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Maasai pastoralists kill lions in retaliation for depredation of livestock by lions.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Ontiri, E. M. & Odino, M. & Kasanga, A. & Kahumbu, P. & Robinson, W. & Currie, T. & Hodgson, D. J.

Content type: Blog

A survey ws conducted on 213 Maasai communities from three geographic regions in Kenya to determine whether lion-killing is an indiscriminate act of r...

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The effect of shelter on the yield of grasses in southern Scotland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Russell, G. & Grace, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The growth of Festuca arundinacea and Lolium perenne at a moderately exposed site in SE Scotland was compared with that in a sheltered enclosure in 19...

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Interception of light by model hedgerow orchards in relation to latitude, time of year and hedgerow configuration and orientation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Jackson, J. E. & Palmer, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Light interception by model hedgerow orchards and light distribution over their surfaces were investigated using a computer for the direct light calcu...

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The effect of open drainage ditches on the plant and invertebrate communities of moorland and on the decomposition of peat.

Published online: 10 Nov 1990

Authors: Coulson, J. C. & Butterfield, J. E. L. & Henderson, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A model of the function of open drainage ditches (grips) on peat moorland in northern England is described. The model makes the following predictions:...

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Evaporation from a Themeda grassland. 2. Resistance model of plant evaporation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Dunin, F. X. & Aston, A. R. & Reyenga, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A model, incorporating resistances to water vapour transport, was developed to account for controls on grassland evaporation in S. Tablelands region o...

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Water use by Irrigated cotton in Sudan. 1. Reflection of short-wave radiation.

Published online: 15 Jul 1968

Authors: Rijks, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As the crop developed and the sun's declination changed, mean values per day of the reflection coefficient increased from 0.15-0.23. After rain or irr...

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Evidence of greater dung beetle abundance in a rewilded area compared to nearby organic farms.

Published online: 07 Apr 2025

Authors: Brompton, S. & Cotton, S. & Steer, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Organic farms have been shown to harbour larger and more diverse invertebrate populations and associated ecosystem services compared to other conventi...

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Comparing the accuracy and precision of smartphone and specialist handheld GNSS receivers for use in ecological fieldwork.

Published online: 20 Apr 2025

Authors: Osborne, A. & Mossman, H. & Caporn, S. & Coulthard, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Smartphones are handheld computers and multichannel communication devices that carry an array of sensors and can link with specialist external devices...

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Grazing and net primary production of a temperate grassland.

Published online: 08 Jan 1972

Authors: Vickery, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Measurements were made of CO2 exchange by sods taken from a Phalaris tuberosa/Trifolium repens temperate grassland to determine their net primary prod...

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Long-term effects of ammonium sulphate on Calluna vulgaris.

Published online: 26 Jun 1997

Authors: Uren, S. C. & Ainsworth, N. & Power, S. A. & Cousins, D. A. & Huxedurp, L. M. & Ashmore, M. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The results of the first 4 years of an experiment which has involved frequent applications of ammonium sulfate within a 1-km2 tract of nitrogen-poor d...

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