Summary 1 Movement behaviour has become increasingly important in dispersal ecology
and dispersal is central to the development of spatially explicit population ecology. The ways …

Allee effects are (broadly) defined as a decline in individual fitness at low population size or
density. They can result in critical population thresholds below which populations crash to …

Understanding the dynamics of small populations is obviously important for declining or rare
species but is also particularly important for invading species. The Allee effect, where fitness …

Sustainable pest control requires a systems approach, based on a thorough ecological
understanding of an agro-ecosystem. Such fundamental understanding provides a basis for …

The population component of a species' niche corresponds to the distribution of individuals
across environments within a region. As evolutionary clades of species diversify, they …

Invasions by nonindigenous species impose large environmental and economic costs. In
order to prevent invasions and target monitoring efforts most effectively, we need to forecast …

Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) is the causal agent of bacterial canker in
kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa). Mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) is a New Zealand …

In this work, a bidimensional continuous-time differential equations system is analyzed
which is derived of Leslie-type predator-prey schemes by considering a nonmonotonic …

Many factors, both biotic and abiotic, impede the success of reintroductions. Among these is
the difficulty that small populations have in surviving and thriving. For many species of …

Ecosystems are marvelous assemblages of individuals that grow, reproduce, interact with
one another, move about in space, and eventually die. Ecosystems also provide essential …