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The effects of artificial shading on some growth characteristics of arabica and robusta coffee seedlings. I. The effects of shading on dry weight, leaf area and derived growth data.

Published online: 28 Oct 1968

Authors: Huxley, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In experiments at Kabanyolo, Uganda, in which radiation incomes were measured and growth analysis was employed, seedlings of both robusta and arabica ...

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Aspect modifies the magnitude of edge effects on bryophyte growth in boreal forests.

Published online: 23 Nov 2005

Authors: Hylander, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The increased length of forest clear-cut edges is considered to be one of the main ecological consequences of silviculture. The effects vary over the ...

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Abandoned pastures cannot spontaneously recover the attributes of old-growth savannas.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Cava, M. G. B. & Pilon, N. A. L. & Ribeiro, M. C. & Durigan, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Active restoration strategies have been recommended to recover Neotropical savannas in abandoned lands, but no studies have investigated the trajector...

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Microhabitat heterogeneity and a non-native avian frugivore drive the population dynamics of an island endemic shrub, Cyrtandra dentata.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Bialic-Murphy, L. & Gaoue, O. G. & Kawelo, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the role of environmental change in the decline of endangered species is critical for designing scale-appropriate restoration plans. For...

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Seed predation has the potential to drive a rare plant to extinction.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Kurkjian, H. M. & Carothers, S. K. & Jules, E. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pre-dispersal seed predation is sometimes considered unlikely to dramatically affect plant population growth because plants are generally expected to ...

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Transient dynamics reveal the importance of early life survival to the response of a tropical tree to harvest.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Gaoue, O. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Exploitation of non-timber forest products can contribute to the alleviation of poverty. However, overexploitation can also lead to species decline. S...

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Effects of forest fertilization on the radial growth and resin exudation of insect-defoliated Scots pines.

Published online: 28 Jan 2000

Authors: Kytö, M. & Niemelä, P. & Annila, E. & Varama, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In studies in a 60- to 90-year-old stand on dry sandy soil in western Finland, Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) trees that had been defoliated by the pin...

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Eco-physiology of apple trees: dry matter production and partitioning by young Golden Delicious trees in France and England.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Heim, G. & Landsberg, J. J. & Watson, R. L. & Brain, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Young Golden Delicious trees were grown at Bristol for 1 year then, in January 1975, half the batch were moved to Montpellier; in January 1976, 6 tree...

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Growth of Xanthorrhoea australis R.Br. in relation to fire.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Gill, A. M. & Ingwersen, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reports studies of the growth and reproduction of X. australis at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Canberra, and field observations at two sites (on cleare...

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Advancing restoration ecology: a new approach to predict time to recovery.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Rydgren, K. & Halvorsen, R. & Töpper, J. P. & Auestad, I. & Hamre, L. N. & Jongejans, E. & Sulavik, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species composition is a vital attribute of any ecosystem. Accordingly, ecological restoration often has the original, or "natural," species compositi...

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