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Responses of the willow beetle Phratora vulgatissima to genetically and spatially diverse Salix spp. plantations.

Published online: 22 Jan 2001

Authors: Peacock, L. & Herrick, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Phratora vulgatissima is the most serious pest of willow grown as short-rotation coppice in Britain. The effects of genetically diverse plantations of...

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Effects of reindeer browsing on tundra willow and its associated insect herbivores.

Published online: 17 Nov 2004

Authors: Herder, M. den & Virtanen, R. & Roininen, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Browsing by large mammals may strongly constrain the growth and reproduction of woody plants, and may alter the food quality and resource availability...

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Does host genotype diversity affect the distribution of insect and disease damage in willow cropping systems?

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Peacock, L. & Hunter, T. & Turner, H. & Brain, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Planting of willow genotype mixtures for biomass production has been suggested as a non-chemical strategy for pest management. Basic information on sp...

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The impact of the timing of brush management on the nutritional value of woody browse for moose Alces alces.

Published online: 17 Oct 2001

Authors: Rea, R. V. & Gillingham, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We examined how the removal of above-ground biomass (mechanical brushing) at different times of the year affected the nutritional value of regeneratin...

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Survival and growth of selected clones of birch and willow on restored opencast coal sites.

Published online: 19 Apr 1988

Authors: Good, J. E. G. & Williams, T. G. & Moss, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Results are presented from trials with Betula pendula, B. pubescens, Salix caprea and S. cinerea at 6 sites throughout Britain; the selected clones we...

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Predictors of recruitment for willows invading riparian environments in south-east Australia: implications for weed management.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Stokes, K. E. & Cunningham, S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predicting geographical areas susceptible to weed invasion is a primary target for land managers. Willows (Salix spp.) invading riparian environments ...

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Radiation interception and productivity of willow.

Published online: 17 May 1988

Authors: Cannell, M. G. R. & Milne, R. & Sheppard, L. J. & Unsworth, M. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Stands of Salix viminalis growing near Edinburgh, UK, were studied in 1984 (1st yr growth from 2-yr coppice stumps) and 1985 (1st yr growth from cutti...

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Assessing impacts of large herbivores on shrubs: tests of scaling factors for utilization rates from shoot-level measurements.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Bilyeu, D. M. & Cooper, D. J. & Hobbs, N. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Accurate methods for estimating the intensity of browsing by herbivores are fundamental to understanding the ecology of shrub communities. Quantifying...

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Studies of radial growth in Salix cinerea L. on a reservoir margin.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Gill, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increment cores were obtained at b.h. from the stems of 300 trees on the margin of the Lake Vyrnwy reservoir, Montgomeryshire, Wales, in 1969, and the...

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Optimizing invasive species control across space: willow invasion management in the Australian Alps.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Giljohann, K. M. & Hauser, C. E. & Williams, N. S. G. & Moore, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A key problem facing invasive species management is how best to allocate surveillance and control effort. Models of the establishment and spread of in...

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