Journal of Applied Ecology 2001: Vol 38 Table of Contents

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Volume
Contents
Volume 38, Issue I, February 2001
Standard Papers
I M. GUiLLEMETTt & R BROUSSEAU. Does culling predatory gulls enhance the prixiuctivity of breeding common
terns?
9 E. PALOMARES. Vegetation structure and prey abundance requirements of the Iberian lynx: implications for the
design of reserves and corridors
19 D. L. GARSHELIS & c. B. JOHNSON. Sea Otter population dynamics and the Exxon Valdez oil spill: disentangling the
confounding effects
36 D. B. LINDENMAYER. I. BALL, H. p. POSSINGHAM. .VI. A. MCCARTHY & M. L. Pt)PE. A landscape-scale test of the
predictive ability of a spatially explicit mtxiel for population viability analysis
49 j. ORGEAS & A. N. ANDERSEN. Fire and biodiversity: responses of grass-layer beetles to experimental fire regimes in
an Australian tropical savanna
63 A. JANSEN & A. I. ROBERTSON. Relationships between livestock management and the ecological condition of
riparian habitats along an Australian floodplain river
76 L. R. ALLEN & E. c. SPARKES. The effect of dingo control on sheep and beef cattle in Queensland
8S j. D. HARWOOD, K. D. SUNDERLAND & w. o. c. SYMONDSON. Living where the food is: web location by linyphiid
spiders in relation to prey availability in w inter wheat
100 C. F. G. THOMAS, L. PARKINSON, G. J. K, GRIFTITHS, A. ETRNANDEZ GARCIA & E. J. P. MARSHALL. Aggregation and
temporal stability of carabid beetle distributions in field and hedgerow habitats
117 P. M. THOMPSON, s. VAN PARIJS & K. M. KOVACS. Local declines in the abundance of harbour seals: implications for
the designation and monitoring of protected areas
126 A. I. ROBERTSON, p. BACON & G. HEAGNEY. The responses of fl(X)dplain primary production to flood frequency and
timing
137 T. SEMERE & R. J. FROUD-wiLLiA.MS. The effect of pea cultivar and w ater stress on root and shoot competition
betw een vegetative plants of maize and pea
146 M. J. DANIELS, M. A. BEAU.MONT, P. J. JOHNSON, D. BALHARRY, D. W. .MACDONALD & E. BARRATT. Ecology and
genetics of wild-living cats in the north-east of Scotland and the implications for the conservation of the wildcat
162 J. M. KEAN & N. D. BARLOW. A spatial model for the successful biological control of Sitona discoideies by
Mkroctonus aethiopoides
170 C. TOURENQ, S. AUUVGNTER, L. DURIEU.X, S. LEK, F. MESLEARD. A. JOHNSON & J.-L. .MARTIN. Identifying rice fields at
risk from damage by the greater flamingo
180 L. H. Liow, N. s. SODHI & T. ELMQVtST. Bee diversity along a disturbance gradient in tropical low land forests of
south-east Asia
193 s. J. LANE, J. c. ALONSO & c, A. MARTIN. Habitat preferences of great bustard Otis tarda flocks in the arable steppes
of central Spain: are potentially suitable areas uncKcupied?
204 s. J. COULSON, J. M. BULLOCK, .M. J. STEVENSON & R. F. PWELL. Colonization of grassland by sow n species:
