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Distribution and abundance of the cocoa shield bug, Bathycoelia thalassina (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Ghana.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Owusu-Manu, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bathycoelia thalassina (H.-S.) occurs in all cacao-growing regions of Ghana, and in large numbers where Amazon varieties and hybrid selections are cul...

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The colonization of California rice paddies by chironomid midges.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Clement, S. L. & Grigarick, A. A. & Way, M. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Temporal changes in the population structure of chironomid species colonising rice-fields in California (where the larvae damage the germinating seeds...

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The conservation of juniper: the fauna of food-plant island sites in southern England.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Ward, L. K. & Lakhani, K. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In southern England, 25 sites of indigenous juniper (Juniperus communis) visited in 1968-69 were considered as islands, since they tended to consist o...

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Combining efficient methods to detect spread of woody invaders in urban-rural matrix landscapes: an exploration using two species of Oleaceae.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Aslan, C. E. & Rejmánek, M. & Klinger, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Early detection of biological invasions can reduce the costs of control and increase its efficacy. Although much research focuses on the appearance or...

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Alleviating human-wildlife conflicts: identifying the causes and mapping the risk of illegal poisoning of wild fauna.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Mateo-Tomás, P. & Olea, P. P. & Sánchez-Barbudo, I. S. & Mateo, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Illegal human behaviour such as those affecting natural resource use or resulting from human-wildlife conflicts threaten the sustainable management of...

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Managing fire mosaics for small mammal conservation: a landscape perspective.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Kelly, L. T. & Nimmo, D. G. & Spence-Bailey, L. M. & Taylor, R. S. & Watson, S. J. & Clarke, M. F. & Bennett, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire is a major driver of ecosystem structure and function worldwide. It is also widely used as a management tool to achieve conservation goals. A com...

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Predicting the speed of tick invasion: an empirical model of range expansion for the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis in Canada.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Leighton, P. A. & Koffi, J. K. & Pelcat, Y. & Lindsay, L. R. & Ogden, N. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over the past two decades, Ixodes scapularis, the primary tick vector of the Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi in North America has expanded ...

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Landscape simplification and altitude affect biodiversity, herbivory and Andean potato yield.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Poveda, K. & Martínez, E. & Kersch-Becker, M. F. & Bonilla, M. A. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The simplification of agricultural landscapes through the increase in cropped area has caused the loss of habitats for many species that fulfil import...

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Wolf survival and population trend using non-invasive capture-recapture techniques in the Western Alps.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Marucco, F. & Pletscher, D. H. & Boitani, L. & Schwartz, M. K. & Pilgrim, K. L. & Lebreton, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reliable estimates of population parameters are often necessary for conservation management but these are hard to obtain for elusive, rare and wide-ra...

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Predicting avian patch occupancy in a fragmented landscape: do we know more than we think?

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Shanahan, D. F. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A recent and controversial topic in landscape ecology is whether populations of species respond to habitat fragmentation in a general fashion. Empiric...

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