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Mansour, Sameeh A. "Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Africa: Egyptian scenario." Human & Experimental Toxicology 28, no. 9 (2009): 531–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0960327109347048.

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Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic (carbon-based) compounds that include synthesized substances (pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]) and other by-product substances generated as a result of human and natural activity (dioxins and furans). Extensive scientific studies have shown that POPs are some of the most dangerous pollutants released into the environment by humans. Great efforts have been made since the early 1960s to enhance chemical management and safety issues. Various conventions have been adopted for this purpose: the Stockholm Convention (SC) is one of the

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Seamark, Robert F. "Biotech prospects for the control of introduced mammals in Australia." Reproduction, Fertility and Development 13, no. 8 (2001): 705. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rd01073.

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More than twenty exotic vertebrate species are now listed as pests in Australia. Collectively, these pests have a huge economic and environmental impact and pose a major threat to Australia’s ecosystems and unique biodiversity. Management of such pests on a continental scale is a major challenge. Recent advances in biotechnology suggest alternatives to the lethal diseases normally sought for use as biological control agents. One proposal, being investigated in the Pest Animal Control Cooperative Research Centre, Canberra, is the use of biotechnology to develop a new generation of agents that a

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McPhee, G. "Resistant pests : A producer’s perspective." Comptes rendus 75, no. 4 (2005): 91–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/706076ar.

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The world population continues to grow rapidly while also demanding a safe, secure food supply. This supply is produced on a limited soil and water base which needs to be protected today and for future generations. By adapting to the control methods that are being used, current and new pests are changing and thriving under the conditions we provide while we produce food. A resource efficient and sustainable food production chain requires that producers of crops and livestock have a selection of safe, effective tools to manage pests to acceptable levels, and to minimize their ability to adapt.

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Ndakidemi, Baltazar J., Ernest R. Mbega, Patrick A. Ndakidemi, et al. "Natural Pest Regulation and Its Compatibility with Other Crop Protection Practices in Smallholder Bean Farming Systems." Biology 10, no. 8 (2021): 805. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology10080805.

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Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production and storage are limited by numerous constraints. Insect pests are often the most destructive. However, resource-constrained smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) often do little to manage pests. Where farmers do use a control strategy, it typically relies on chemical pesticides, which have adverse effects on the wildlife, crop pollinators, natural enemies, mammals, and the development of resistance by pests. Nature-based solutions —in particular, using biological control agents with sustainable approaches that include biopesticides, resistant vari

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Finch, N. A., P. J. Murray, M. T. Dunn, and J. Billingsley. "Using machine vision classification to control access of animals to water." Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 46, no. 7 (2006): 837. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ea05325.

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Invasive vertebrate pests together with overabundant native species cause significant economic and environmental damage in the Australian rangelands. Access to artificial watering points, created for the pastoral industry, has been a major factor in the spread and survival of these pests. Existing methods of controlling watering points are mechanical and cannot discriminate between target species. This paper describes an intelligent system of controlling watering points based on machine vision technology. Initial test results clearly demonstrate proof of concept for machine vision in this appl

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JONES, ERIC L. "The Environmental Effects of Blood Sports in Lowland England since 1750." Rural History 20, no. 1 (2009): 51–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0956793308002586.

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AbstractThis paper considers the effects of blood sports on the landscape, wildlife and farming, and assesses the implications of the topic for some matters of historical interpretation. Histories of individual sports written by practitioners are rarely candid about the environmental costs and even descriptions by professional historians tend to neglect the dynamic ecological consequences. Ritualised foxhunting supplanted more effective control and encouraged pests. Any benign consequences were incidental. Thanks to commercial money, shooting intensities held up well even during agricultural d

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Noack, Heyns, Rodenwoldt, and Edwards. "Leopard Density Estimation within an Enclosed Reserve, Namibia Using Spatially Explicit Capture-Recapture Models." Animals 9, no. 10 (2019): 724. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9100724.

