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Field-scale dispersal of Aphodius dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in response to avermectin treatments on pastured cattle by Webb, L, Beaumont, D J, Nager, R G, McCracken, D I

“…Very few studies have examined, at the field scale, the potential for faecal residues in the dung of avermectin-treated cattle to affect dung-breeding insects…”
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Effects of avermectin residues in cattle dung on yellow dung fly Scathophaga stercoraria (Diptera: Scathophagidae) populations in grazed pastures by Webb, L, Beaumont, D J, Nager, R G, McCracken, D I

“…The effects of avermectin exposure on natural populations of the yellow dung fly, Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, were investigated at the field scale on…”
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Investigating patterns and processes of demographic variation: environmental correlates of pre-breeding survival in red-billed choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax by Reid, J.M, Bignal, E.M, Bignal, S, Mccracken, D.I, Bogdanova, M.I, Monaghan, P

“…1. Quantifying the pattern of temporal and spatial variation in demography, and identifying the factors that cause this variation, are essential steps towards…”
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nature conservation value of European traditional farming systems by Bignal, E.M, McCracken, D.I

“…The European landscape reflects many centuries of dynamic interaction between people and their natural environments. Indeed, much of the current biological and…”
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Developing grassland conservation headlands: response of carabid assemblage to different cutting regimes in a silage field edge by Haysom, K.A, McCracken, D.I, Foster, G.N, Sotherton, N.W

“…Prescriptions for the management of arable field edges are an established component of many agri-environment schemes that aim to enhance the wildlife value of…”
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Prediction of plant diversity response to land-use change on Scottish agricultural land by Wilson, W.L, Abernethy, V.J, Murphy, K.J, Adam, A, McCracken, D.I, Downie, I.S, Foster, G.N, Furness, R.W, Waterhouse, A, Ribera, I

“…Surveys of 87 sites within nine locations on Scottish agricultural land, during 1995–1997, recorded 335 species of vascular plants and 95 bryophyte species,…”
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Modelling populations of Erigone atra and E. dentipalpis (Araneae: Linyphiidae) across an agricultural gradient in Scotland by Downie, I.S, Ribera, I, McCracken, D.I, Wilson, W.L, Foster, G.N, Waterhouse, A, Abernethy, V.J, Murphy, K.J

“…Linyphiid spiders are important generalist predators of insects in agricultural habitats. Their ability to rapidly disperse and colonise disturbed habitats…”
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Factors affecting the size of leatherjacket (Diptera: Tipulidae) populations in pastures in the west of Scotland by McCracken, D.I, Foster, G.N, Kelly, A

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Impact of agricultural intensification of pastoral systems on bird distributions in Britain 1970–1990 by Pain, Deborah J., Hill, David, McCracken, David I.

“…The distribution of six species of birds known to depend on extensive pastoral systems, as published in atlases of breeding birds, was mapped in Britain for…”
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The potential for avermectins to affect wildlife by McCracken, D I

“…Avermectin residues in the dung from treated livestock are detrimental to dung insects. Rare insects could be put at risk by the use of avermectins, especially…”
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Factors affecting the availability of invertebrate food for the chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax L by McCracken, D.I

“…Most of the fieldwork for this study was conducted on the island of Islay, in the Inner Hebrides, the stronghold of the chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax L., in…”
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A simplified classification of land-type zones to assist the integration of biodiversity objectives in land-use policies by Pienkowski, M.W., Bignal, E.M., Galbraith, C.A., McCracken, D.I., Stillman, R.A., Boobyer, M.G., Curtis, D.J.

“…For nature conservation to be successful, it needs to be integrated into land-use policies over wide areas (i.e. outside those protected areas where it is…”
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Clutch and egg size in the Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax on Islay, Scotland by Stillman, R.A., Bignal, E.M., McCracken, D.I., Ovenden, G.N.

“…In this paper we present data on egg dimensions and clutch size, collected during a long-term study of Chough population and breeding ecology on Islay. A…”
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