| Titre : | Journal of Applied Ecology : 0021-8901 45(4) - AUG 2008 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Article
Josh Dorrough, Auteur ;
Michael P. Scroggie, Auteur
1. A large proportion of the world's land surface is extensively managed for livestock production. In areas where livestock systems are becoming more intensive, a major challenge is to predict those plant species likely to decline, persist or in[...]
Article
Andrew P. Robinson, Auteur ;
Jeff D. Hamann, Auteur
1. Sequential sampling is attractive because it permits the user to choose, and efficiently achieve, desired confidence interval lengths. Sequential sampling has been broadly applied in the inventory of ecological resources. 2. Using case studie[...]
Article
1. Wetlands in urban regions are subjected to a wide variety of anthropogenic disturbances, many of which may promote invasions of exotic plant species. In order to devise management strategies, the influence of different aspects of the urban an[...]
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James R. Bell, Auteur ;
Michael Traugott, Auteur ;
Keith D. Sunderland, Auteur ;
David J. Skirvin, Auteur ;
Andrew Mead, Auteur ;
Lidija Kravar-Garde, Auteur ;
Kelly Reynolds, Auteur ;
John S. Fenlon, Auteur ;
William O. C. Symondson, Auteur
1. Polyphagous predators, such as spiders and beetles, perform a fundamental ecosystem service as regulators of agricultural pests, particularly aphids. They are most effective when they colonize the crop before the pest has reached its exponent[...]
Article
Mandisa P. Mgobozi, Auteur ;
Michael J. Somers, Auteur ;
Ansie S. Dippenaar-Schoeman, Auteur
1. Invasions by alien plants into unspoiled ecosystems are a cause for concern because the pristine systems are important stores of biodiversity. Indeed, the introduction of non-indigenous species into protected areas is a direct threat to conse[...]
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Tiffany L. Bogich, Auteur ;
Andrew M. Liebhold, Auteur ;
Katriona Shea, Auteur
1. Considerable effort is expended by national and local governments to exclude alien species via detection and eradication of invading populations, but these efforts are not necessarily designed in the most economically or biologically efficien[...]
Article
Laith Yakob, Auteur ;
Luke Alphey, Auteur ;
Michael B. Bonsall, Auteur
1. Over 2 billion people are currently at risk of infection with dengue fever. Use of the sterile insect technique (SIT) in controlling the vector, Aedes aegypti, has been recommended but remains a matter of some debate. 2. Density-dependent, ti[...]
Article
Kelly J. Jewell, Auteur ;
Peter Arcese, Auteur
1. Conversion of natural habitats to human use can affect the abundance and distribution of predators and parasites, create population sinks, and reduce the viability of valued prey and host species. We asked how the distribution of brown-headed[...]
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Satu Ramula, Auteur ;
Tiffany M. Knight, Auteur ;
Jean H. Burns, Auteur ;
Yvonne M. Buckley, Auteur
1. General guidelines for invasive plant management are currently lacking. Population declines may be achieved by focusing control on demographic processes (survival, growth, fecundity) with the greatest impact on population growth rate. However[...]
