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Ecological Solutions and Evidence
Editors: Marc Cadotte, Holly Jones, Carolyn Kurle
Journal Overview: Ecological Solutions and Evidence is an open access journal publishing articles with direct relevance for the management of biological resources and ecological systems.
ISSN: 2688-8319
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Ecological Solutions and Evidence is a new peer-reviewed journal which publishes articles with direct relevance for the management of biological resources and ecological systems. The journal is at the centre of Applied Ecology Resources, a new repository from the British Ecological Society to preserve, share and discover knowledge on the management of environmental resources.
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Herbicide effects on the establishment of a native bunchgrass in annual grass invaded areas: Indaziflam versus imazapic
- 12 March 2021
Abstract
The new herbicide indaziflam has shown stronger downy brome control than imazapic, but it's effects on seeded species are less understood. Here we compare indaziflam against a common herbicide, imazapic, to find that indazaflam is more lethal to native seeds when used in conjunction with restoration seeding efforts.
Open accessUsing macroecological species distribution models to estimate changes in the suitability of sites for threatened species reintroduction
- 12 March 2021
Abstract
Climate change may jeopardise reintroduction efforts by altering the conditions of a recipient site beyond the tolerances of the reintroduced population. We use macroecological species distribution models to predict the current and future suitability of a series of raised bog restoration sites for 13 species earmarked for reintroduction. Model outputs facilitated the prioritisation of reintroduction efforts towards seven species with a greater likelihood of establishing long‐term populations.
Open accessRepatriating leopards into novel landscapes of a South African province
- 28 February 2021
Abstract
Leopard translocations are traditionally known as an attempt to mitigate human‐wildlife conflict, but confiscated or rehabilitated leopards are sometimes also involved in such. Typically problem leopards are less successful when it comes to home‐range establishment, while simulated dispersals of orphans and the release of confiscated adults into unsaturated landscapes tends to be more successful. Given territoriality in the species, leopard translocation should be a last resort option, after consideration of the species’ biology and ecology of the receiving environment is also considered.
Open accessReverse diel vertical movements of oceanic manta rays off the northern coast of Peru and implications for conservation
- Samantha Andrzejaczek
- Robert J. Schallert
- Kerstin Forsberg
- Natalie S. Arnoldi
- Mariano Cabanillas‐Torpoco
- Wilmer Purizaca
- Barbara A. Block
- 25 February 2021
Abstract
Manta photo supplied by Stephanie Venables
Recovered satellite tags revealed fine‐scale reverse diel vertical movements of oceanic manta rays in the coastal and highly stratified waters of northern Peru. Movements appeared to be driven by a strategy of foraging and thermal recovery. High surface use may put mantas at high risk from several anthropogenic impacts such as entanglement with fishing gear and vessel strikes.
Open accessUsing UAV‐mounted thermal cameras to detect the presence of nesting nightjar in upland clear‐fell: A case study in South Wales, UK
- 23 February 2021
Abstract
Key considerations when detecting cryptic ground‐nesting birds using UAV‐mounted thermal cameras. This study uses nest detection trials and a field deployment trial focused on European Nightjar in Wales. Known nests were identifiable at flight heights up to 25 m, but flight heights of 12–20 m were optimal for the numbers of pixels per nest. Whilst UAV survey reduced survey duration by approximately 50% for the same area coverage.
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RESEARCH ARTICLEOpen access
Spatial patterns and rarity of the white‐phased ‘Spirit bear’ allele reveal gaps in habitat protection
- Christina N. Service
- Mathieu Bourbonnais
- Megan S. Adams
- Lauren Henson
- Douglas Neasloss
- Chris Picard
- Paul C. Paquet
- Chris T. Darimont
- Ecological Solutions and Evidence
- 5 July 2020
Abstract
We estimated and mapped the distribution and frequency of the ‘Spirit bear’ G allele, finding that landscape‐level allele frequency was lower than previously reported, and that ∼50% of allele hotspots (>90th percentile) occurred outside of Protected Area Conservancies.
RESEARCH ARTICLEOpen accessRoadside diversity in relation to age and surrounding source habitat: evidence for long time lags in valuable green infrastructure
- Ecological Solutions and Evidence
- 27 April 2020
Abstract
Both historical and more recently‐created road verges can host a range of plant species, including remarkable fractions of all the grassland specialists present in the surrounding landscape. Note that the pictured road verges were not part of the study.
FROM PRACTICEOpen accessNavigating spaces between conservation research and practice: Are we making progress?