dispersal vs. microsite limitation in responses to management
Forum Paper
217 P. D. WALSH, L. J. T. WHITE, C. MBINA, D. IDIATA, Y, MIHINDOU, F. .MAtSELS & M. THIBAULT. Estimates of forest
elephant abundance: projecting the relationship between precision and effort
228 Instructions for Authors
Volume 38, Issue 2, .April 2001
Special Profile: Grasslands, Grazing and Biodiversity
233 A. R. WATKINSON & s. J. ORMEROD. Grasslands, grazing and biixliversity: editors’ introduction
238 L. P. HUNT. Heterogeneous grazing causes local extinction of edible perennial shrubs: a matrix analysis
253 J. M. BULLOCK, J. FRANKLIN, M. J. STEVENSON, J. SILVERTOWN, S. J, COULSfJN, S. J. GREGORY & R. TOFTS.
A plant trait analysis of responses to grazing in a long-tenn experiment
268 K. G. ROQUES, T. G. o'coNNOR & A. R. WATKINSON. Dynamics of shrub encroachment in an African sav anna:
relative influences of fire, herbivory, rainfall and density dependence
281 K. GRtGULls, A. w. SHEPPARD, J. E. ASH & R. H. GROVES. The comparative demography of the pasture weed Echium
plantagineum between its native and invaded ranges
291 A. w. SHEPPARD, M. J. SMYTH & A. swiREPiK, The impact of root-crown w eevil and pasture competition on the
winter annual Echium plantagineum
301 s. M. BUCKLAND, K. THOMPSON, J. G, HODGSON & J. p. GRIME. Grassland inv asions: effects of manipulations of
climate and management
310 M. Di GiULio, p. J. EDWARDS & E. MElSTER. Enhancing insect diversity in agricultural grasslands: the roles of
management and landscape structure
320 M. AUSDEN. w. J. SUTHERLAND & R. JAMES. The effects of flooding low land wet grassland on soil macroinv ertebrate
prey of breeding wading birds
VI Standard Papers
I blume 339 R. WALL, J. J. HOWARD & J. BINDH. Thc seasonal abundance of blowflies infesting drying fish in
south-west India
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349 F. K C. MARQUliS. S. T. BUCKLAND, D. GOFFIN, C. E. DIXON, D. L. BORCHERS, B. A. MAYLE & A. J. PEACE. Estimating
deer abundance from line transect surv eys of dung: sika deer in southern Scotland
364 M. REES & R. L. HILL. Large-scale disturbances, biological control and the dynamics of gorse populations
378 A. p. MOLLER. The eft'ect of dairy farming on bam swallow' Hirundo nistica abundance, distribution and
reproduction
390 A. A. SMITH, s. M. REDPATH, s. T. CAMPBELL & s. J. THIRGOOD. Mcadow pipits, red grousc and the habitat
characteristics of managed grouse moors
401 M. D. F SHIRLEY, s. P. RUSHTON, A. G. YOUNG & G. R. PORT. Simulating the long-term dynamics of slug
populations: a process-based modelling approach for pest control
412 J. L. PEARCE. K. CHERRY, M. DRIELSMA, s. FERRIER & G. WHISH. Incorporating expert opinion and fine-scale
vegetation mapping into statistical models of faunal distribution
425 J. A. SEDGELEY. Quality of cavity microclimate as a factor influencing selection of maternity nxists by
a tree-dwelling bat. Chalinolohus tuherculatus, in New Zealand
441 A. P. THARME, R. E. GREEN, D. BAINES, 1. p. BAINBRIDGE & M. o’brien. The effect of management for red grouse
shooting on the population density of breeding birds on heather-dominated moorland
458 p. E. OSBORNE. J. c. ALONSO & R. G. BRYANT. Modelling landscape-scale habitat use using CIS and remote sensing:
a case study with great bustards
472 J. c. LEE, F D. MENALLED & D. A. LANDIS. Refuge habitats modify impact of insecticide disturbance on carabid
beetle communities
Forum Papers
484 s. J. W'lLLon. Species accumulation curves and thc measure of sampling effort
487 c. E. MORENO & G. HALFFTER. On the measure of sampling effort used in species accumulation curv es
491 Bexvk Reviews
V'olume 38, Issue 3, June 2001
Priority Contribution
497 s. DIAZ. 1. NOY-MEIR & M. CABiix). Can grazing response of herbaceous plants be predicted from simple vegetative
traits?
