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Influence of macrofaunal assemblages and environmental heterogeneity on microphytobenthic production in experimental systems by Dyson, Kirstie E, Bulling, Mark T, Solan, Martin, Hernandez-Milian, Gema, Raffaelli, David G, White, Piran C.L, Paterson, David M

“…Enteromorpha intestinalis…”
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Conifer leader browsing by roe deer in English upland forests: Effects of deer density and understorey vegetation by Ward, Alastair I., White, Piran C.L., Walker, Neil J., Critchley, Charles H.

“…At moderate to high densities ungulates can impact negatively on forest crops and these may be managed by lethal control. In production forestry an…”
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The natural environment: a critical missing link in national action plans on antimicrobial resistance by Iossa, Graziella, White, Piran Cl

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Effects of roads on badger Meles meles populations in south-west England by Clarke, G.Philip, White, Piran C.L, Harris, Stephen

“…Roads have two major impacts on the landscape with respect to badger populations: (1) the imposition of barriers that reduce or prevent dispersal, and (2) the…”
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Biosecurity and vector behaviour: evaluating the potential threat posed by anglers and canoeists as pathways for the spread of invasive non-native species and pathogens by Anderson, Lucy G, White, Piran C L, Stebbing, Paul D, Stentiford, Grant D, Dunn, Alison M

“…Invasive non-native species (INNS) endanger native biodiversity and are a major economic problem. The management of pathways to prevent their introduction and…”
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Choice of biodiversity indicators may affect societal support for conservation programs by Martínez-Jauregui, María, Touza, Julia, White, Piran C.L., Soliño, Mario

“…•Biodiversity indicators influence societal preferences towards conservation programs.•The use of a broad set of indicators produces higher values towards…”
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Contact Networks in a Wildlife-Livestock Host Community: Identifying High-Risk Individuals in the Transmission of Bovine TB among Badgers and Cattle by Bohm, Monika, Hutchings, Michael R, White, Piran C.L

“…Background: The management of many pathogens, which are of concern to humans and their livestock, is complicated by the pathogens' ability to cross-infect…”
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Modelling the impact and control of an infectious disease in a plant nursery with infected plant material inputs by Bate, Andrew M., Jones, Glyn, Kleczkowski, Adam, MacLeod, Alan, Naylor, Rebecca, Timmis, Jon, Touza, Julia, White, Piran C.L.

“…•The plant trade is an important pathway for the spread of plant pathogens.•We model a nursery that constantly buys, grows and sells potentially infected…”
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Terrestrial carnivores and human food production: impact and management by BAKER, PHILIP J, BOITANI, LUIGI, HARRIS, STEPHEN, SAUNDERS, GLEN, WHITE, PIRAN C.L

“…1. The production of food for human consumption has led to an historical and global conflict with terrestrial carnivores, which in turn has resulted in the…”
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A qualitative exploration of the contribution of blue space to well‐being in the lives of people with severe mental illness by Wright, Kim, Eden, Samantha, Hancox, Anna, Windget, Danielle, Elliott, Lewis, Glossop, Zoe, Johnston, Gordon, Johnston, Rose I., Lobban, Fiona, Lodge, Christopher, Palmier‐Claus, Jasper, Parkin, Sally, White, Piran C. L., Bell, Sarah L.

“…The majority of research into the mental health benefits of blue space (outdoor places where water is a central feature) has focussed on the associations…”
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Selection of line-transect methods for estimating the density of group-living animals: lessons from the primates by Marshall, Andrew R., Lovett, Jon C., White, Piran C.L.

“…We review the four major contemporary methods for estimating density of group‐living animals from line‐transect sampling: perpendicular modelling of group…”
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Evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of biodiversity conservation spending by Laycock, Helen F., Moran, Dominic, Smart, James C.R., Raffaelli, David G., White, Piran C.L.

“…Evaluation of effectiveness and efficiency should be an integral component of biodiversity conservation strategies. We used Cost-Utility Analysis (CUA) and…”
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Interactions between ecological and social drivers in determining and managing biodiversity impacts of deer by Austin, Zoë, Raffaelli, David G., White, Piran C.L.

“…The management of wildlife and its impacts on biodiversity is likely to be most successful where ecological understanding is integrated with the economic and…”
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Wild deer as a source of infection for livestock and humans in the UK by Böhm, Monika, White, Piran C.L., Chambers, Julia, Smith, Lesley, Hutchings, M.R.

“…Wild deer can feature in the epidemiology of a wide range of livestock and human diseases in the United Kingdom by representing a source of disease via various…”
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Control of bovine tuberculosis in British livestock: there is no ‘silver bullet’ by White, Piran C.L, Böhm, Monika, Marion, Glenn, Hutchings, Michael R

“…Bovine tuberculosis (bTB; Mycobacterium bovis ) is a bacterial infection of cattle that also affects certain wildlife species. Culling badgers ( Meles meles ),…”
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Dynamic interactions among badgers: implications for sociality and disease transmission by Böhm, Monika, Palphramand, Kate L, Newton-Cross, Geraldine, Hutchings, Michael R, White, Piran C.L

“…1. Direct interactions between individuals play an important part in the sociality of group-living animals, their mating system and disease transmission. Here,…”
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Assessment of temporal trends in ecosystem health using an holistic indicator by Wiegand, Jessica, Raffaelli, Dave, Smart, James C.R., White, Piran C.L.

“…The Ecosystem Approach to environmental management, with its explicit acknowledgment of the environmental, social and economic elements within ecological…”
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Livestock grazing behavior and inter- versus intraspecific disease risk via the fecal–oral route by Smith, Lesley A., White, Piran C.L., Marion, Glenn, Hutchings, Michael R.

“…Livestock herbivores are at risk of parasite/pathogen exposure from livestock and wild mammal feces during grazing. Livestock exposure to parasites/pathogens…”
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Flexible spatial organization of urban foxes, Vulpes vulpes, before and during an outbreak of sarcoptic mange by Baker, Philip J., Funk, Stephan M., Harris, Stephen, White, Piran C.L.

“…The social and spatial organization of urban fox groups prior to and during an outbreak of sarcoptic mange was compared with predictions derived from the…”
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Modelling the distribution of badgers Meles meles: comparing predictions from field-based and remotely derived habitat data by NEWTON-CROSS, GERALDINE, WHITE, PIRAN C.L, HARRIS, STEPHEN

“…1. Environmental heterogeneity is important in determining the distribution and abundance of organisms at various spatial scales. The ability to understand and…”
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