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Bud-eating by bullfinches in relation to the natural food-supply.

Published online: 03 Nov 1965

Authors: Newton, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A comparison between the damage caused by bullfinches to Conference and to Doyenne du Cornice pears showed that the birds preferred the former variety...

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The effects of de-icing salt on roadside verges. I. Soil and plant analysis.

Published online: 22 May 1971

Authors: Davison, A. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Analyses showed that excess salt persisted throughout the year near roadsides, probably influencing the vigour and species composition due to osmotic ...

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Light in plant stands with horizontal foliage.

Published online: 08 Jan 1972

Authors: Cowan, I. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The equations derived in HbA 39, 371 and 40, 458 for describing light attenuation by horizontal foliage are shown to be in exact agreement....

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Light in plant stands with horizontal foliage.

Published online: 21 Dec 1972

Authors: Cowan, I. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The equations derived in FCA 22, 1481 and 23, 755 for describing light attenuation by horizontal foliage are shown to be in exact agreement. RB....

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Ecotoxicology of copper and cadmium in a contaminated grassland ecosystem. II. Invertebrates.

Published online: 01 Oct 1987

Authors: Hunter, B. A. & Johnson, M. S. & Thompson, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invertebrates from contaminated and semi-contaminated grasslands in the vicinity of a major copper refinery housing copper/cadmium alloying plant all ...

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Changes in species diversity following habitat disturbance are dependent on spatial scale: theoretical and empirical evidence.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Dumbrell, A. J. & Clark, E. J. & Frost, G. A. & Randell, T. E. & Pitchford, J. W. & Hill, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many studies have examined the impacts of tropical habitat disturbance. However, the effects of moderate habitat disturbance on species diversity show...

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Nutritional functional trait diversity of crops in south-eastern Senegal.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Wood, S. A. & Isaac, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological trait diversity metrics have been used to highlight the impacts of agriculture. Such metrics can also be used to include human nutrition-an...

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A population dynamics approach to the wheat bulb fly Delia coarctata problem.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Kowalski, R. & Benson, J. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A key-factor analysis is presented using data on Delia coarctata (Fall.) populations collected over 12 years from Stackyard field, Rothamsted. The ana...

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The dynamics of a grassland ecosystem: botanical equilibrium in the Park Grass Experiment.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Silvertown, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The published results of the Park Grass Experiment (PGE), at Rothamsted, UK begun in 1856, provide up to 30 yr of annual data which may be used to det...

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Conservation planning for people and nature in a Chilean biodiversity hotspot.

Published online: 28 Apr 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Martinez Harms, M. J. & Wilson, K. A. & Costa, M. D. P. & Possingham, H. P. & Gelcich, S. & Chauvenet, A. & Pliscoff, P. & Marquet, P. A. & Bryan, B. A.

Content type: Blog

This paper explores the scenarios to expand the protected area system in Chile towards sectors rich in biodiversity to improve conservation while simu...

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