| Feb 1 | Ensuring applied ecology has impact | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Building the evidence base for ecological impact assessment and mitigation | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Weed risk assessment: a way forward or a waste of time? | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Predicting species vulnerability with minimal data to support rapid risk assessment of fishing impacts on biodiversity | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Estimating the effects of Cry1F Bt-maize pollen on non-target Lepidoptera using a mathematical model of exposure | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Weak relationship between risk assessment studies and recorded mortality in wind farms | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | A critical assessment of collaborative adaptive management in practice | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Simple rules to contain an invasive species with a complex life cycle and high dispersal capacity | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Full compliance with harvest regulations yields ecological benefits: Northern Gulf of California case study | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Behavioural adjustments of a large carnivore to access secondary prey in a human-dominated landscape | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | The effect of a major road on bat activity and diversity | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Validation of reflex indicators for measuring vitality and predicting the delayed mortality of wild coho salmon bycatch released from fishing gears | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Influence of spatial and temporal dynamics of agricultural practices on the lesser kestrel | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Effects of wind farms and food scarcity on a large scavenging bird species following an epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Abundance and diversity of wild bees along gradients of heavy metal pollution | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Spatial and temporal variation in pollinator effectiveness: do unmanaged insects provide consistent pollination services to mass flowering crops? | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Tree diversity enhances tree transpiration in a Panamanian forest plantation | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Factors affecting white spruce and aspen survival after partial harvest | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Simulated N deposition negatively impacts sugar maple regeneration in a northern hardwood ecosystem | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Limitations to sustainable frankincense production: blocked regeneration, high adult mortality and declining populations | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Local and landscape influences on plant communities in playa wetlands | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Catchment-scale peatland restoration benefits stream ecosystem biodiversity | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Edge effects of wildfire and riparian buffers along boreal forest streams | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Macrophytes respond to reach-scale river restorations | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Improving the effectiveness of riparian management for aquatic invertebrates in a degraded agricultural landscape: stream size and land-use legacies | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Improved fish and crustacean passage in tidal creeks following floodgate remediation | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Seasonal priority effects: implications for invasion and restoration in a semi-arid system | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Restoration of the fire–grazing interaction in Artemisia filifolia shrubland | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Nine years of vegetation development in a postmining site: effects of spontaneous and assisted site recovery | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Effects of species richness on cadmium removal efficiencies of algal microcosms | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Novel coupling of individual-based epidemiological and demographic models predicts realistic dynamics of tuberculosis in alien buffalo | Journal of Applied Ecology
We combined an individual-based demographic (Vortex) and epidemiological (Outbreak) model using a novel command-centre module (MetaModel Manager) to predict the progression of bovine tuberculosis in introduced swamp buffalo Bubalus bubalis in northern Australia and validated the model with data from a large-scale disease-monitoring and culling programme. We also assessed the capacity to detect disease based on incrementing sentinel (randomly sampled individuals) culling rates.3. We showed that even high monitoring effort (1000 culled sentinels) has a low (<10%) probability of detecting the disease, and current sampling is inadequate.4. Testing proportional and stepped culling rates revealed that up to 50% of animals must be killed each year to reduce disease prevalence to near-eradication levels.5. Sensitivity analysis indicated that prevalence depended mainly on population demography (e.g. female age at primiparity) and the additional mortality induced by disease, with only minor contributions from epidemiological characteristics such as probability of transmission and encounter rate. This is a useful finding because the disease parameters are the least well known.6.
