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Contemporary ecological threats from historical pollution sources: impacts of large-scale resuspension of contaminated sediments on sessile invertebrate recruitment.

Published online: 05 Aug 2009

Authors: Knott, N. A. & Aulbury, J. P. & Brown, T. H. & Johnston, E. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Historical contamination continues to pose a serious ecological threat to many ecosystems across the world. Marine sediments have long acted as sinks ...

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Natural tags identify nursery origin of a coastal elasmobranch Carcharhinus leucas.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Tinhan, T. C. & O'Leary, S. J. & Portnoy, D. S. & Rooker, J. R. & Gelpi, C. G. & Wells, R. J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Traditional methods for evaluating the importance of elasmobranch nursery habitats have focused on estimating densities or abundances of juveniles wit...

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Uncertainty in population estimates: a meta-analysis for petrels.

Published online: 02 Aug 2021

Authors: Bird, J. P. & Woodworth, B. K. & Fuller, R. A. & Shaw, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Population estimates are commonly generated and used in conservation science. All estimates carry inherent uncertainty, but little attention has be...

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Research on the assessment of risks & opportunities for species in England as a result of climate change.

Published online: 05 Apr 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Ausden, M. A. & Beale, C. M. & Oliver, T. H. & Crick, H. Q. P.

Content type: Miscellaneous

In this report we present an assessment of potential changes in the spatial distributions of over 3,000 plants and animals that occur in England resul...

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Integrated modelling of seabird-habitat associations from multi-platform data: a review.

Published online: 13 Jun 2022

Authors: Matthiopoulos, J. & Wakefield, E. & Jeglinski, J. W. E. & Furness, R. W. & Trinder, M. & Tyler, G. & Mccluskie, A. & Allen, S. & Braithwaite, J. & Evans, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Quantifying current and future overlap between human activities and wildlife is a core and growing aim of ecological study, spurring ever more spatial...

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Spatiotemporal determinants of seasonal gleaning.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Grantham, R. & Álvarez-Romero, J. G. & Mills, D. J. & Rojas, C. & Cumming, G. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

1. Many coastal communities depend on ecosystems for goods and services that contribute to human well-being. As long-standing interactions between peo...

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Coastal wetland adaptation to sea level rise: quantifying potential for landward migration and coastal squeeze.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Borchert, S. M. & Osland, M. J. & Enwright, N. M. & Griffith, K. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coastal wetland ecosystems are expected to migrate landwards in response to rising seas. However, due to differences in topography and coastal urbaniz...

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Nestboxes augment seabird breeding performance in a high-density colony: insight from 15 years of monitoring data.

Published online: 25 Oct 2022

Authors: Burke, B. & O'Connell, D. P. & Kinchin-Smith, D. & Sealy, S. & Newton, S. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. The provision of artificial nest structures is used in the conservation of a broad range of bird groups including raptors, owls, ducks, passerines ...

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A guide to modelling priorities for managing land-based impacts on coastal ecosystems.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Brown, C. J. & Jupiter, S. D. & Albert, S. & Anthony, K. R. N. & Hamilton, R. J. & Fredston-Hermann, A. & Halpern, B. S. & Lin HsienYung & Maina, J. & Mangubhai, S. & Mumby, P. J. & Possingham, H. P. & Saunders, M. I. & Tulloch, V. J. D. & Wenger, A. & Klein, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollution from land-based run-off threatens coastal ecosystems and the services they provide, detrimentally affecting the livelihoods of millions peop...

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An Intertidal Survey of the Biotopes of Rocky Scars in the Drigg Coast, European Marine Site.

Published online: 17 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Woombs, M.

Content type: Miscellaneous

The objectives of this report are to map the extent of the rocky skears in the Esk estuary, Mite Estuary, Irt Estuary and the Channel, and to provide ...

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