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The effects of afforestation on upland plant communities: an application of the British National Vegetation Classification.

Published online: 22 Jun 1994

Authors: Wallace, H. L. & Good, J. E. G. & Williams, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The British National Vegetation Classification (NVC) was used to describe the vegetation of a 49 000 ha conifer (Picea abies, P. sitchensis) plantatio...

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Expansion of leaf area per plant in field bean (Vicia faba L.) as related to daily maximum temperature.

Published online: 28 Oct 1968

Authors: Bull, T. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The relative rate of increase of leaf area per plant was measured in Vicia faba from May to August. In the early stages of growth, until the leaf area...

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The foraging behaviour of honeybees on ornamental Malus spp. used as pollinizers in apple orchards.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Kendall, D. A. & Smith, B. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The flowers of 3 ornamental Malus species (M. aldenhamensis, M. floribunda and M. cv. Golden Hornet), and the flowers of Cox, Worcester and Lambourne ...

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A comparison of planting and natural succession after a forest fire in the northern Sierra Nevada.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Bock, J. H. & Raphael, M. & Bock, C. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Approx. 15 000 ha of mixed coniferous forest were burned on the northern California/Nevada border during the Donner Ridge fire in 1960. Vegetation was...

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Changes in the weed flora of an arable field cultivated for 20 years.

Published online: 28 Oct 1985

Authors: Chancellor, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in the weed flora of Boddington Barn field were monitored during 20 years of arable cropping after being ploughed out of grass in 1960. Seedli...

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Some effects of afforestation on the flora and fauna of an upland sheepwalk during 12 years after planting.

Published online: 16 Dec 1989

Authors: Sykes, J. M. & Lowe, V. P. W. & Briggs, D. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

On an area of 139 ha in Cumbria, UK, planted in 1972 with Picea sitchensis, Tsuga heterophylla, Larix leptolepis, L. × eurolepis and some exotic shrub...

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Does restoration of plant diversity trigger concomitant soil microbiome changes in dryland ecosystems?

Published online: 14 Mar 2022

Authors: Yang, B. & Balazs, K. R. & Butterfield, B. J. & Laushman, K. M. & Munson, S. M. & Gornish, E. S. & Barberán, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Drylands are highly vulnerable to land degradation, and despite increasing efforts, restoration success remains low. Although often ignored in the des...

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Special Issue: Managing forest regeneration and expansion at a time of unprecedented global change.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Content type: Journal issue

This special issue contains 6 papers with the aim of synthesizing and deepening the understanding of the ecology and functioning of forest recovery in...

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The ineffectiveness of the stingless bee Trigona jaty (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponinae) as a pollinator of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.).

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Young, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a cocoa plantation in Costa Rica, T. jaty was a common visitor to the flowers; on 70% of observed visits, the bees collected pollen. However, fruit...

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Organic matter changes in an age series of Pinus radiata plantations [in Australia.

Published online: 16 Nov 1969

Authors: Forrest, W. G. & Ovington, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data are given on the above-ground biomass of trees, ground flora and litter for a series of young P. radiata plantations 3, 5, 7, 9 and 12 years old ...

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