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Promoting self-facilitating feedback processes in coastal ecosystem engineers to increase restoration success: testing engineering measures.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Schotanus, J. & Walles, B. & Capelle, J. J. & Belzen, J. van & Koppel, J. van de & Bouma, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coastal ecosystem engineers often depend on self-facilitating feedbacks to ameliorate environmental stress. This makes the restoration of such coastal...

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A system for logging light interception in crop stands.

Published online: 19 Dec 1972

Authors: Prevost, S. E. & Baker, D. N. & Hesketh, J. D. & Myhre, D. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the system described, the light sensor moved down and up a 10-ft steel track placed upright in the crop, taking 15 min/cycle. RB.

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A system for logging light interception in crop stands.

Published online: 08 Jan 1972

Authors: Prevost, S. E. & Baker, D. N. & Hesketh, J. D. & Myhre, D. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the system described, the light sensor moved down and up a 10-ft steel track placed upright in the crop, taking 15 min/cycle. RB.

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Releasing genetically modified organisms: will any harm outweigh any advantage?

Published online: 24 Jun 2000

Authors: Beringer, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The public debate about genetically modified organisms has concentrated largely on concerns about food safety and potential risks to the environment. ...

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Genetically modified crops and hybridization with wild relatives: a UK perspective.

Published online: 29 Jun 1995

Authors: Raybould, A. F. & Gray, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It has been suggested that genetic modification could lead to crops with enhanced invasiveness and persistence. These new genotypes could invade natur...

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Species diversity enhances perceptions of urban coastlines at multiple scales.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Fairchild, T. P. & Weedon, J. & Griffin, J. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Biodiversity is increasingly understood as an important mediator of human aesthetic appreciation of scenes and landscapes, with implications for cultu...

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Ecology and government policies: the GM crop debate.

Published online: 24 Mar 2004

Authors: Gray, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The major influences in the public debate in the UK about genetically modified (GM) crops are presented. Examples of ecological studies that illustrat...

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Ant-hill heterogeneity and grassland management.

Published online: 14 May 2021

Authors: King, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

In many grasslands, some ants act as ecological engineers to produce long-lasting soil structures which have a considerable influence on the patterns ...

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Water accounting and auditing guidelines - a sourcebook.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Batchelor, C. & Hoogeveen, J. & Faurès, J. M. & Peiser, L.

Content type: Bulletin

In many regions of the world, sustainable and reliable delivery of water services has become increasingly complex and problematic. Complexities that a...

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Gene dispersal from transgenic crops. I. Growth of interspecific hybrids between oilseed rape and the wild hoary mustard.

Published online: 02 May 1996

Authors: Lefol, E. & Danielou, V. & Darmency, H. & Boucher, F. & Maillet, J. & Renard, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The growth of interspecific hybrids between oilseed rape (Brassica napus subsp. oleifera) and hoary mustard (Hirschfeldia incana) was studied in diffe...

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