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The establishment of enclosed conservation areas are claimed to be the driving force for the long-term survival of wildlife populations. Whilst fencing provides an important tool in conservation, it simultaneously represents a controversial matter as it stops natural migration processes, which could ultimately lead to inbreeding, a decline in genetic diversity and local extinction if not managed correctly. Thus, wildlife residing in enclosed reserves requires effective conservation and management strategies, which are strongly reliant on robust population estimates. Here, we used camera traps

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Boyle, DB. "Disease and fertility control in wildlife and feral animal populations: options for vaccine delivery using vectors." Reproduction, Fertility and Development 6, no. 3 (1994): 393. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rd9940393.

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A wide variety of vertebrates have been introduced into Australia during the 200 years of European settlement. Many have become pests causing significant environmental damage and having the potential to act as reservoirs of infectious diseases. Control of vertebrate pest species by fertility control is attractive on animal welfare grounds. Should exotic animal diseases become established in any of these feral animal populations vaccination would be an essential element in the control or eradication of disease. The only experience to date with vaccination of wildlife or feral animals has been t

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Oogjes, Glenys. "Ethical aspects and dilemmas of fertility control of unwanted wildlife: an animal welfarist’s perspective." Reproduction, Fertility and Development 9, no. 1 (1997): 163. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/r96061.

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Proposals to manipulate the fertility of wild, free-living animals extend the domination humans already exercise over domesticated animals. Current lethal methods for population control include poisoning, trapping, hunting, dogging, shooting, explosives, fumigants, and deliberately introduced disease. Animal welfare interests are based on individual animal suffering, but those interests are often overshadowed by labelling of groups of animals as pests, resource species, national emblem or endangered species. Public concern for animal welfare and acceptance of new population control methods wil

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Twigg, Laurie. "Fluoroacetate-bearing vegetation: can it reduce the impact of exotic mammals on wildlife conservation?" Pacific Conservation Biology 17, no. 4 (2011): 299. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc110299.

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THERE is no doubt that fluoroacetate-bearing vegetation (also known as poison peas) has had a profound effect on the evolution and persistence of Western Australian biota. Most of these plants belong to the genus Gastrolobium, and most are found in the south-west corner of Western Australia (Gardner and Bennetts 1956; Aplin 1971; Twigg and King 1991). The toxic principle of these plants, fluoroacetate, is also manufactured synthetically as 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) for Australiawide control of vertebrate pests, such as rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus, foxes Vulpes vulpes, wild dogs Canis lupus

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Trinder, M., J. E. Bisanz, J. P. Burton, and G. Reid. "Probiotic lactobacilli: a potential prophylactic treatment for reducing pesticide absorption in humans and wildlife." Beneficial Microbes 6, no. 6 (2015): 841–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/bm2015.0022.

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Numerous pesticides are used in agriculture, gardening, and wildlife-control. Despite their intended toxicity to pests, these compounds can also cause harm to wildlife and humans due to their ability to potentially bioaccumulate, leach into soils, and persist in the environment. Humans and animals are commonly exposed to these compounds through agricultural practices and consumption of contaminated foods and water. Pesticides can cause a range of adverse effects in humans ranging from minor irritation, to endocrine or nervous system disruption, cancer, or even death. A convenient and cost-effe

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Jayakumar, Samidurai, Joothi Paramanandham, Veerapan Duraimurugan, et al. "Study on Web-Site Attributes and Predatory Efficiency of Dark Tetragnathid Spider in Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary." International Letters of Natural Sciences 62 (March 2017): 11–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ilns.62.11.

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Spiders represent one of the most abundant components of the predatory arthropods in terrestrial ecosystem. Their effectiveness at restricting pest populations, both alone and as part of natural enemy complex has well demonstrated in many countries. The web, web-site attributes and predatory efficiency of Dark Tetragnathid Spider Tetragnatha mandibulata were assessed in Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary between August 2015 and March 2016. In the present study, the spiders used limited number of plants species. The relationship between web architecture and web-site attributes was estim

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Ondieki, Joseph Atanga, Peter Sirmah, and Joseph Hitimana. "Incidence of Pests and Diseases in Tree Nurseries and Plantations in Kimondi Forest, Nandi County, Kenya." East African Journal of Forestry and Agroforestry 3, no. 1 (2021): 18–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.37284/eajfa.3.1.287.

