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The effect of grassland gap size on establishment, growth and flowering of the endangered Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides (Asteraceae).

Published online: 23 Jul 1997

Authors: Morgan, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To determine the effect of grassland gap size on patterns of seedling recruitment and juvenile establishment of the endangered composite Rutidosis lep...

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Factors affecting the natural regeneration of Quercus in Scottish oakwoods. I. Competition from Pteridium aquilinum.

Published online: 08 Aug 1997

Authors: Humphrey, J. W. & Swaine, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Scottish upland, semi-natural oakwoods, natural regeneration of oak (Quercus petraea and Q. robur) is frequently lacking. This threatens the long-t...

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An improved method for the rapid assessment of forest understorey light environments.

Published online: 29 Oct 2001

Authors: Brown, N. & Jennings, S. & Wheeler, P. & Nabe-Nielsen, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The high spatial and temporal variability of forest understorey light environments requires lengthy and/or extensive sampling in order to characterize...

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Permeability of a heterogeneous urban landscape to the movements of forest songbirds.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Tremblay, M. A. & St. Clair, C. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urbanization represents a major threat to biodiversity world-wide because it causes permanent degradation and fragmentation of biologically rich natur...

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Grazing and scrub clearance promote open dune habitat regeneration in pine plantation canopy gaps in Merseyside, UK.

Published online: 12 May 2020

Authors: Hunt, N. & Mercer, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Coastal management practices have shifted in recent decades to recognise afforestation of sand dunes as a principle factor in mobile dune system degra...

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A portable linear amplifier for use with solarimeters.

Published online: 24 Feb 1970

Authors: Gardner, G. & Sutton, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The amplifier, which can be made for les than <less than>pounds<more than>20, is described and illustrated. It has proved particularly use...

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Forest stand dynamics of a short-stature tree species: ecological knowledge for sustainable forest management.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Fajardo, A. & Moreno-Meynard, P. & Soto, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Worldwide, the implementation of forest management guidelines has tried to mimic natural forest dynamics. The Oliver forest stand dynamics model has b...

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Distribution of photosynthetically active radiation in the canopy of a loblolly pine plantation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Sinclair, T. R. & Knoerr, K. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Photocells were traversed at 6 canopy heights in a 15-yr-old plantation in North Carolina. When incident radiation was predominantly direct-beam, a bi...

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The application of hemispherical photography to cereal canopies.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Hooper, B. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A critical assessment was made of the use of hemispherical photography in fully-developed wheat and barley canopies. It is concluded that black-and-wh...

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Gap-crossing decisions of woodland songbirds in Scotland: an experimental approach.

Published online: 21 Sep 2005

Authors: Creegan, H. P. & Osborne, P. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent declines in woodland birds in Britain have been linked to increasing habitat fragmentation. To understand the effects of fragmentation, data on...

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