Standard Papers
509 G. C. SMITH, c. L. CHEF5EMAN, R. s. CLIFTON-HADLEY & D. WILKINSON. A model of bovine tuberculosis in the
badger Meles meles: an ev aluation of control strategies
520 G. c. SMITH, c. L. CHEESEMAN, D. WILKINSON & R. s. CLIFTON-HADLEY. A imxlel of bovine tuberculosis in the
badger Meles meles: the inclusion of cattle and the u.se of a live test
536 P. F DONALD. D. L. BUCKINGHAM, D. MOORCROFT. L. B. MUIRHEAD. A. D. EWANS & W. B. KIRBY. Habitat use and diet
of skylarks Alaiula an ensis wintering on low land farmland in southern Britain
548 s. KLUTH. A. KRUESS & T. TSCHARNTKE. Interactions between the rust fungus Puccinia punctiformis and
ectophagous and endophagous insects on creeping thistle
557 D. K. LETOURNTAU & B. GOLDSTEIN. Pest damage and arthropod community structure in organic vs. conventional
tomato production in California
571 s. I. HIGGINS. D. M. RICHARDSON & R. M. COWLING. Validation of a spatial simulation mtxlel of a spreading alien
plant population
585 M. A. MCCARTHY, H. p. POSSiNGHAM & A. M. GILL. Using stochastic dynamic programming to determine optimal
fire management for Banksia ornata
593 A. J. DAVIS. J. D. HOLLOWAY, H. HUIJBREGTS, J. KRIKKEN, A. H. KIRK-SPRIGGS & S. L. SUTTON. Dung beetles as
indicators of change in the forests of northern Borneo
617 M. FREDERIKSEN, J.-D. LEBRETON & T. BREGNBALLE. The interplay between culling and density-dependence in the
great cormorant: a modelling approach
628 M. PAHKALA, A. LAURILA. L. o. BJORN & J. MERILA. Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation and pH on early development
of the moor frog Rana an alis
637 I. J. PATTERSON. The use of nitrogen fertilizer on alternative grassland feeding refuges for pink-footed geese
in spring
647 J. A. VICKERY, J. R. TALLOWIN, R. E. FTBER, E. J. ASTERAKI, P. W. ATKINSON, R. J. FULLER & V. K. BROWN. The
management of lowland neutral grasslands in Britain: effects of agricultural practices on birds and their food
resources
665 J. VALKAMA & M. V. KOZLOV. Impact of climatic factors on developmental stability of mountain birch growing in a
contaminated area
674 p. STAHL, J. M. VANDEL, V. HERRENSCHMIDT & p. MiGOT. Predation on livestock by an expanding reintroduced lynx
population: long-term trend and spatial variability
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Volume
Standard Papers
Contents 689 c. BUHLFR & B. SC HMID. The influence of management regime and altitude on the population structure of Succisa
pratensis: implications for vegetation monitoring
699 s. D. LANGTON. D. p. COWAN & A. N. MKYKR. The Occurrence of commensal rodents in dwellings as revealed by the
1996 English Mouse Condition Survey
710 R. V. RHA & M. p. GILLINGHAM. The impact of the timing of brush management on the nutritional value of woody
browse for mmise A lees alces
720 M. F. SCHNEIDHR. Habitat loss, fragmentation and predator impact: spatial implications for prey conservation
736 j. D. THOMAS. Particle selection by snail hosts of human schistosomes in relation to their surv ival strategies and
possible control by ‘environmental antibexlies"
756 L. kammf:sheidt. p. kohler & a. huth. Sustainable timber harvesting in Venezuela: a modelling approach
771 N. MCCULLCXTH & K. NORRIS. Diagnosing the cause of population changes: kx;ali/ed habitat change and the
decline of the endangered St Helena wirebird
784 J. WEINER. H.-w. GRIEPENTROG & L. KRISTENSEN. Suppression of weeds by spring wheat Triticum aesth um
increases with crop density and spatial uniformity
791 J. o. bustne:s. v. barken, k. e. erikstad. f. mehlum & J. u. skaare. Patterns of incubation and nest-site
attentiveness in relation to organcKhlorine (PCB) contamination in glaucous gulls
