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A classification of East African rangeland, with an appendix on terminology.

Published online: 13 Jan 1967

Authors: Pratt, D. J. & Greenway, P. J. & Gwynne, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A map is given showing the distribution in East Africa of 6 ecological zones denned on the basis of rainfall and evaporation data. Of the vegetation t...

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The carry-over effects of pollen shortage decrease the survival of honeybee colonies in farmlands.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Requier, F. & Odoux, J. F. & Henry, M. & Bretagnolle, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many studies have reported honeybee colony losses in human-dominated landscapes. While bee floral food resources have been drastically reduced over pa...

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Salmonella carriage by herring gulls in the Clyde area of Scotland in relation to their feeding ecology.

Published online: 05 Feb 1987

Authors: Monaghan, P. & Shedden, C. B. & Ensor, K. & Fricker, C. R. & Girdwood, R. W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Faecal examination of 2985 Larus argentatus captured at refuse tips in the Clyde area yielded Salmonella of 23 serotypes from 9.2% of birds during the...

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How traffic facilitates population expansion of invasive species along roads: the case of common ragweed in Germany.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Lemke, A. & Kowarik, I. & Lippe, M. von der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Because common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., henceforth Ambrosia) has negative effects on human health, it is a common focus for management, wh...

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Combining multi-scale socio-ecological approaches to understand the susceptibility of subsistence farmers to elephant crop raiding on the edge of a protected area.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Guerbois, C. & Chapanda, E. & Fritz, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coexistence between subsistence farmers and elephants leads to problems for conservation and food security, especially on the edge of protected areas....

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Incorporating disturbance into trophic ecology: fire history shapes mesopredator suppression by an apex predator.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Geary, W. L. & Ritchie, E. G. & Lawton, J. A. & Healey, T. R. & Nimmo, D. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Apex predators can suppress smaller bodied "mesopredators." In doing so, they can provide refuge to species preyed upon by mesopredators, which is par...

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Estimation of anopheline survival rate, vectorial capacity and mosquito infection probability from malaria vector infection rates in villages near Madang, Papua New Guinea.

Published online: 13 Jul 1991

Authors: Graves, P. M. & Burkot, T. R. & Saul, A. J. & Hayes, R. J. & Carter, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Indices of the intensity of malaria transmission (mosquito survival per feeding cycle, survival per extrinsic incubation period, vectorial capacity an...

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Behavioural responses of bonelli's eagles to human disturbances: assessing the effect on reproduction and suggested mitigating measures.

Published online: 08 Jun 2025

Authors: Martínez, J. E. & Zuberogoitia, I. & Calvo, J. F. & Álvarez, M. & Arroyo, B. & Margalida, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

There has been increasing recognition of the adverse effects of outdoor recreation on the behavioural ecology, breeding success and ultimate abandonme...

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The importance of cottontail rabbits in the dispersal of Polygonum spp.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Staniforth, R. J. & Cavers, P. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Achenes of Polygonum lapathifolium, P. pensylvanicum and P. persicaria are commonly eaten by cottontail rabbits in southern Ontario. Feeding experimen...

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Allelopathic effects of Aristida adscensionis on Rhizobium.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Sreedhara Murthy, M. & Nagodra, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Extracts and leachates of the grass Aristida adscensionis inhibited the growth of Rhizobium in sterile culture. The results confirm previous studies o...

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