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Relationship between plant weight and numbers in mixed populations of Sinapis alba (L) Rabenh. and Lepidium sativum L.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Bazzaz, F. A. & Harper, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plants of white mustard (Sinapis alba) and garden cress (Lepidium sativum) grown together at high densities underwent collective self-thinning in acco...

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Acacia seed predation by bruchids in an African savanna ecosystem.

Published online: 12 Mar 1997

Authors: Miller, M. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In field studies conducted in Africa between July 1991 and November 1992, Acacia tortilis, A. nilotica and A. mellifera seeds on the ground suffered g...

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Using artificial neural networks and citizen science data to assess jellyfish presence along coastal areas.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Authors: Castro-Gutiérrez, J. & Gutiérrez-Estrada, J. C. & Báez, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Jellyfish blooms along coastal areas can pose significant challenges for beach users and local authorities. Understanding the factors influencing jell...

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Small-scale habitat complexity preserves ecosystem services on coral reefs.

Published online: 15 Jan 2024

Authors: Beese, C. M. & Mumby, P. J. & Rogers, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coral reef habitat quality is declining in many locations because of heatwaves (coral bleaching) and other disturbances. Reef-building corals provide ...

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A cyclical feeding model for pathogen transmission and its application to determine vectorial capacity from vector infection rates.

Published online: 13 Jul 1991

Authors: Saul, A. J. & Graves, P. M. & Kay, B. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A model of disease transmission was formulated which assumed that vector feeding behaviour is cyclical rather than continuous. This model led to equat...

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NatureScot Research Report 1280 - Inshore Wintering Waterfowl in Moray Firth Special Protection Area - 2019/20 digital aerial surveys and comparative analyses of aerial and shore-based surveys.

Published online: 17 Nov 2024

Published by: NatureScot

Authors: Scott, M. S. & Humphries, G. & Irvin, C. & Peters-Grundy, R. & Vilela, R. & Southward, B. & Thompson, K.

Content type: Reports

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Influence of mowing on the persistence of two endangered large blue butterfly species.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Johst, K. & Drechsler, M. & Thomas, J. & Settele, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mowing influences two endangered butterfly species, Maculinea nausithous and Maculinea teleius, directly through egg destruction and larval mortality ...

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Effects of reduced grazing on population density and breeding success of black grouse in northern England.

Published online: 13 Nov 2002

Authors: Calladine, J. & Baines, D. & Warren, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The maintenance or modification of grazing regimes is frequently advocated to deliver conservation targets in pastoral landscapes, but there are few q...

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Climate change and range expansion of an aggressive bark beetle: evidence of higher beetle reproduction in naïve host tree populations.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Cudmore, T. J. & Björklund, N. & Carroll, A. L. & Staffan Lindgren, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hosts may evolve defences that make them less susceptible and suitable to herbivores impacting their fitness. Due to climate change-driven range expan...

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Time to establishment success for introduced signal crayfish in Sweden - a statistical evaluation when success is partially known.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Sahlin, U. & Smith, H. G. & Edsman, L. & Bengtsson, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus is an invasive species in Sweden, threatening the red-listed nobel crayfish Astacus astacus through sprea...

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