802 D. B. JACKSON. Experimental removal of introduced hedgehogs improves wader nest success in the Western Isles.
Scotland
813 R. e. kenward, d. g. hall. s. s. walls & K. H. HODDER. Factors affecting predation by buzzards Buteo huteo on
released pheasants Phasianus eok hicus
823 P. J. BAKER, s. HARRIS, c. P. J. ROBERTSON, G. SAUNDERS & p. c. L. WHITE. Differences in the capture rate of
cage-trapped red foxes Vulpes vulpes and an evaluation of rabies control measures in Britain
836 G. OBA. o. R. VEH'AAS <& N. c. STENSETH. Relationships between biomass and plant species richness in arid-zone
grazing lands
846 J. A. GILL. K. NORRIS & w. J. sifTHERLAND. The effects of disturbance on habitat use by black-tailed gcxiwits
Limosa liniosa
857 R. A. STILLMAN, J. D. GOSS< USTARD. A. D. WF:ST. S. E. A. LE V. DIT DURELL. S. MCGRORTY, R. W. G. CALDOW,
K. J. NORRIS. 1. G. JOHNSTONE, B. J. ENS, J. VAN DER MEER & p. TRIPLET. Predicting shorebird mortality and
ptjpulation size under difl'erent regimens of shellfishery management
Innovations
869 I. A. R. HlJLBERT & J. FTtENCH. The accuracy of GPS for wildlife telemetry and habitat mapping
879 J. GORDON. Measuring the range to animals at sea from boats using photographic and video images
888 c. DF.NARixj, M. IXJUGHERTY, G. HASTIE, R. LEAPER. B. WILSON & P. M. THOMPSON. A new technique to mea.sure
spatial relationships w ithin groups of free-ranging coastal cetaceans
\'olume 38, Issue 5, October 2U0I
Standard Papers
897 p. A. VF5K & M. WESTOBY. Predicting plant species’ responses to grazing
910 M. R. WILLIAMS, 1. ABBOTT, G. L. LIDDELOW, C. VELLIOS. 1. B. WHEELER & A. E. MELLICAN. Recovery of bird
populations after clearfelling of tall open eucalypt forest in Western Australia
921 s. MANEL. H. c. WILLIAMS & s. J. ORMEROD. Evaluating presence-absence models in ecology: the need to account
for prevalence
932 J. .SHAN. L. A. MORRIS & R. L. HENDRICK. The effects of management on soil and plant carbon sequestration in
slash pine plantations
942 z. DZWONKO. Assessment of light and soil conditions in ancient and recent woodlands by Ellenberg indicator
values
952 A. r. JONES, M. J. HAYES & N. R. SACKVILLE HAMILTON. The effect of provenance on the performance of Crataegus
monogyna in hedges
963 A. WOLFE, J.-p. PAUL. J.-L. MARTIN & v. BRETAGNOLLE. The benefits of extensive agriculture to birds: the case of the
little bustard
976 T. PIERSMA. A. KOOLHAAS, A. DEKINGA. J. J. BEUKEMA. R. DEKKER & K. ESSINK. Long-term indirect effects of
mechanical ctx’kie-dredging on intertidal bivalve stocks in the Wadden Sea
991 N. H. AUGUSTIN, R. p. CUMMINS & D. D. FTiENCH. Exploring spatial vegetation dynamics using logistic regression
and a multinomial logit mrxjel
1007 c. B. SCHULTZ. Restoring resources for an endangered butterfly
1020 N. CHR. STENSETH, H. LEiRS. s. MERCELis & p. MWANJABE. Comparing Strategies for controlling an African pest
rodent: an empirically based theoretical study
1032 J. D. THOMSON & K. GOODELL. Pollen remov al and deposition of honeybee and bumblebee visitors to apple and
almond flowers
1045 Y. BASSET, E. CHARLES, D. s. HAMMOND & V. K. BROW'N. Short-term effects of canopy openness on insect herbivores
in a rainforest in Guyana
1059 R. A. ROBINSON, J. D. WILSON & H. Q. P. CRICK. The importance of arable habitat for farmland birds in grassland
landscapes
1070 L. PEACOCK, T. HUNTER, H. TURNER & p. BRAIN. Does host genotype div ersity affect the distribution of insect and
disease damage in willow cropping systems?
viii 1082 s. J. MARTIN. The role of I 'arroa and viral pathogens in the collapse of honey bee colonies: a modelling approach
I olumc 1094 R. HARMKR. The etTect of plant competition and simulated summer browsing by deer on tree regeneration
1104 c. s. BLANEY & p. M. KOTANEN. Effects of fungal pathogens on seeds of native and exotic plants: a test using
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congeneric pairs
1114 F. A. M. TUYTTENS. B. LONG. T. FAWCETT, A. SKINNER. J. A. BROWN, C. L. CHEESEMAN, A. W. RODDA.M & D. W.
MACDONALD. Estimating group size and population density of Eurasian badgers Meles metes by quantifying
latrine use
1122 p. CLERGEAU. J. JOKIMAKI & J.-P. L. SAVARD. Are Urban bird communities influenced by the bird diversity of
adjacent landscapes?
