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Shade in north-east Indian tea plantations. I. The shade pattern.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Hadfield, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The influence of interplanted shade trees on the light regime at the surface of mature tea bushes is described. Most of the light reaching a tea bush ...

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A physiological and mathematical study of the growth and productivity of a Cattuna-Sphagnum community. 1. Net photosynthesis of Cattuna vulgaris L. Hull.

Published online: 11 Jan 1971

Authors: Grace, J. & Woolhouse, H. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A description is given of apparatus used for measuring photosynthesis and respiration in C. vulgaris under controlled conditions of light intensity, r...

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Assessment of light and soil conditions in ancient and recent woodlands by Ellenberg indicator values.

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Dzwonko, Z.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The system of Ellenberg indicator species is widely accepted and used to characterize climate, light and soil conditions in central Europe and beyond....

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Effects of long-term fixed fire regimes on African savanna vegetation biomass, vertical structure and tree stem density.

Published online: 22 Dec 2023

Authors: Singh, J. & Boucher, P. B. & Hockridge, E. G. & Davies, A. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire plays an integral role in shaping the vegetation structure of savanna ecosystems. However, the effects of fire regime characteristics, such as fr...

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Fire and biodiversity: responses of grass-layer beetles to experimental fire regimes in an Australian tropical savanna.

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Orgeas, J. & Andersen, A. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Up to 50% or more of the savanna landscapes of northern Australia are burnt each year, but the effects of these fires on savanna faunas are poorly kno...

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Interacting effects of soil water, temperature and irradiance on CO2 exchange rates of two dominant grasses of the shortgrass prairie.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Brown, L. F. & Trlica, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

CO2 exchange rates of relatively undisturbed sods of Bouteloua gracilis (C4) and Agropyron smithii (C3) were investigated at 210, 780 and 1070 W/m2 vi...

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Light and thermal environments as modified by a wheat crop: effects on weed seed germination.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Kruk, B. & Insausti, P. & Razul, A. & Benech-Arnold, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Knowledge of the regulatory effects of the crop canopy on weed seed germination is necessary to understand fully the behaviour of weed seed banks duri...

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A comparison of different methods for measuring the canopy light regime.

Published online: 05 Jun 1984

Authors: Salminen, R. & Nilson, T. & Hari, P. & Kaipiainen, L. & Ross, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Results are compared of measuring radiation penetration coefficients using different types of sensor under clear and overcast conditions within a 20- ...

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Climatic variation in forage grasses. I. Leaf development in climatic races of Lolium and Dactylis.

Published online: 03 Dec 1965

Authors: Cooper, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Patterns of leaf expansion, under various light and temperature régimes, were studied in races of L. perenne and D. glomerata representing the climati...

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Exposure pathways matter: aquatic phototrophic communities respond differently to agricultural run-off exposed via sediment or water.

Published online: 18 Jan 2024

Authors: Polst, B. H. & Allen, J. & Hölker, F. & Hilt, S. & Stibor, H. & Gross, E. M. & Schmitt-Jansen, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Small shallow ponds are widespread but understudied water bodies in agricultural landscapes. Agricultural run-off (ARO) transports pesticides and nutr...

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