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Soil seed bank composition in relation to the above-ground vegetation in fertilized and unfertilized hay meadows on a Somerset peat moor.

Published online: 17 Sep 1997

Authors: Kirkham, F. W. & Kent, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a study on a peat moor in Somerset (SW England, 51°12′N, 2°49′W) in 1991, assessments were made of the soil seed bank in March, and of the abovegro...

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Composition and population responses of an African savanna grassland to rainfall and grazing.

Published online: 15 Apr 1994

Authors: O'Connor, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The influence of inter-annual rainfall variability and cattle grazing on the abundance (density, basal area), population dynamics (recruitment, growth...

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Plant dispersal: the role of man.

Published online: 17 Apr 1998

Authors: Hodkinson, D. J. & Thompson, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Studies were conducted to determine which plant species are commonly dispersed by the following vectors: soil carried on motor vehicles; topsoil; suga...

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The effects of grassland management on plant performance and demography in the perennial herb Primula veris.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Brys, R. & Jacquemyn, H. & Endels, P. & Blust, G. de & Hermy, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Because of changing land-use practices and abandonment, many European calcareous grasslands are under increasing threat. In order to protect those gra...

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Ecological impacts of pesticide seed treatments on arthropod communities in a grain crop rotation.

Published online: 09 Dec 2020

Authors: Dubey, A. & Lewis, M. T. & Dively, G. P. & Hamby, K. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While many studies have investigated non-target impacts of neonicotinoid seed treatments (NSTs), they usually take place within a single crop and focu...

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Limits to green revolution in rice in Africa the case of Ghana.

Published online: 19 Oct 2016

Authors: Ragasa, C. & Chapoto, A.

Content type: Bulletin

The Ghana National Rice Development Strategy in 2009 was developed to double rice production by 2018 with a 10 percent annual increase and to reduce o...

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The population dynamics of Anisantha sterilis in winter wheat: comparative demography and the role of management.

Published online: 25 Oct 1999

Authors: Smith, G. L. & Freckleton, R. P. & Firbank, L. G. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A 3-year field study designed to monitor the detailed population dynamics of Anisantha sterilis in winter wheat, and to explore the consequences of ch...

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Nutrient losses from commercial picking and cockatoo removal of Banksia hookeriana blooms at the organ, plant and site levels.

Published online: 06 Jun 1996

Authors: Witkowski, E. T. F. & Lamont, B. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Losses of dry mass and mineral nutrients (N, P, K, Ca, Mg and Na), occurring through the commercial picking of blooms and their removal by cockatoos, ...

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Influence of agricultural management, sward structure and food resources on grassland field use by birds in lowland England.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: Atkinson, P. W. & Fuller, R. J. & Vickery, J. A. & Conway, G. J. & Tallowin, J. R. B. & Smith, R. E. N. & Haysom, K. A. & Ings, T. C. & Asteraki, E. J. & Brown, V. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural management of grassland in lowland Britain has changed fundamentally in the last 50 years, resulting in spatial and structural uniformity...

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Interference between rows and between plants within rows of a wheat crop, and its effects on growth and yield of differently-spaced rows.

Published online: 19 Dec 1972

Authors: Watson, D. J. & French, S. A. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A seed drill with 2 adjacent spouts blocked was used to sow winter wheat so that there were rows (a) 18 cm apart, (b) 18 cm from the next row on one s...

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