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Mediating mutualisms: farm management practices and evolutionary changes in symbiont co-operation.

Published online: 13 Nov 2002

Authors: Kiers, E. T. & West, S. A. & Denison, R. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Root symbionts (rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizas) are often assumed to increase agricultural productivity consistently. However, rhizobial and myco...

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Growth, water relations and nutrition of three grassland annuals as affected by drought.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Gerakis, P. A. & Guerrero, F. P. & Williams, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

3 winter annuals were grown under glasshouse conditions to evaluate their behaviour under varying soil moisture stress and population density. The red...

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Co-design a monitoring system and early seasonal hunger alert related to climate variability in Guatemala.

Published online: 16 Oct 2019

Authors: Müller, A. & Bouroncle, C. & Coto, A. & Gaytán, A. & Girón, E. & Granados, A. & Monzón, M. & Portillo, F. & Etten, J. van

Content type: Bulletin

In Guatemala, seasonal acute food insecurity related to extended dry periods is a recurrent phenomenon. Public response is often too late and ineffect...

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Modelling growth and optimal rotations of tropical multipurpose trees using unit leaf rate and leaf area index.

Published online: 21 Mar 1992

Authors: Fownes, J. H. & Harrington, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Theoretical analysis of a simple model, in which tree growth in even-aged stands is calculated as the product of unit leaf rate (E, increase in plant ...

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New perspectives on plant biodiversity in Germany.

Published online: 16 Jun 2020

Authors: Kochersperger, P. & Haas, H. U. & Peters, J. & Schulte, M.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Importance and protection of biodiversity is common sense in Germany shown by notable media coverage and many publicly funded programs to support cert...

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Seasonal patterns in post-dispersal seed predation of Abutilon theophrasti and Setaria faberi in three cropping systems.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Heggenstaller, A. H. & Menalled, F. D. & Liebman, M. & Westerman, P. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Post-dispersal seed predation is an important source of mortality for arable weed populations that can potentially contribute to ecologically based ma...

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Drone-based structure-from-motion photogrammetry captures grassland sward height variability.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Forsmoo, J. & Anderson, K. & Macleod, C. J. A. & Wilkinson, M. E. & Brazier, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grasslands deliver a range of ecosystem services, including the provision of food and biodiversity, and regulation of soil carbon storage and hydrolog...

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The scientific basis of climate-smart agriculture: a systematic review protocol.

Published online: 16 Mar 2016

Authors: Rosenstock, T. S. & Lamanna, C. & Chesterman, S. & Bell, P. & Arslan, A. & Richards, M. & Rioux, J. & Akinleye, A. O. & Champalle, C. & Cheng Zhou & Corner-Dolloff, C. & Dohn, J. & English, W. & Eyrich, A. S. & Girvetz, E. H. & Kerr, A. & Lizarazo, M. & Madalinska, A. & McFatridge, S. & Morris, K. S. & Namoi, N. & Poultouchidou, N. & Silva, M. R. da & Rayess, S. & Rioux, J. & Ström, H. (et al)

Content type: Bulletin

Background: 'Climate-smart agriculture' (CSA)-agriculture and food systems that sustainably increase food production, improve resilience (or adaptive ...

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Productivity and diversity of annually harvested reconstructed prairie communities.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Kordbacheh, F. & Jarchow, M. & English, L. & Liebman, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biofuel production from cellulosic feedstocks may increase during the next century. To be sustainable, this production should protect environmental qu...

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A plea for scale, and why it matters for invasive species management, biodiversity and conservation.

Published online: 23 Dec 2023

Authors: McMillan, N. A. & Fuhlendorf, S. D. & Davis, C. A. & Hamilton, R. G. & Neumann, L. K. & Cady, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive species are suspected to be major contributors to biodiversity declines worldwide. Counterintuitively, however, invasive species effects are ...

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