1135 E. SHOCHAT. z. ABRA.MSKY & B. PINSHOW. Breeding birds species diversity in the Negev: effects of scrub
fragmentation by planted forests
Innovations
1148 K. E. J. STEWART. N. A. D. BOURN & J. A. THOMAS. An evaluation of three quick methods commonly used to assess
sward height in ecology
N'olume 38, Issue 6, December 2001
1155 Editors’ Announcements
Priority Contribution
1157 s. M. REDPATH. s. J. THIRGOOD & E. M. LECKIE. Does supplementary feeding reduce predation of red grouse by hen
harriers?
Standard Papers
1169 c. JABERG & A. GUISAN. Modelling the distribution of bats in relation to landscape structure in a temperate
mountain environment
1182 G. N. TUCK. T. POLACHECK. J. P. CROXALL & H. WEIMERSKIRCH. Modelling the impact of fishery by-catches on
albatross populations
1197 G. TAVECCHIA. R. PRADEL. J.-D. LEBRETGN, A. R. JOHNSON & J.-Y. MONDAIN-MONVAL. The effect of lead exposure
on surv ival of adult mallards in the Camargue. southern France
1208 D. P. WHITFIELD. D. R. A. MCLEOD. A. H. FIELDING. R. A. BROAD, R. J. EVANS & P. F HAWORTH. The effects of
forestry on golden eagles on the island of Mull, western Scotland
1221 T. p. SULLIVAN, D. s. SULLIVAN & p. M. F LINDGREN. Influence of variable retention harv ests on forest ecosystems.
I. Div ersity of stand structure
1234 T. p. SULLIVAN & D. s. SULLIVAN. Influence of variable relention harvests on forest ecosystems. II. Diversity and
population dynamics of small mammals
1253 R. J. STANDISH. A. w. ROBERTSON & P. A. WILLIAMS. The impact of an invasive weed Tradeseantia ftuminensis on
native forest regeneration
1264 J. J. GERWING. Testing liana cutting and controlled burning as silv icultural treatments for a logged forest in the
eastern Amazon
1277 s. J. HEGLAND, M. VAN LEEUWEN & J. G. B. OOSTERMEIJER. Population Structure of Salvia pratensis in relation to
vegetation and management of Dutch dry flcxrdplain grasslands
1290 R. w. HUMPHRY, M. .MORTIMER & R. H. MARRS. The effect of plant density on the response of Agmstemma githago
to herbicide
1303 K.-o. BERGMAN. Population dynamics and the imptrrtance of habitat management for conserv ation of the butterfly
Lopinga aehine
1314 T. G. o. CONNOR. Effect of small catchment dams on dow nstream vegetation of a seasonal river in semi-arid
African savanna
1326 I. D. HOGG, J. M. EADIE. D. D. WILLIAMS & D. TURNER. Evaluating fluctuating asymmetry in a stream-dwelling
insect as an indicator of low-level thennal stress: a large-scale field experiment
1340 A. p. CLEVENGER. B. CHRUSZCZ & K. GUNSON. Drainage culverts as habitat linkages and factors affecting passage
by mammals
1350 G. NORBURY. Conserv ing dryland lizards by reducing predator-mediated apparent competition and direct
competition with introduced rabbits
1362 P. CALEY & D. RA.MSEY. Estimating disease transmission in wildlife, with emphasis on leptospirosis and bov ine
tuberculosis in possums, and effects of fertility control
Forum Papers
1371 D. M. WILKINSON. Is local provenance important in habitat creation?
1374 N. R. SACKVILLE HAMILTON. Is local provenance important in habitat creation? A reply
1377 Editors’ Note
1380 Index
1386 Erratum
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