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Increasing demand for wood is putting pressure on forest resources that are equally under threat from insect pests and diseases. Reported average annual forest loss stands at 0.2% globally, 0.8% in Africa, and 1.6% in Kenya. To meet the increasing demand for forest products in Kenya, the government and private sector have established plantations of non-native tree species dominated by Eucalyptus species, Cupressus lusitanica, and Pinus patula. To ensure successful forest plantation establishment and management schemes, there is a need for sufficient knowledge and understanding of tree growth c

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Randall, Emma F., and Nieky van Veggel. "Is There a Wild Animal Welfare Emergency Facilitated by Negative Linguistic Framing in Wildlife Population Control Studies?" Proceedings 73, no. 1 (2020): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ieca2020-08828.

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As the world’s human population continues grow in number and mobility, and the impacts of climate change take effect, the opportunities for problematic relationships with non-human animals multiply. There are escalating threats to health from wild vectors of zoonotic disease, and so-called “invasive” species have been identified as a significant direct driver of an unprecedented period of global biodiversity loss. This brings a sense of genuine urgency to control problematic wild populations; in the UK alone, it is estimated that 38 million wild mammals and birds are killed as pests. However,

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Byrom, Andrea E., John Innes, and Rachelle N. Binny. "A review of biodiversity outcomes from possum-focused pest control in New Zealand." Wildlife Research 43, no. 3 (2016): 228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr15132.

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Worldwide, introduced vertebrate pests impact primary production, native biodiversity, and human health. In New Zealand, extensive pest control (~10 million ha) is undertaken to protect native biota and to prevent losses to the primary sector from wildlife vectors of bovine tuberculosis (TB), primarily possums (Trichosurus vulpecula). Control is conducted by TBfree New Zealand and by conservation agencies. Remote, forested terrain is treated using the toxin 1080 via aerial delivery in bait with a return time of ~5 years. Ground-based control is conducted annually using traps and/or poison bait

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Gordon, J. K., C. Matthaei, and Y. van Heezik. "Belled collars reduce catch of domestic cats in New Zealand by half." Wildlife Research 37, no. 5 (2010): 372. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr09127.

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Context. As evidence accumulates implicating domestic cats as significant predators of urban wildlife, the need for effective mitigation of potentially negative impacts becomes more pressing. Belled collars are probably one of the cheapest and least intrusive methods, although the opinion of a proportion of members of the public in New Zealand is that they are not effective. Aims. We aimed to determine whether belled collars reduced prey catch. Methods. Prey caught and brought back home by cats that were regular hunters during 6 weeks when they wore a belled collar was compared with prey caugh

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Buyer, Jeffrey S., Anne Schmidt-Küntzel, Matti Nghikembua, Jude E. Maul, and Laurie Marker. "Soil microbial communities following bush removal in a Namibian savanna." SOIL 2, no. 1 (2016): 101–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-101-2016.

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Abstract. Savanna ecosystems are subject to desertification and bush encroachment, which reduce the carrying capacity for wildlife and livestock. Bush thinning is a management approach that can, at least temporarily, restore grasslands and raise the grazing value of the land. In this study we examined the soil microbial communities under bush and grass in Namibia. We analyzed the soil through a chronosequence where bush was thinned at 9, 5, or 3 years before sampling. Soil microbial biomass, the biomass of specific taxonomic groups, and overall microbial community structure was determined by p

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Buyer, J. S., A. Schmidt-Küntzel, M. Nghikembua, J. E. Maul, and L. Marker. "Soil microbial communities following bush removal in a Namibian savanna." SOIL Discussions 2, no. 2 (2015): 1393–418. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/soild-2-1393-2015.

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Abstract. Savanna ecosystems are subject to desertification and bush encroachment, which reduce the carrying capacity for wildlife and livestock. Bush thinning is a management approach that can, at least temporarily, restore grasslands and raise the grazing value of the land. In this study we examined the soil microbial communities under bush and grass in Namibia. We analyzed the soil through a chronosequence where bush was thinned at 9, 5, or 3 years before sampling. Soil microbial biomass, the biomass of specific taxonomic groups, and overall microbial community structure was determined by p

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Cloutier, Troy, Francis Andrew Drummond, and Judith Collins. "Octabor (boron) as a Low Toxicity Control Tactic for the Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura)." Journal of Agricultural Studies 5, no. 4 (2018): 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jas.v6i3.13232.

