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Is predator control an effective strategy for enhancing bird populations? (systematic review)
The control of predators to protect populations of vulnerable bird species is an important nature conservation issue because in recent years predation pressure upon many populations has increased. Predator removal by culling or translocation is controversial, expensive, timeconsuming and often temporary and so it is important that the effectiveness of the practice is assessed using […]
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Is translocation of problematic jaguars (Panthera onca) an effective strategy to resolve human-predator conflicts? (systematic review)
In the case of the jaguar (Panthera onca), predation on domestic animals is closely associated with the decrease of available natural prey due to hunting and habitat loss. In spite of the low impact of jaguar predation on livestock populations, the conflict-related hunting of this predator is one of the major threats to its conservation. […]
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How do draining and re-wetting affect carbon stores and greenhouse gas fluxes in peat soils? (systematic review)
What is the rationale? Peatlands represent an estimated 2-5%of global land cover, yet contain between 30-50% of the world’s soil carbon store. Traditionally peat soils have been managed in a number of different ways, from drainage for forestry production to extraction for use in horticulture or as fuel. More recently, attempts to restore degraded peatland […]
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