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A population dynamics approach to the wheat bulb fly Delia coarctata problem.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Kowalski, R. & Benson, J. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A key-factor analysis is presented using data on Delia coarctata (Fall.) populations collected over 12 years from Stackyard field, Rothamsted. The ana...

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Studies in sheep populations and environment in the mountains of north-west Wales. 2. Contemporary distribution of sheep populations and environment.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Hughes, R. E. & Dale, J. & Mountford, M. D. & Williams, I. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Average summer sheep population densities in ewe units/ha at 56 sites in Snowdonia in 1957-68 were 4.99-10.65 on herb-rich Agrostis tenuis/Festuca ovi...

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Alternative functional trajectories along succession after different land uses in central Amazonia.

Published online: 20 Jul 2020

Authors: Neto, J. G. F. & Costa, F. R. C. & Williamson, G. B. & Mesquita, R. C. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The recovery capacity and the successional pathways of tropical forests after anthropogenic disturbance vary considerably and may depend on prior land...

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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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Effects of spatial heterogeneity on Jones's model for cyst-nematode population dynamics and crop root damage.

Published online: 27 Apr 1984

Authors: Perry, J. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Stochastic analogues that included variation in spatial heterogeneity of population densities and of parameter values in Globodera were produced using...

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Spread of introduced Lehmann lovegrass along a grazing intensity gradient.

Published online: 06 Jun 1992

Authors: McClaran, M. P. & Anable, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in density of sown E. lehmanniana and native grasses (dominated by Digitaria californica, Bouteloua curtipendula, B. eriopoda, Muhlenbergia po...

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Diversity, complexity, stability and pest control.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Murdoch, W. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It should be possible to design agroecosystems to reduce the severity of insect pest problems. Ecological theory about stability should be relevant wh...

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Models for pest control using predator release, habitat management and pesticide release in combination.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Barclay, H. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A model of a 2 life-stage pest species is presented for determining the feasibility of control by means of predator release, habitat management and pe...

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Intraspecific competition in the bean weevils Callosobruchus maculatus and Callosobruchus rhodesianus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae).

Published online: 11 Apr 1992

Authors: Giga, D. P. & Smith, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effects of intraspecific competition in Callosobruchus maculatus and C. rhodesianus on cowpeas were studied in the laboratory in order to predict whet...

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Limitations to the use of pitfall traps in ecological studies exemplified by a study of spiders in a field of winter wheat.

Published online: 03 Apr 1993

Authors: Topping, C. J. & Sunderland, K. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Araneae were collected using pitfall traps and absolute density sampling over a period of 6 months in a field of winter wheat in the UK. The numerical...

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