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The recently introduced spotted wing drosophila is one of the most serious pests in small fruit production in the United States and Europe. Most control relies upon multiple applications of synthetic insecticides. In an effort to find less-toxic insecticides to consumers, farm workers, and wildlife, we conducted two laboratory trials and a semi-field trial in order to assess the potential for disodium octaborate tetrahydrateformulated and sold as Octabor®(U.S. Borax, Inc.) as a control for spotted wing drosophila in wild blueberry. We found that Octabor at 0.6 and 1.0% (w/v) applied to wild bl

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Allsop, Sinéad E., Shannon J. Dundas, Peter J. Adams, Tracey L. Kreplins, Philip W. Bateman, and Patricia A. Fleming. "Reduced efficacy of baiting programs for invasive species: some mechanisms and management implications." Pacific Conservation Biology 23, no. 3 (2017): 240. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc17006.

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‘Bait-resistance’ is defined as progressive decreases in bait efficacy in controlled pest species populations. Understanding the mechanisms by which bait-resistance can develop is important for the sustainable control of pests worldwide, for both wildlife conservation programs and agricultural production. Bait-resistance is influenced by both behavioural (innate and learned bait-avoidance behaviour) and physiological aspects of the target pest species (its natural diet, its body mass, the mode of action of the toxin, and the animal’s ability to biochemically break down the toxin). In this revi

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Taylor, Peter J., Sarah Downs, Ara Monadjem, et al. "Experimental treatment-control studies of ecologically based rodent management in Africa: balancing conservation and pest management." Wildlife Research 39, no. 1 (2012): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr11111.

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Context Rodent pests severely affect crop production, particularly in monocultures where one or two rodent pest species dominate. We predict higher species richness of native small mammal species in more heterogeneous mosaic (crop–fallow–bush) subsistence agro-ecosystems in Africa. Conservation and agro-ecological imperatives require that such diverse natural communities should be maintained and may benefit crop protection through limiting domination of pest species. Ecologically based rodent-management alternatives to rodenticides are urgently required and one such method (community trapping)

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Azhar, Badrul, David Lindenmayer, Jeff Wood, et al. "Contribution of illegal hunting, culling of pest species, road accidents and feral dogs to biodiversity loss in established oil-palm landscapes." Wildlife Research 40, no. 1 (2013): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr12036.

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Context Understanding the ecological impacts of the palm-oil industry on native fauna requires information on anthropogenic threats that may cause species decline or local extinction. Aim The main aim of the study was to assess wildlife deaths caused by illegal hunting, road accidents and introduced predators in established oil-palm landscapes in Peninsular Malaysia. Methods Between April and October 2009, we interviewed 362 oil-palm workers at 36 sites, including large industrial estates and semi-traditional smallholdings. Key results Our results showed that (1) illegal hunting by oil-palm wo

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J. Wedding, Chris, Weihong Ji, and Dianne H. Brunton. "Implications of visitations by Shore Skinks Oligosoma smithi to bait stations containing brodifacoum in a dune system in New Zealand." Pacific Conservation Biology 16, no. 2 (2010): 86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc100086.

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Brodifacoum is a highly toxic, second-generation anticoagulant developed for the control of rodent pests. However, information regarding the impacts of brodifacoum on non-target wildlife has been largely collected opportunistically and is generally avian biased. Reviews of non-target impacts of brodifacoum routinely regard reptiles and amphibians as low risk, despite there being no formal evidence supporting this assumption. Recent evidence suggests that some native lizard species will consume cereal baits in addition to toxin-loaded invertebrates. As part of a wider study, we quantified visit

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Sausse, Christophe, and Myriam Lévy. "Bird damage to sunflower: international situation and prospects." OCL 28 (2021): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/ocl/2021020.