Synthesis and applications. Our models suggest that details of population demography should be incorporated into epidemiological models to avoid extensive bias in predictions of disease spread and effectiveness of control. Importantly, we demonstrate that low detection probabilities challenge the effectiveness of existing disease-monitoring protocols in northern Australia. The command-centre module we describe linking demographic and epidemiological models provides managers with the tools necessary to make informed decisions regarding disease management. |
| Feb 1 | Modelling large-scale relationships between changes in woodland deer and bird populations | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Individual-based modelling of moth dispersal to improve biosecurity incursion response | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Modelling mortality causes in longitudinal data in the presence of tag loss: application to raptor poisoning and electrocution | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Feb 1 | Bolder Thinking for Conservation | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Serious New Threat to Brazilian Forests | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Land Trust Evaluation of Progress toward Conservation GoalsEvaluación de Fideicomiso de Tierras del Progreso hacia Metas de Conservación | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Soft Systems Thinking and Social Learning for Adaptive ManagementPensamiento Sistémico Blando y Aprendizaje Social para Manejo Adaptativo | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | A New Context-Based Approach to Assess Marine Mammal Behavioral Responses to Anthropogenic SoundsUn Método Nuevo, Basado en el Contexto, para Evaluar Respuestas de Mamíferos Marinos a Sonidos Antropogénicos | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Eliciting Expert Knowledge in Conservation ScienceObtención de Conocimiento de Expertos en Ciencia de la Conservación | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Inadvertent AdvocacyDefensa Involuntaria | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Specimen-Based Modeling, Stopping Rules, and the Extinction of the Ivory-Billed WoodpeckerModelado Basado en Especímenes, Reglas de Decisión y la Extinción de Campephilus principalis | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Inferring Extinction of Mammals from Sighting Records, Threats, and Biological TraitsInfiriendo la Extinción de Mamíferos a Partir de Registros Visuales, Amenazas y Atributos Biológicos | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Predicting Species Distributions from Samples Collected along RoadsidesPredicción de la Distribución de Especies a Partir de Muestras Recolectadas a lo Largo de Carreteras | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Use of Linkage Mapping and Centrality Analysis Across Habitat Gradients to Conserve Connectivity of Gray Wolf Populations in Western North AmericaUtilización del Mapeo de Vínculos y el Análisis de Centralidad en un Gradiente de Hábitats para Conservar la Conectividad de Poblaciones de Lobo Gris en el Occidente de Norte América | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Assessing the Effectiveness of Marine Reserves on Unsustainably Harvested Long-Lived Sessile InvertebratesEvaluación de la Efectividad de las Reservas Marinas sobre Invertebrados Sésiles Longevos Recolectados de Manera No Sostenible | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | An Integrated Approach for Predicting Fates of Reintroductions with Demographic Data from Multiple PopulationsUn Método Integral para la Predicción del Destino de Reintroducciones con Datos Demográficos de Múltiples Poblaciones | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Effectiveness of Multiple Release Sites in Reintroduction of Persian Fallow DeerEfectividad de Múltiples Sitios de Liberación en la Reintroducción del Gamo Persa | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Fitness Costs of Neighborhood Disruption in Translocations of a Solitary MammalCostos sobre la Adaptabilidad de la Disrupción Vecinal en Translocaciones de un Mamífero Solitario | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Reduced Effect of Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease at the Disease FrontReducción del Efecto de la Enfermedad de Tumores Faciales del Demonio de Tasmania en el Frente de la Enfermedad | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Varying Responses of Northeastern North American Amphibians to the Chytrid Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidisRespuestas Diversas de Anfibios del Noreste de Norteamérica al Quitridio Patógeno Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Effects of Introducing Threatened Falcons into Vineyards on Abundance of Passeriformes and Bird Damage to GrapesEfectos de la Introducción de Halcones Amenazados en Viñedos Sobre la Abundancia de Passeriformes y el Daño de Aves a Uvas | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Decoupling Fragmentation from Habitat Loss for Spiders in Patchy Agricultural LandscapesSeparando la Fragmentación de la Pérdida de Hábitat para Arañas en Paisajes Agrícolas Heterogéneos | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Park Gazettement and Integrated Conservation and Development as Factors in Community Conflict at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, UgandaDecreto de Parques y Conservación y Desarrollo Integrados como Factores de Conflictos entre Comunidades en el Bosque Impenetrable Bwindi, Uganda | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Content Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of the Florida PantherAnálisis del Contenido de la Cobertura Periodística de la Pantera de Florida | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Uncertain Sightings and the Extinction of the Ivory-Billed WoodpeckerAvistamientos Inciertos y la Extinción del Carpintero Pico de Marfil | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Conservation in the Anthropocene | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Balancing Global Agricultural Markets with Local Stewardship | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | The Enemy of the Good | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | A Single Avian Conservation Theme, Three Distinct Flight Paths | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Noted with Interest | Conservation Biology |
| Feb 1 | Cover Caption | Conservation Biology |
