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Balancing sampling intensity against spatial coverage for a community science monitoring programme.

Published online: 23 Aug 2020

Authors: Weiser, E. L. & Diffendorfer, J. E. & Grundel, R. & López-Hoffman, L. & Pecoraro, S. & Semmens, D. & Thogmartin, W. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Community science is an increasingly integral part of biodiversity research and monitoring, often achieving broad spatial and temporal coverage but lo...

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Defining optimal sampling effort for large-scale monitoring of invasive alien plants: a Bayesian method for estimating abundance and distribution.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Hui Cang & Foxcroft, L. C. & Richardson, D. M. & MacFadyen, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Monitoring the abundance and spatial structure of invasive alien plant populations is important for designing and measuring the efficacy of long-term ...

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Effects of storage on the soluble phosphorus and potassium content of some Derbyshire soils.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Gupta, P. L. & Rorison, I. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Samples from three soils were analysed weekly during six weeks of storage at 5 deg C; at 20 deg C and at field capacity; at 20 deg C after air-drying,...

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Pilot study to validate an environmental DNA sampler for monitoring inshore fish communities.

Published online: 24 Mar 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Mynott, S.

Content type: Miscellaneous

The utility of environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques for monitoring species diversity are gaining acceptance amongst industry and government decision-ma...

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The adequacy of collecting techniques for estimating species richness of grassland invertebrates.

Published online: 05 Feb 2001

Authors: Standen, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is still considerable debate about the most effective methods of sampling invertebrates in monitoring and assessment programmes. The above-groun...

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Sampling termite assemblages in tropical forests: testing a rapid biodiversity assessment protocol.

Published online: 20 Apr 2000

Authors: Jones, D. T. & Eggleton, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Termites play a key role in decomposition processes in tropical ecosystems. Rapid assessment of local termite assemblages requires a standardized samp...

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Island characteristics and samplingmethodologies influence the use of stable isotopes as an ecosystem function assessment tool.

Published online: 06 Oct 2021

Authors: Pascoe, P. & Shaw, J. & Trebilco, R. & Kong, S. & Jones, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Monitoring seabird-derived nutrients on islands following invasive mammal eradications may provide a useful, cost- and time-efficient indication of th...

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Sweep netting samples, but not sticky trap samples, indicate beneficial arthropod abundance is negatively associated with landscape wide insecticide use.

Published online: 28 Apr 2022

Authors: Bakker, L. & Werf, W. van der & Bianchi, F. J. J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insecticide use and landscape context are major drivers for the abundance of beneficial arthropods, such as predators, parasitoids and pollinators. Ho...

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Participatory research tomonitor lakewater pollution.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Aronoff, R. & Dussuet, A. & Erismann, R. & Erismann, S. & Patiny, L. & Vivar-Rios, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Aparticipatory research team, concerned about water quality around LakeGeneva, particularly in the Montreux Bay region where some were lifeguards, ran...

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Using spatial distance sampling models to optimize survey effort and address violations of the design assumption.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Schmidt, J. H. & Deacy, W. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Conventional distance sampling approaches rely on the design assumption (i.e. uniform distribution of individuals in relation to transects) to ensu...

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