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Bird damage to sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) degrades the profitability of this crop and calls into question its place in rotations. Our international literature review shows that sunflower is one of the crops most vulnerable to bird attacks. However, these predatory pests are not specialized: if the sunflower is affected in one region, then the other crops sharing the same cycle could also be affected to varying degrees. All production areas are affected by flowerhead damage at maturity. Damage at emergence has recently become more visible in France, Italy and Switzerland, probably as a resu

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Ancillotto, L., F. Festa, F. De Benedetta, F. Cosentino, B. Pejic, and D. Russo. "Free-ranging livestock and a diverse landscape structure increase bat foraging in mountainous landscapes." Agroforestry Systems 95, no. 2 (2021): 407–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10457-021-00591-0.

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AbstractTraditional farming, where livestock is seasonally managed as free ranging and the use of drugs is reduced or absent, may prove beneficial to biodiversity by fostering the occurrence of spatial heterogeneity, and increasing the availability of trophic resources to wildlife. Previous work indicates that the presence of cattle in lowlands leads to an increase in bat foraging activity, yet no study has addressed this topic in mountainous regions, where free-ranging livestock is still common. Here we explore the relationships between landscape structure, farming and bat activity in a mount

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Gao, Gary. "382 The Southwest Ohio Fruit and Vegetable School—A Successful Multi-county Program." HortScience 35, no. 3 (2000): 458D—458. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.35.3.458d.

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Southwest Ohio Fruit and Vegetable School is a regional training program for both commercial growers and amateur gardeners. The program has been sponsored by four county Extension offices in Southwest Ohio and has attracted a total attendance of 571 since 1995. We have offered two concurrent sessions, one for commercial fruit and vegetable growers, and one for amateur gardeners. This combination has proven to be the key factor in the success of the program. Attendees are allowed to move between the commercial and amateur sessions. Many commercial growers brought their spouses along since there

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Wilby, Robert L., and George L. W. Perry. "Climate change, biodiversity and the urban environment: a critical review based on London, UK." Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment 30, no. 1 (2006): 73–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/0309133306pp470ra.

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According to projections by the United Nations, 60% of the world’s population will reside in urban areas by 2030. Studies of the ecology of cities and ecology in cities will therefore assume increasing relevance as urban communities seek to protect and/or enhance their ecological resources. Presently, the most serious threats to wildlife include the degradation and/or loss of habitats, the introduction and spread of problem species, water pollution, unsympathetic management, and the encroachment of inappropriate development. Climate change could add to these problems through competition from e

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Rohr, Jason R., David J. Civitello, Patrick W. Crumrine, et al. "Predator diversity, intraguild predation, and indirect effects drive parasite transmission." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112, no. 10 (2015): 3008–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1415971112.

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Humans are altering biodiversity globally and infectious diseases are on the rise; thus, there is interest in understanding how changes to biodiversity affect disease. Here, we explore how predator diversity shapes parasite transmission. In a mesocosm experiment that manipulated predator (larval dragonflies and damselflies) density and diversity, non-intraguild (non-IG) predators that only consume free-living cercariae (parasitic trematodes) reduced metacercarial infections in tadpoles, whereas intraguild (IG) predators that consume both parasites and tadpole hosts did not. This likely occurre

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Rouco, Carlos, Grant Norbury, and Dave Ramsay. "Kill rates by rabbit hunters before and 16 years after introduction of rabbit haemorrhagic disease in the southern South Island, New Zealand." Wildlife Research 41, no. 2 (2014): 136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr13223.

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Context European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are serious economic and environmental pests in Australia and New Zealand. Since the illegal introduction of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) in New Zealand in 1997, the disease has persisted in most rabbit populations, with major epizootics occurring usually each autumn. Aims We evaluated the efficacy of the virus as a biological control agent in the southern South Island. Methods We used an index of rabbit abundance (kills per hunter) based on a region-wide annual rabbit-hunting competition to evaluate rabbit population trends 7 years

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Shaw, David C., David M. Watson, and Robert L. Mathiasen. "Comparison of dwarf mistletoes (Arceuthobium spp., Viscaceae) in the western United States with mistletoes (Amyema spp., Loranthaceae) in Australia—ecological analogs and reciprocal models for ecosystem management." Australian Journal of Botany 52, no. 4 (2004): 481. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt03074.