| Jan 24 | The urgent need for human well-being elements in biodiversity research | Biodiversity & Conservation |
| Jan 24 | Successional trends in Floristic Quality | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Jan 24 | Driftnet fishery threats sea turtles in the Atlantic Ocean | Biodiversity & Conservation |
| Jan 24 | Species richness, taxonomy and peculiarities of the neotropical rust fungi: are they more diverse in the Neotropics? | Biodiversity & Conservation |
| Jan 24 | Framework for assessing the impact of human activities on the environment: the impact of forest harvesting and petroleum drilling on habitat of moose (Alces alces) and marten (Martens americana) | Biodiversity & Conservation |
| Jan 24 | Late-successional biological soil crusts in a biodiversity hotspot: an example of congruency in species richness | Biodiversity & Conservation |
| Jan 24 | Less government intervention in biodiversity management: risks and opportunities | Biodiversity & Conservation |
| Jan 24 | Sampling strategies for estimating brook trout effective population size | Conservation Genetics |
| Jan 24 | Population structure of an endangered frog (Babina subaspera) endemic to the Amami Islands: possible impacts of invasive predators on gene flow | Conservation Genetics |
| Jan 24 | Invasive woody plants affect the composition of native lizard and small mammal communities in riparian woodlands | Animal Conservation |
| Jan 23 | Local and landscape management of an expanding range margin under climate change | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Jan 23 | How can ecologists help practitioners minimize non-target effects in weed biocontrol? | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Jan 23 | Influence of Habitat Quality, Population Size, Patch Size, and Connectivity on Patch-Occupancy Dynamics of the Middle Spotted WoodpeckerInfluencia de la Calidad del Hábitat, el Tamaño Poblacional, Tamaño del Parche y la Conectividad sobre la Dinámica de Ocupación de Parches de Dendrocopos medius | Conservation Biology |
| Jan 23 | Effect of Stage-Specific Vital Rates on Population Growth Rates and Effective Population Sizes in an Endangered Iteroparous PlantEfecto de las Tasas Vitales Específicas de Estadios sobre las Tasas de Crecimiento Poblacional y los Tamaños Poblacionales Efectivos en una Planta Iterópara En Peligro | Conservation Biology |
| Jan 23 | Effects of Connectivity and Spatial Resolution of Analyses on Conservation Prioritization across Large ExtentsEfectos de la Conectividad y la Resolución Espacial de Análisis sobre Priorización de la Conservación en Grandes Extensiones | Conservation Biology |
| Jan 23 | Use of DNA Barcoding to Reveal Species Composition of Convenience SeafoodEl Uso de Código de Barras de ADN para Identificar la Composición de Especies de Mariscos de Preparación Rápida | Conservation Biology |
| Jan 23 | Simulating devil facial tumour disease outbreaks across empirically derived contact networks | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Jan 20 | Diversity and conservation of wood-inhabiting polypores and other aphyllophoraceous fungi in Malaysia | Biodiversity & Conservation |
| Jan 20 | Wildlife trade products available to U.S. military personnel serving abroad | Biodiversity & Conservation |
| Jan 20 | The study of microclimate in response to different plant community association in tropical moist deciduous forest from northern India | Biodiversity & Conservation |
| Jan 20 | Rates of description of Phytoseiidae mite species (Acari: Mesostigmata): space, time and body size variations | Biodiversity & Conservation |
| Jan 20 | Soil carbon sequestration: an innovative strategy for reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration | Biodiversity & Conservation |
| Jan 19 | Challenges to Interdisciplinary Research in Ecosystem-Based ManagementRetos para la Investigación Interdisciplinaria en el Manejo Basado en Ecosistemas | Conservation Biology |
| Jan 19 | Metacommunity Dynamics Over 16 Years in a Pyrogenic ShrublandDinámica de la Metacomunidad Durante 16 Años en un Matorral Pirogénico | Conservation Biology |
| Jan 19 | Estimating population size and density of a low-density population of black bears in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado | European Journal of Wildlife Research |
| Jan 18 | Edge effects and their influence on habitat suitability calculations: a continuous approach applied to birds of the Atlantic forest | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Jan 18 | Can re-establishment of cattle grazing restore bryophyte diversity in abandoned mesic semi-natural grasslands? | Biodiversity & Conservation |
| Jan 18 | Temporal dynamics of aquatic communities and implications for pond conservation | Biodiversity & Conservation |
| Jan 18 | Hybridization between two gartersnake species (Thamnophis) of conservation concern: a threat or an important natural interaction? | Conservation Genetics |
| Jan 17 | Combining efficient methods to detect spread of woody invaders in urban–rural matrix landscapes: an exploration using two species of Oleaceae | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Jan 17 | Conservation genetics of the Critically Endangered Saint Croix ground lizard (Ameiva polops Cope 1863) | Conservation Genetics |
| Jan 17 | Connectivity and population subdivision at the fringe of a large brown bear (Ursus arctos) population in North Western Europe | Conservation Genetics |
| Jan 16 | Taxonomic relatedness does not matter for species surrogacy in the assessment of community responses to environmental drivers | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Jan 16 | Birds as biodiversity surrogates: will supplementing birds with other taxa improve effectiveness? | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Jan 11 | The Roles of Climate, Phylogenetic Relatedness, Introduction Effort, and Reproductive Traits in the Establishment of Non-Native Reptiles and AmphibiansEl Papel del Clima, la Relación Filogenética, el Esfuerzo de Introducción y las Características Reproductivas en el Establecimiento de Reptiles y Anfibios No Nativos | Conservation Biology |
| Jan 11 | A framework for predicting species extinction by linking population dynamics with habitat loss | Conservation Letters |
| Jan 11 | Examining protected area effectiveness in Sumatra: importance of regulations governing unprotected lands | Conservation Letters |
| Jan 10 | Genetic variation among endangered Irish red grouse (Lagopus lagopus hibernicus) populations: implications for conservation and management | Conservation Genetics |