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Production and diversity of enchytraeids, earthworms and plants in fertilized hay meadow plots.

Published online: 10 Jun 1986

Authors: Standen, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Random soil samples were used to estimate the number and weight of each species of enchytraeid and lumbricid at fourteen long-established experimental...

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Studies on the weeds of vegetable crops. 5. Final observations on an experiment with different primary cultivations.

Published online: 06 Mar 1966

Authors: Roberts, H. A. & Stokes, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Annual determinations were made of the number of viable weed seeds in the soil on plots of a 9-year experiment with vegetable crops in which four prim...

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Habitat management in calcareous grasslands: effects on the insect community developing in flower heads of Cynarea.

Published online: 15 Jun 1995

Authors: Völkl, W. & Zwölfer, H. & Romstöck-Völkl, M. & Schmelzer, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The phytophagous insect communities dwelling in the flower heads of Cirsium acaule and Centaurea scabiosa were studied in mown, sheep-grazed and aband...

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Breeding bird populations of Kentish sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) coppice in relation to age and structure of the coppice.

Published online: 17 May 1988

Authors: Fuller, R. J. & Moreton, B. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Annual counts were made over 10 yr in a 22-ha coppice in which all stages from freshly-cut coppice to growth >19 yr were represented. Bird species ...

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Effects of aerial applications of fenitrothion on bird populations of a Scottish pine plantation.

Published online: 17 May 1988

Authors: Spray, C. J. & Crick, H. Q. P. & Hart, A. D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was carried out in the UK in 1982-84 of 5 passerine bird species in four plots (70 ha), two of which were sprayed at 300 g/ha with fenitrothio...

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The effects of density and the timing of removal on interference between barley, white mustard and wild oats.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Haizel, K. A. & Harper, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The results are reported of glasshouse trials in which the interspecific effects of barley, white mustard (Sinapis alba) and wild oats (Avena fatua) g...

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The colonisation of isolated patches of nettles (Urtica dioica L.) by insects.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Davis, B. N. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

U. dioica plants were established in 1970 at 2 sites in E. England in order to study their colonization by insects. Twentyeight species commonly assoc...

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Estimation of the seed bank of a chalk grassland ley established on former arable land.

Published online: 14 Jun 1988

Authors: Graham, D. J. & Hutchings, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The size, composition and seasonal and depth-related variations in the soil seed bank of a former chalk grassland ley were determined at monthly inter...

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Synergistic impacts of aggressive species on small birds in a fragmented landscape.

Published online: 07 Aug 2021

Authors: Westgate, M. J. & Crane, M. & Florance, D. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Attempts to conserve threatened species in fragmented landscapes are often challenging because factors such as habitat loss, habitat degradation and d...

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Body shape is related to the attempt rate and passage success of brook trout at in-stream barriers.

Published online: 20 Jul 2020

Authors: Goerig, E. & Wasserman, B. A. & Castro-Santos, T. & Palkovacs, E. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ability to move between habitats has important implications for fitness in many species. In-stream barriers such as culverts can impede movements ...

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