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Whereas the biology, physiology and systematics of mistletoes have been explored in considerable detail, their ecology has received less attention and our understanding is highly fragmentary. A conspicuous exception is the dwarf mistletoes (Arceuthobium spp.)—a genus that exclusively parasitises coniferous trees, including many commercially valuable species in the forests of the western United States. Accordingly, these plants have been the subjects of intensive cross-disciplinary research for the past five decades, initially from a control and management perspective but extending into most as

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Krason, Ryan ,. S., Lorin ,. L. Lima, and Terrell ,. P. Salmon. "Vertebrate Pest Control Education and Outreach for Dealing with California Wildlife Pests." Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 24 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.5070/v424110399.

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Nattrass, Nicoli, Jed Stephens, and Jorich Johann Loubser. "Animal welfare and ecology in the contested ethics of rodent control in Cape Town." Journal of Urban Ecology 5, no. 1 (2019). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jue/juz008.

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Abstract There is growing concern globally about the inhumane treatment of ‘pest’ animals, including rodents, and about the ecological consequences of rodenticides, notably the poisoning of non-target wildlife like raptors and scavengers. Recent contestation between Environmental Health (EH) officials in Khayelitsha, Cape Town’s largest African township, and the National Council for Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) illustrates the tension that can arise between innovative ecologically-focused strategies and existing legislation and animal protection practices. In 2013

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Bammer, Mary C., Josh Campbell, Chase B. Kimmel, James D. Ellis, and Jaret C. Daniels. "A Guide to Planting Wildflower Enhancements in Florida." EDIS 2017, no. 5 (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.32473/edis0in1180-2017.

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The establishment of native wildflower plantings in Florida can benefit agricultural producers as well as native pollinators and other beneficial insects (predators and parasitoids). The plantings do this by:   providing forage and nesting sites for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, increasing wild bee numbers possibly across the farm, and increasing natural enemies of insect pests (that also depend on forage and nesting sites).  This document discusses choosing the right mix of native plant species to benefit many pollinator species, as well as prop

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Guragain, Prashanna, Max Tkachov, Anna Solvang Båtnes, Yngvar Olsen, Per Winge, and Atle M. Bones. "Principles and Methods of Counteracting Harmful Salmon–Arthropod Interactions in Salmon Farming: Addressing Possibilities, Limitations, and Future Options." Frontiers in Marine Science 8 (July 20, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.701793.

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The arthropod salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) is a major threat to Atlantic salmon aquaculture and wild salmonids. Essentially like in monoculture, very high concentrations of susceptible hosts may result in high reproduction and severe production of waves of pests. Pest management is crucial both for fish health and protection of wild fish populations from aquaculture influence. Various methods have been utilized to control salmon lice infestations, such as pesticide use, physical treatments, construction modifications, fallowing, breeding, vaccination, and biological control. Most of

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Magwedere, K., A. Bishi, G. Tjipura-Zaire, et al. "Brucellae through the food chain : the role of sheep, goats and springbok (Antidorcus marsupialis) as sources of human infections in Namibia." Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 82, no. 4 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v82i4.75.

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A confirmed case of human brucellosis motivated an investigation into the potential source of infection in Namibia. Since domestic animals are principal sources of Brucella infection in humans, 1692 serum samples were screened from sheep, goats and cattle from 4 presumably at-risk farms and 900 springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) serum samples from 29 mixed farming units for Brucella antibodies by the Rose-Bengal test (RBT) and positive cases confirmed by complement fixation test (CFT). To assess the prevalence of human brucellosis, 137 abattoir employees were tested for Brucella antibodies usi

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Letourneau, Deborah K., Sara G. Bothwell Allen, Robert R. Kula, Michael J. Sharkey, and John O. Stireman III. "Habitat eradication and cropland intensification may reduce parasitoid diversity and natural pest control services in annual crop fields." Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 3 (January 1, 2015). http://dx.doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000069.

