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Modelling the population dynamics of an arable weed and its effects upon crop yield.

Published online: 22 Jul 1986

Authors: Firbank, L. G. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agrostemma githago and spring wheat cv. Sicco were sown in monocultures and 1:1 mixtures at overall densities of 16, 40, 120, 400 and 1200 plants/m2 i...

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Feeding of geese on farmland in east-central Scotland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Newton, I. & Campbell, C. R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Greylag and pink-footed geese fed together around Loch Leven, Kinross, at a rate equivalent to 0.54 and 0.39 geese/ha day during 2 successive winters....

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Temporal dynamics of plant competition in genetically diverse wheat populations in the presence and absence of stripe rust.

Published online: 19 Feb 1997

Authors: Finckh, M. R. & Mundt, C. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effects of disease and environment on competitive interactions among wheat genotypes were investigated. Wheat genotypes (5) were grown in up to 6 diff...

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Rates of increase of barley mildew in mixed stands of barley and wheat.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Burdon, J. J. & Whitbread, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The rate of increase of Erysiphe graminis f. sp. hordei, in the stands grown in small field plots, was directly related to the proportion of barley in...

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Effects of sublethal cold stress on the aphid Rhopalosiphum padi.

Published online: 08 Mar 1995

Authors: Hutchinson, L. A. & Bale, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An anholocyclic clone of Rhopalosiphum padi was reared on leaves of barley seedlings at 20°C in LD 16:8. First-instar nymphs and newly moulted, pre-re...

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Multifunctional benefits of organic farming and hedgerow density.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Vandendriessche, J. & Frenne, P. de & Eeraerts, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural expansion and intensification are key drivers of biodiversity loss. In search of more sustainable ways to produce food and conserve biodi...

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Factors affecting the distribution of satyrid butterflies on arable farmland.

Published online: 21 Mar 1997

Authors: Dover, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of biotic and abiotic factors on the distribution of three species of nymphalids (Aphantopus hyperantus, Pyronia tithonus and Maniola jurt...

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The manipulation of the population growth of a pest species: an analytical approach.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Longstaff, B. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The demographic effects of reducing temperature and of insecticidal application against populations of the stored-grain pest Sitophilus oryzae (L.) we...

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Direct and indirect effects of landscape and field management intensity on carabids through trophic resources and weeds.

Published online: 01 Mar 2022

Authors: Carbonne, B. & Bohan, D. A. & Foffová, H. & Daouti, E. & Frei, B. & Neidel, V. & Saska, P. & Skuhrovec, J. & Petit, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Carabids are important biological control agents of weeds and other pests in agricultural fields. The carabid community is built upon direct and indir...

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Recovery of a sparrowhawk population in relation to declining pesticide contamination.

Published online: 03 Apr 1993

Authors: Newton, I. & Wyllie, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus) found dead in eastern England showed a significant reduction in HEOD (organochlorine pesticide residues derived from al...

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