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Can chlorination of ballast water reduce biological invasions?

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Lin YaPing & Zhan AiBin & Hernandez, M. R. & Paolucci, E. & MacIsaac, H. J. & Briski, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Ballast water has been identified as a leading vector for introduction of non-indigenous species. Recently, the International Maritime Organization...

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The role of different organo-chlorine compounds in the breeding of British sparrowhawks.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Newton, I. & Bogan, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Organochlorine levels and shell thickness indices varied little between eggs in the same clutch of Accipiter nisus in the UK, but they varied greatly ...

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Habitat, female age, organo-chlorine compounds and breeding of European sparrowhawks.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Newton, I. & Marquiss, M. & Moss, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

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Breeding success and organo-chlorine residues in golden eagles in west Scotland.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Lockie, J. D. & Ratcliffe, D. A. & Balharry, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Dieldrin was banned from use in sheep dips in January 1966. The proportion of golden eagle eyries in western Scotland that produced young increased fr...

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The salinity of motorway soils. III. Simulation of the effects of salt usage and rainfall on sodium and chloride concentrations in the soil of central reserves.

Published online: 10 Jun 1986

Authors: Rutter, A. J. & Thompson, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Transfer to the central reserve of salt applied to motorway carriageways and the leaching of sodium and chloride ions from the soil of the reserve are...

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Breeding success and organo-chlorine residues in golden eagles in west Scotland.

Published online: 22 May 1971

Authors: Lockie, J. D. & Ratcliffe, D. A. & Balharry, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The same 25 eyries of golden eagles (Aquila chry-saetos) were examined each year in west Scotland. In 1963-65 the "percentage of nests with eggs from ...

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Persistence in earthworms and potential hazards to birds of soil applied DDT, dieldrin and heptachlor.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Beyer, W. N. & Gish, C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

DDT, dieldrin and heptachlor were applied to separate plots in a hay field at 0.6, 2.2 or 9.0 kg/ha. For 11 yr thereafter, soil and earthworms were an...

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The influence of soil water content on the uptake of ions by roots. II. Chloride uptake and concentration gradients in soil.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Dunham, R. J. & Nye, P. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

At higher soil water contents, chloride uptake by onion roots was greater, and the zones of depletion extended further. Models of ion transport were d...

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A simple method of predicting DDE contamination and reproductive success of populations of DDE-sensitive species.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Fox, G. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

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Trends and effects of organochlorine compounds in sparrowhawk eggs.

Published online: 05 Feb 1987

Authors: Newton, I. & Bogan, J. A. & Rothery, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A statistical study of breeding success, eggshell index, and DDE, HEOD and PCB levels in Accipiter nisus eggs collected from 17 areas in Britain durin...

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