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Integrated soil quality assessment as an indicator for a successful conversion to organic agriculture.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Willekens, K. & Debode, J. & Waeyenberge, L. & Vandecasteele, B.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

The results of an extensive soil quality assessment on conventionally managed fields were compared with the soil quality on a reference field as a res...

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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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Nutrient and microbial changes in the peat profile beneath Sphagnum magellanicum in response to additions of ammonium nitrate.

Published online: 28 Nov 1997

Authors: Williams, B. L. & Silcock, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Applications of ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) to cores of Sphagnum magellanicumin situ at 2-week intervals for 20 weeks from mid-June at a raised mire in ...

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Expansion of invasive species on ombrotrophic bogs: desiccation or high N deposition?

Published online: 24 Mar 2004

Authors: Tomassen, H. B. M. & Smolders, A. J. P. & Limpens, J. & Lamers, L. P. M. & Roelofs, J. G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In many ombrotrophic bog areas the invasion of grass (e.g. Molinia caerulea) and tree (e.g. Betula pubescens) species has become a major problem. We i...

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Severity of topsoil compaction controls the impact of skid trails on soil ecological processes.

Published online: 07 Nov 2024

Authors: Klein-Raufhake, T. & Hölzel, N. & Schaper, J. J. & Hortmann, A. & Elmer, M. & Fornfeist, M. & Linnemann, B. & Meyer, M. & Rentemeister, K. & Santora, L. & Wöllecke, J. & Hamer, U.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Skid trails are a major management-induced disturbance in temperate forest ecosystems with considerable impact on soil ecological processes that are s...

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Detecting the population dynamics of an autosomal sex ratio distorter transgene in malaria vector mosquitoes.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Pollegioni, P. & North, A. R. & Persampieri, T. & Bucci, A. & Minuz, R. L. & Groneberg, D. A. & Nolan, T. & Papathanos, P. A. & Crisanti, A. & Müller, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The development of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes and their subsequent field release offers innovative and cost-effective approaches to reduce m...

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Spatial and temporal variability in host use by Helicoverpa zea as measured by analyses of stable carbon isotope ratios and gossypol residues.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Head, G. & Jackson, R. E. & Adamczyk, J. & Bradley, J. R. & Duyn, J. van & Gore, J. & Hardee, D. D. & Leonard, B. R. & Luttrell, R. & Ruberson, J. & Mullins, J. W. & Orth, R. G. & Sakuntala Sivasupramaniam & Voth, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A high dose/refuge strategy has been adopted in the USA to manage the risk of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) resistance in target pests such as the cotto...

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Trait-based selection of nurse plants to restore ecosystem functions in mine tailings.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Navarro-Cano, J. A. & Verdú, M. & Goberna, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Metal mining in drylands generates waste tailings with high toxicity, physical instability, as well as water and thermal stresses that hamper their bi...

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Predation intensifies parasite exposure in a salmonid food chain.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Connors, B. M. & Hargreaves, N. B. & Jones, S. R. M. & Dill, L. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Parasites can influence ecosystem structure, function and dynamics by mediating predator-prey interactions. Recurrent infestations of the salmon louse...

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Integrating variation in bacterial-fungal co-occurrence network with soil carbon dynamics.

Published online: 18 Apr 2024

Authors: Chen LiJun & Dini-Andreote, F. & Liu HongQiang & Wang HuaXiang & Dumbrell, A. & Wang ZhengYe & Chen XingYu & Chen FangFang & Chen XiaoLong & Wu LiChao & Jiang YuJi

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bacteria and fungi are core microorganisms in diverse ecosystems, and their cross-kingdom interactions are considered key determinants of microbiome s...

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