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Abstract California’s central coast differs from many agricultural areas in the U.S., which feature large tracts of monoculture production fields and relatively simple landscapes. Known as the nations salad bowl, and producing up to 90% of U.S. production of lettuces, broccoli and Brussels sprouts, this region is a mosaic of fresh vegetable fields, coastal meadow, chaparral shrubs, riparian and woodland habitat. We tested for relationships between the percent cover of crops, riparian and other natural landscape vegetation and the species richness of parasitic wasps and flies foraging in crops,

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Rached, Antoine, Meg-Anne Moriceau, Xavier Serfaty, Sebastien Lefebvre, and Virginie Lattard. "Biomarkers Potency to Monitor Non-target Fauna Poisoning by Anticoagulant Rodenticides." Frontiers in Veterinary Science 7 (December 23, 2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.616276.

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The widespread use of pesticides to control agricultural pests is a hot topic on the public scene of environmental health. Selective pest control for minimum environmental impact is a major goal of the environmental toxicology field, notably to avoid unintended poisoning in different organisms. Anticoagulant rodenticides cause abnormal blood coagulation process; they have been widely used to control rodents, allowing inadvertent primary and secondary exposure in domestic animals and non-target predatory wildlife species through direct ingestion of rodenticide-containing bait or by consumption

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Hashimi, Mohammad Hanif, Rahmatullah Hashimi, and Qasimullah Ryan. "Toxic Effects of Pesticides on Humans, Plants, Animals, Pollinators and Beneficial Organisms." Asian Plant Research Journal, August 5, 2020, 37–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/aprj/2020/v5i430114.

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Pesticides are a hidden threat to humans, animals, insects, as well as to all ecosystems. They control pests and play an important role in crop productivity and prevent vector borne-diseases in humans, but they also extremely pollute our surroundings. These toxic substances are found in soil, water, air, plants, food and feed. Their residues enter plants and animal products and accumulate in humans and animals by the food chain. They endanger our lives and put down our health, as well as demolish beneficial organisms in the environment. This paper expresses a piece of information that has been

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"Forest Research Priorities in Canada, 1990: An Overview for the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers Prepared by the Forestry Research Advisory Council of Canada In Cooperation with the Forestry Research Advisory Committees in The Provinces & Territories Ottawa, July, 1990." Forestry Chronicle 67, no. 1 (1991): 64–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc67064-1.

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In 1987 the Forestry Research Advisory Council of Canada (FRACC) proposed an annual Canada-wide survey of research priorities and emerging issues to be presented to the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM). This was accepted as a way to improve research dialogue, coordination and application. The provincial and territorial forestry research advisory committees contributed to the first overview presented to CCFM in October 1989 and published in the December 1989 Forestry Chronicle. This second report is based on material provided by the provincial and territorial advisory groups in early

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Wright, Katherine. "Bunnies, Bilbies, and the Ethic of Ecological Remembrance." M/C Journal 15, no. 3 (2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.507.

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Wandering the aisles of my local Woolworths in April this year, I noticed a large number of chocolate bilbies replacing chocolate rabbits. In these harsh economic times it seems that even the Easter bunny is in danger of losing his Easter job. While the changing shape of Easter chocolate may seem to be a harmless affair, the expulsion of the rabbit from Easter celebrations has a darker side. In this paper I look at the campaign to replace the Easter bunny with the Easter bilby, and the implications this mediated conservation move has for living rabbits in the Australian ecosystem. Essential to

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Cushing, Nancy. "To Eat or Not to Eat Kangaroo: Bargaining over Food Choice in the Anthropocene." M/C Journal 22, no. 2 (2019). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.1508.

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Kangatarianism is the rather inelegant word coined in the first decade of the twenty-first century to describe an omnivorous diet in which the only meat consumed is that of the kangaroo. First published in the media in 2010 (Barone; Zukerman), the term circulated in Australian environmental and academic circles including the Global Animal conference at the University of Wollongong in July 2011 where I first heard it from members of the Think Tank for Kangaroos (THINKK) group. By June 2017, it had gained enough attention to be named the Oxford English Dictionary’s Australian word of the month (

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