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A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2014 by Sutherland, William J., Aveling, Rosalind, Brooks, Thomas M., Clout, Mick, Dicks, Lynn V., Fellman, Liz, Fleishman, Erica, Gibbons, David W., Keim, Brandon, Lickorish, Fiona, Monk, Kathryn A., Mortimer, Diana, Peck, Lloyd S., Pretty, Jules, Rockström, Johan, Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Smith, Rebecca K., Spalding, Mark D., Tonneijck, Femke H., Watkinson, Andrew R.

“…•This is the fifth in our annual series of horizon scans published in TREE.•We identify 15 issues that we considered insufficiently known by the conservation…”
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Reducing publication delay to improve the efficiency and impact of conservation science by Christie, Alec P., White, Thomas B., Martin, Philip A., Petrovan, Silviu O., Bladon, Andrew J., Bowkett, Andrew E., Littlewood, Nick A., Mupepele, Anne-Christine, Rocha, Ricardo, Sainsbury, Katherine A., Smith, Rebecca K., Taylor, Nigel G., Sutherland, William J.

“…Evidence-based decision-making is most effective with comprehensive access to scientific studies. If studies face significant publication delays or barriers,…”
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A Transparent Process for "Evidence-Informed" Policy Making by Dicks, Lynn V., Hodge, Ian, Randall, Nicola P., Scharlemann, Jörn P.W., Siriwardena, Gavin M., Smith, Henrik G., Smith, Rebecca K., Sutherland, William J.

“…Political institutions are keen to use the best available scientific knowledge in decision‐making. For environmental policy, relevant scientific evidence can…”
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A quantitative analysis of the abundance and demography of European hares Lepus europaeus in relation to habitat type, intensity of agriculture and climate by SMITH, REBECCA K., VAUGHAN JENNINGS, NANCY, HARRIS, STEPHEN

“…ABSTRACT 1. European hares Lepus europaeus have declined throughout Europe since the 1960s. Possible reasons for this include agricultural intensification and…”
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Conservation of European hares Lepus europaeus in Britain: is increasing habitat heterogeneity in farmland the answer? by Smith, R.K, Jennings, N.V, Robinson, A, Harris, S

“…1. Agricultural intensification has had dramatic effects on farmland biodiversity and has caused declines in many taxa. Habitat changes are thought to be the…”
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Co‐designing a toolkit for evidence‐based decision making in conservation: Processes and lessons by Smith, Rebecca K., Morgan, William H., Al‐Fulaij, Nida, Amano, Tatsuya, Bowkett, Andrew E., Christie, Alec, Downey, Harriet, Frick, Winifred F., O'Brien, David, Ockendon, Nancy, Oppel, Steffen, Petrovan, Silviu O., Righton, David, Tinsley‐Marshall, Paul, Worthington, Thomas A., Sutherland, William J.

“…Abstract Improving the effectiveness of conservation practice requires better use of evidence. Since 2004, researchers from the Conservation Evidence group…”
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A Two-Step Process of Nitrous Oxide before Carbon Dioxide for Humanely Euthanizing Piglets: On-Farm Trials by Smith, Rebecca K, Rault, Jean-Loup, Gates, Richard S, Lay, Donald C

“…Current methods of euthanizing piglets are raising animal welfare concerns. Our experiment used a novel two-step euthanasia method, using nitrous oxide (N₂O)…”
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A solution scan of societal options to reduce transmission and spread of respiratory viruses: SARS-CoV-2 as a case study by Sutherland, William J., Taylor, Nigel G., Aldridge, David C., Martin, Philip, Rhodes, Catherine, Shackelford, Gorm, Beard, Simon, Belfield, Haydn, Bladon, Andrew J., Brick, Cameron, Christie, Alec P., Dobson, Andrew P., Downey, Harriet, Hood, Amelia S.C., Hua, Fangyuan, Hughes, Alice C., Jarvis, Rebecca M., MacFarlane, Douglas, Morgan, William H., Mupepele, Anne-Christine, Marciniak, Stefan J., Nelson, Cassidy, Ó hÉigeartaigh, Seán, Rios Rojas, Clarissa, Sainsbury, Katherine A., Smith, Rebecca K., Sundaram, Lalitha S., Thornton, Ann, Watkins, John, White, Thomas B., Willott, Kate, Petrovan, Silviu O.

“…Societal biosecurity – measures built into everyday society to minimize risks from pests and diseases – is an important aspect of managing epidemics and…”
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The challenge of biased evidence in conservation by Christie, Alec P., Amano, Tatsuya, Martin, Philip A., Petrovan, Silviu O., Shackelford, Gorm E., Simmons, Benno I., Smith, Rebecca K., Williams, David R., Wordley, Claire F. R., Sutherland, William J.

“…Efforts to tackle the current biodiversity crisis need to be as efficient and effective as possible given chronic underfunding. To inform decision‐makers of…”
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Effectiveness of Predator Removal for Enhancing Bird Populations by SMITH, REBECCA K., PULLIN, ANDREW S., STEWART, GAVIN B., SUTHERLAND, WILLIAM J.