- Rebecca M. Jarvis
- Stephanie B. Borrelle
- Natalie J. Forsdick
- Katharina‐Victoria Pérez‐Hämmerle
- Natalie S. Dubois
- Sean R. Griffin
- Angela Recalde‐Salas
- Falko Buschke
- David Christian Rose
- Carla L. Archibald
- John A. Gallo
- Louise Mair
- Andrew N. Kadykalo
- Danielle Shanahan
- Bianca K Prohaska
- Ecological Solutions and Evidence
- 8 November 2020
Abstract
In 2014, we ran a workshop exploring mismatches between conservation research and practice. The workshop identified five mismatches between knowing and doing: spatial, temporal, priority, communication, and institutional. In 2019, we led a follow‐up workshop to reflect on how much progress we had made in overcoming them. Here we reflect on how much has changed in the five intervening years and offer ten recommendations for strengthening the alignment of research and practice.
REVIEWOpen accessTraining future generations to deliver evidence‐based conservation and ecosystem management
- Harriet Downey
- Tatsuya Amano
- Marc Cadotte
- Carly N. Cook
- Steven J. Cooke
- Neal R. Haddaway
- Julia P. G. Jones
- Nick Littlewood
- Jessica C. Walsh
- Mark I. Abrahams
- Gilbert Adum
- Munemitsu Akasaka
- Jose A. Alves
- Rachael E. Antwis
- Eduardo C. Arellano
- Jan Axmacher
- Holly Barclay
- Lesley Batty
- Ana Benítez‐López
- Joseph R. Bennett
- Maureen J. Berg
- Sandro Bertolino
- Duan Biggs
- Friederike C. Bolam
- Tim Bray
- Barry W. Brook
- Joseph W. Bull
- Zuzana Burivalova
- Mar Cabeza
- Alienor L. M. Chauvenet
- Alec P. Christie
- Lorna Cole
- Alison J. Cotton
- Sam Cotton
- Sara A. O. Cousins
- Dylan Craven
- Will Cresswell
- Jeremy J. Cusack
- Sarah E. Dalrymple
- Zoe G. Davies
- Anita Diaz
- Jennifer A. Dodd
- Adam Felton
- Erica Fleishman
- Charlie J. Gardner
- Ruth Garside
- Arash Ghoddousi
- James J. Gilroy
- David A. Gill
- Jennifer A. Gill
- Louise Glew
- Matthew J. Grainger
- Amelia A. Grass
- Stephanie Greshon
- Jamie Gundry
- Tom Hart
- Charlotte R. Hopkins
- Caroline Howe
- Arlyne Johnson
- Kelly W. Jones
- Neil R. Jordan
- Taku Kadoya
- Daphne Kerhoas
- Julia Koricheva
- Tien Ming Lee
- Szabolcs Lengyel
- Stuart W. Livingstone
- Ashley Lyons
- Gráinne McCabe
- Jonathan Millett
- Chloë Montes Strevens
- Adam Moolna
- Hannah L. Mossman
- Nibedita Mukherjee
- Andrés Muñoz‐Sáez
- Nuno Negrões
- Olivia Norfolk
- Takeshi Osawa
- Sarah Papworth
- Kirsty J. Park
- Jérôme Pellet
- Andrea D. Phillott
- Joshua M. Plotnik
- Dolly Priatna
- Alejandra G. Ramos
- Nicola Randall
- Rob M. Richards
- Euan G. Ritchie
- David L. Roberts
- Ricardo Rocha
- Jon Paul Rodríguez
- Roy Sanderson
- Takehiro Sasaki
- Sini Savilaakso
- Carl Sayer
- Cagan Sekercioglu
- Masayuki Senzaki
- Grania Smith
- Robert J. Smith
- Masashi Soga
- Carl D. Soulsbury
- Mark D. Steer
- Gavin Stewart
- E. F. Strange
- Andrew J. Suggitt
- Ralph R. J. Thompson
- Stewart Thompson
- Ian Thornhill
- R. J. Trevelyan
- Hope O. Usieta
- Oscar Venter
- Amanda D. Webber
- Rachel L. White
- Mark J. Whittingham
- Andrew Wilby
- Richard W. Yarnell
- Veronica Zamora
- William J. Sutherland
- Ecological Solutions and Evidence
- 25 January 2021
Abstract
To be effective, the next generation of conservation practitioners and managers need to be critical thinkers and understand how to make evidence‐based decisions. As educators, we should make these a core part of what we teach to prepare our students to make an effective contribution to conservation practice. To help, we have created open access online teaching materials in multiple languages that are stored in Applied Ecology Resources.
