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Control of meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria through a change of management from grazing to mowing at an English floodplain meadow.

Published online: 21 Jun 2022

Authors: George, L. & Rothero, E. C. & Tatarenko, I. & Wallace, H. & Dodd, M. & Reed, N. & Fleckney, A. & Bellamy, G. & Gowing, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Floodplain meadow grassland is a diverse habitat which has become increasingly rare throughout Europe. Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, is a character...

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Spatially explicit bioeconomic model for weed management in cereals: validation and evaluation of management strategies.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: González-Díaz, L. & Blanco-Moreno, J. M. & González-Andújar, J. L. & Bennett, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Spatially explicit weed population models are very useful to explore long-term weed management scenarios. The economic implications of the management ...

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Biological control in winter: novel evidence for the importance of generalist predators.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Pekár, S. & Michalko, R. & Loverre, P. & Líznarová, E. & Černecká, L'.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The role of generalist predators in pest control has been neglected because generalists are not able to track pest populations. Generalist predators a...

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Predicting the spread of an invasive tree pest: the pine wood nematode in Southern Europe.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Fuente, B. de la & Saura, S. & Beck, P. S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive tree pests are increasingly threatening forest ecosystems. Understanding and controlling their spread presents a major challenge for managers...

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Multiple factors, including arena size, shape the functional responses of ladybird beetles.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Uiterwaal, S. F. & Delong, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Functional response studies are often used to determine the suitability of predators as biocontrol agents. Ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae...

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Synthesis of highbush blueberry pollination research reveals region-specific differences in the contributions of honeybees and wild bees.

Published online: 25 Jun 2024

Authors: Eeraerts, M. & Devetter, L. W. & Batáry, P. & Ternest, J. J. & Mallinger, R. & Arrington, M. & Benjamin, F. E. & Blaauw, B. R. & Campbell, J. W. & Cavigliasso, P. & Daniels, J. C. & Groot, G. A. de & Ellis, J. D. & Gibbs, J. & Goldstein, L. & Hoffman, G. D. & Kleijn, D. & Melathopoulos, A. & Miller, S. Z. & Montero-Castaño, A. & Naranjo, S. M. & Nicholson, C. C. & Perkins, J. A. & Rao, S. & Raine, N. E. & Reilly, J. R. & Ricketts, T. H. & Rogers, E. & Isaacs, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Highbush blueberry production has expanded worldwide in recent decades. To safeguard future yields, it is essential to understand if insect pollinatio...

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SolBeePop: a model of solitary bee populations in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 25 Jun 2024

Authors: Schmolke, A. & Galic, N. & Hinarejos, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With their large diversity of species, solitary bees are important pollinators of crops and native plant communities in agricultural landscapes. Stres...

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Influence of pasture forage species on seedling emergence, growth and development of Carduus nutans.

Published online: 13 May 1995

Authors: Wardle, D. A. & Nicholson, K. S. & Ahmed, M. & Rahman, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study on the interactions between Carduus nutans (nodding thistle) and pasture grasses and legumes was conducted on Hamilton silt loam in a perennia...

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The effect of weather on frit fly (Oscinella frit L.) and its predators.

Published online: 01 Jul 1970

Authors: Jones, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is virtually the author's summary of this account of observations in southern England. Weather at the critical times of oviposition, lar...

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Survival of seeds of tropical grassland species subjected to bovine digestion.

Published online: 20 Mar 1993

Authors: Gardener, C. J. & McIvor, J. G. & Jansen, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The survival and digestion of seeds of 47 tropical and subtropical legume and grass species were studied by placing the seeds in nylon bags in the rum...

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