“…Predation pressure on vulnerable bird species has made predator control an important issue for international nature conservation. Predator removal by culling…”
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Building a tool to overcome barriers in research-implementation spaces: The Conservation Evidence database by Sutherland, William J., Taylor, Nigel G., MacFarlane, Douglas, Amano, Tatsuya, Christie, Alec P., Dicks, Lynn V., Lemasson, Anaëlle J., Littlewood, Nick A., Martin, Philip A., Ockendon, Nancy, Petrovan, Silviu O., Robertson, Rebecca J., Rocha, Ricardo, Shackelford, Gorm E., Smith, Rebecca K., Tyler, Elizabeth H.M., Wordley, Claire F.R.

“…Conservation practitioners, policy-makers and researchers work within shared spaces with many shared goals. Improving the flow of information between…”
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Is nest predator exclusion an effective strategy for enhancing bird populations? by Smith, Rebecca K., Pullin, Andrew S., Stewart, Gavin B., Sutherland, William J.

“…Evidence suggests that nest predation is a serious problem for the conservation of bird populations. Managers are, therefore, faced with decisions of whether…”
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What Works in Conservation 2015 by Aldridge, David, Altringham, John D, Ashpole, Joscelyne E, Bardgett, Richard D, Berthinussen, Anna, Child, Matthew F, Dänhardt, Juliana, Dicks, Lynn V, Ermgassen, Erasmus K.H.J. zu, Hugh, Hutchison, James, James, Katy, Jönsson, Annelie, Key, Georgina, McCormack, Caitlin G, Meredith, Helen, Ockendon, Nancy, Pople, Robert G, Randall, Nicola, Richardson, Olivia C, Showler, David A, Smith, Rebecca K, Sutherland, William J, Turpie, Susan, Walsh, Jessica C, Whitfield, Mike, Williams, David R, Wright, L

“…This book provides an assessment of the effectiveness of 648 conservation interventions based on summarized scientific evidence. Chapters cover the practical…”
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Resolving management conflicts: could agricultural land provide the answer for an endangered species in a habitat classified as a World Heritage Site? by SMITH, REBECCA K., RYAN, EMMA, MORLEY, EMMA, HILL, RUSSELL A.

“…The short-interval fires required to promote grazing for large herbivores within the Cape Floristic Region World Heritage Site are detrimental to plant…”
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Key impacts of climate engineering on biodiversity and ecosystems, with priorities for future research by McCormack, Caitlin G., Born, Wanda, Irvine, Peter J., Achterberg, Eric P., Amano, Tatsuya, Ardron, Jeff, Foster, Pru N., Gattuso, Jean-Pierre, Hawkins, Stephen J., Hendy, Erica, Kissling, W. Daniel, Lluch-Cota, Salvador E., Murphy, Eugene J., Ostle, Nick, Owens, Nicholas J.P., Perry, R. Ian, Pörtner, Hans O., Scholes, Robert J., Schurr, Frank M., Schweiger, Oliver, Settele, Josef, Smith, Rebecca K., Smith, Sarah, Thompson, Jill, Tittensor, Derek P., van Kleunen, Mark, Vivian, Chris, Vohland, Katrin, Warren, Rachel, Watkinson, Andrew R., Widdicombe, Steve, Williamson, Phillip, Woods, Emma, Blackstock, Jason J., Sutherland, William J.

“…Climate change has significant implications for biodiversity and ecosystems. With slow progress towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, climate engineering…”
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Project Perseverance and Arabic Study Abroad by Belnap, R. Kirk, Bown, Jennifer, Dean, Edie M., Dewey, Dan P., Schouten, Lucy J., Smith, Andrew K., Smith, Rebecca K., Taylor, Joshua R.

“…Study abroad is widely touted as a shortcut to linguistic fluency. As a result, students often begin their overseas experience with unrealistic expectations…”
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Monitoring and management of the endangered Cape mountain zebra Equus zebra zebra in the Western Cape, South Africa by Smith, Rebecca K, Marais, Andrae, Chadwick, Peter, Lloyd, Peter H, Hill, Russell A

“…De Hoop Nature Reserve and a neighbouring conservancy contain the most genetically diverse subpopulation of the Endangered (IUCN) Cape mountain zebra (Equus…”
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"ECOTERRORISM"?: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE VILIFICATION OF RADICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS AS TERRORISTS by Smith, Rebecca K.

“…Radical environmental activists have played a vocal and often controversial role in the environmental protection movement by taking direct action to slow the…”
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Poor availability of context-specific evidence hampers decision-making in conservation by Christie, Alec P., Amano, Tatsuya, Martin, Philip A., Petrovan, Silviu O., Shackelford, Gorm E., Simmons, Benno I., Smith, Rebecca K., Williams, David R., Wordley, Claire F.R., Sutherland, William J.

“…Evidence-based conservation relies on reliable and relevant evidence. Practitioners often prefer locally relevant studies whose results are more likely to be…”
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Emergency Department Management of Maxillofacial Trauma by Sheth, Reena, Smith, Rebecca K, Lambert, Janelle S

“…Patients with maxillofacial trauma require careful evaluation due to the anatomical proximity of the maxillofacial region to the head and neck. Facial trauma…”
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