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Effects of invasive alien acacias on nutrient cycling in the coastal lowlands of the Cape fynbos.

Published online: 09 Oct 1992

Authors: Witkowski, E. T. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Production, N and P return, and decomposition of leaf litter of the invasive alien Acacia saligna were compared with that of the indigenous sclerophyl...

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Shrub recruitment response to intensity and season of fire in a semi-arid woodland.

Published online: 09 Oct 1992

Authors: Hodgkinson, K. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect was studied of prescribed fire on the pattern and level of seedling recruitment of 7 shrubs (Eremophila mitchellii, E. sturtii, Geijera par...

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Herbivory by insects on oak trees in pure stands compared with paired mixtures.

Published online: 09 Oct 1992

Authors: Moore, R. & Warrington, S. & Whittaker, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Herbivorous insect communities were studied on oak (Quercus petraea) trees in pure stands of oak or in mixtures with alder (Alnus glutinosa), pine (Pi...

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Factors influencing herbivory by insects on oak trees in pure stands and paired mixtures.

Published online: 09 Oct 1992

Authors: Moore, R. & Francis, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An investigation was made of factors affecting the distribution and abundance of insect herbivores on oak (Quercus petraea) in pure stands or in mixtu...

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Diurnal and seasonal variation in the water relations of some deciduous and evergreen trees of a deciduous dry forest of the western coast of Mexico.

Published online: 17 May 1988

Authors: Fanjul, L. & Barradas, V. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data for leaf water potential, leaf turgor pressure and leaf MOE are presented for: Couepia colyandra, Thouinidium decandrum, Randia armata (evergreen...

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Linking agri-environment scheme habitat area, predation and the abundance of chick invertebrate prey to the nesting success of a declining farmland bird.

Published online: 28 Aug 2022

Authors: McHugh, N. M. & White, P. J. C. & Moreby, S. & Szczur, J. & Stoate, C. & Leather, S. R. & Holland, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Across Europe, farmland bird populations have continued to decline since the 1970s owing to the intensification of farming practices. Studies of su...

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Introducing resprouters to enhance Mediterranean forest resilience: importance of functional traits to select species according to a gradient of pine density.

Published online: 22 Feb 2017

Authors: Gavinet, J. & Prévosto, B. & Fernandez, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resprouter species are important for Mediterranean ecosystem resilience, but they are scarce in landscapes dominated by pioneer pines. Sound knowledge...

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Sublethal effects of fenitrothion on forest passerines.

Published online: 21 Mar 1992

Authors: Millikan, R. L. & Smith, J. N. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Results are reported from a 5-yr study to examine sublethal and long-term consequences on forest songbirds of the application of fenitrothion (at 280 ...

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The influence of evergreen coniferous nurse-crops on the field layer in two woodland communities.

Published online: 20 Apr 1991

Authors: Pigott, C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field observations and laboratory tests were made in 1984-87 on the effects on the field layer in oak/bracken/bramble woodland and ash/maple/mercury w...

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An experimental field study of different levels of insect herbivory induced by Formica rufa predation on sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus). I. Lepidoptera larvae.

Published online: 04 Jun 1986

Authors: Warrington, S. & Whittaker, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lepidoptera populations and feeding damage were measured on ant-foraged and ant-free sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) trees in North Lancashire, UK. Cat...

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