered the dominant anthropogenic threat...

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The identification of 100 ecological questions of high policy relevance in the UK.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Sutherland, W. J. & Armstrong-Brown, S. & Armsworth, P. R. & Brereton, T. & Brickland, J. & Campbell, C. D. & Chamberlain, D. E. & Cooke, A. I. & Dulvy, N. K. & Dusic, N. R. & Fitton, M. & Freckleton, R. P. & Godfray, H. C. J. & Grout, N. & Harvey, H. J. & Hedley, C. & Hopkins, J. J. & Kift, N. B. & Kirby, J. & Kunin, W. E. & Macdonald, D. W. & Marker, B. & Naura, M. & Neale, A. R. & Oliver, T. & Osborn, D. (et al)

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Evidence-based policy requires researchers to provide the answers to ecological questions that are of interest to policy makers. To find out what thos...

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Monetary impacts should be considered in biological invasion risk assessments.

Published online: 05 Mar 2024

Authors: Soto, I. & Haubrock, P. J. & Cuthbert, R. N. & Renault, D. & Probert, A. F. & Tarkan, A. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions pose a significant threat to biodiversity, planetary health and socio-economies worldwide. Prioritizing invasive species for mana...

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The role of nature's contributions to people in sustaining international trade of agricultural products.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Marques, A. & Bonn, A. & Castro, A. J. & Abhishek Chaudhary & Felipe-Lucia, M. R. & Kastner, T. & Koellner, T. & Lancker, K. & Hoffman, L. L. & Meyer, C. & Pfister, S. & Rabeschini, G. & Willemen, L. & Schulp, C. J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Nature's contributions to people (NCP) are essential for the production and trade of agricultural, forestry and fishery commodities. Often, there is a...

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Ocean health in the northeast United States from 2005 to 2017.

Published online: 25 Oct 2021

Authors: Montgomery, J. & Scarborough, C. & Shumchenia, E. & Verstaen, J. & Napoli, N. & Halpern, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

People in the Northeast United States have a long history of benefitting from the ocean in many ways, exemplified by the region's important cod and lo...

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Managing wildlife populations with uncertainty: cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Smith, G. C. & Parrott, D. & Robertson, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managing wildlife populations for conservation, control or harvesting involves uncertainty. Nevertheless, decisions need to be made based on the avail...

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Global plan of action for the conservation, sustainable use and development of forest genetic resources.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Published by: Food and Agriculture Organization

Content type: Miscellaneous

Forest genetic resources (FGR) are the heritable materials maintained within and among tree and other woody plant species that are of actual or potent...

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Rethinking the interface between ecology and society. The case of the cockle controversy in the Dutch Wadden Sea.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Swart, J. A. A. & Andel, J. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Applied ecology, like conservation research, may deal with societal issues if its scientifically based interventions have societal consequences. Human...

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Estimating population-specific predation effects on Chinook salmon via data integration.

Published online: 21 Apr 2022

Authors: Sorel, M. H. & Zabel, R. W. & Johnson, D. S. & Rub, A. M. W. & Converse, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent success in the conservation of many marine mammals has resulted in new management challenges due to increasing conflict with fisheries. Increas...

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