FROM PRACTICEOpen accessEnabling conditions for the implementation and conservation outcomes of a private nature reserve
- Ecological Solutions and Evidence
- 28 July 2020
Abstract
We provide insights into the motivations of one landowner to acquire land and devote it to biodiversity conservation, and on the conditions that contributed to the success of this privately‐funded project. After two decades, the Los Barranquillos Wildlife Refuge has restored habitat, enhanced animal populations, fostered education, contributed to large conservation projects, and inspired naturalists, school children, university students, and administration officers. Photo: inspection of artificial refuges for rabbits – a keystone species.
RESEARCH ARTICLEOpen accessAlien species in Norway: Results from quantitative ecological impact assessments
- Hanno Sandvik
- Olga Hilmo
- Snorre Henriksen
- Reidar Elven
- Per Arvid Åsen
- Hanne Hegre
- Oddvar Pedersen
- Per Anker Pedersen
- Heidi Solstad
- Vigdis Vandvik
- Kristine B. Westergaard
- Frode Ødegaard
- Sandra Åström
- Hallvard Elven
- Anders Endrestøl
- Øivind Gammelmo
- Bjørn Arild Hatteland
- Halvor Solheim
- Björn Nordén
- Leif Sundheim
- Venche Talgø
- Tone Falkenhaug
- Bjørn Gulliksen
- Anders Jelmert
- Eivind Oug
- Jan Sundet
- Elisabet Forsgren
- Anders Finstad
- Trygve Hesthagen
- Kjell Nedreaas
- Rupert Wienerroither
- Vivian Husa
- Stein Fredriksen
- Kjersti Sjøtun
- Henning Steen
- Haakon Hansen
- Inger S. Hamnes
- Egil Karlsbakk
- Christer Magnusson
- Bjørnar Ytrehus
- Hans Christian Pedersen
- Jon E. Swenson
- Per Ole Syvertsen
- Bård Gunnar Stokke
- Jan Ove Gjershaug
- Dag Dolmen
- Gaute Kjærstad
- Stein Ivar Johnsen
- Thomas C. Jensen
- Kristian Hassel
- Lisbeth Gederaas
- Ecological Solutions and Evidence
- 20 May 2020
Abstract
All alien species known to reproduce in Norway have been assessed for their ecological impact. The figure shows 16 of the 1183 species assessed, sorted according to their invasion potential and ecological effect.
RESEARCH ARTICLEOpen accessDetecting early warnings of pressure on an African lion (Panthera leo) population in the Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area, Uganda
- Ecological Solutions and Evidence
- 16 June 2020
Abstract
A population of rare tree‐climbing African lions was surveyed in southwestern Uganda's Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area using spatially explicit capture recapture. We show that lion home ranges have dramatically expanded in just ten years, lion densities are low and the population shows signs of a skewed sex ratio. This paper shows not only the utility of SECR in estimating lion densities, it is the first application of SECR to use movement and sex ratio parameters to infer population status.
FROM PRACTICE AND EDITOR'S CHOICEOpen accessConservation and people: Towards an ethical code of conduct for the use of camera traps in wildlife research
- Koustubh Sharma
- Matthias Fiechter
- Todd George
- Juliette Young
- Justine Shanti Alexander
- Ajay Bijoor
- Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi
- Charudutt Mishra
- Ecological Solutions and Evidence
- 24 November 2020
Abstract
Camera trapping is a widely employed tool in wildlife research, but it often records human images, inadvertently capturing behaviors ranging from innocuous actions to potentially serious crimes. On the one hand, it is important to respect the privacy of individuals caught on cameras, while on the other, there is a larger public duty to report illegal activity, thus creating ethical dilemmas for researchers. We outline a general code of conduct to help improve the practice of camera‐trap based research and help researchers better navigate the ethical‐legal tightrope of this important research tool.
RESEARCH ARTICLEOpen accessEvaluation of camera placement for detection of free‐ranging carnivores; implications for assessing population changes
- Hayley M. Geyle
- Michael Stevens
- Ryan Duffy
- Leanne Greenwood
- Dale G. Nimmo
- Derek Sandow
- Ben Thomas
- John White
- Euan G. Ritchie
- Ecological Solutions and Evidence
- 10 July 2020
Abstract
Wide‐ranging carnivores are often cryptic, making it difficult to quantify their presence in ecosystems. Here, we assessed our ability to monitor feral cats Felis catus and red foxes Vulpes vulpes on‐ and off‐road, with explicit consideration of survey location on our ability to detect population changes. We show that targeting cats and foxes on‐road may be an effective approach for detecting declines, and provide a framework that can help assist land managers to make informed decisions that balance monitoring efforts and resource constraints with sufficient statistical power to assess management objectives.
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