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Field measurement of transpiration in Douglas-fir.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Kline, J. R. & Reed, K. L. & Waring, R. H. & Stewart, M. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Transpiration rates of Douglas-fir trees (Pseudotsuga menziesii) were measured in the field, using tritiated water (HTO) as a tracer for water. Sites ...

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Food selection by brown hares (Lepus capensis) on cereal and turnip crops in north-east Scotland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Hewson, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

On plots of oats and barley brown hares grazed much more heavily on the outer rows, alongside the space between the plots, than on inner rows. On barl...

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Climatic variation in forage grasses. 1. Leaf development in climatic races of Lolium and Dactylis.

Published online: 18 Jan 1965

Authors: Cooper, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Leaf expansion was investigated in 10 ecotypes of Lolium perenne and 7 of Dactylis glomerata. Seasonal sowings revealed a regular cline in relative ra...

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Systematic spatial variation of stomatal conductance in a Sitka spruce plantation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Leverenz, J. & Deans, J. D. & Ford, E. D. & Jarvis, P. G. & Milne, R. & Whitehead, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Null balance diffusion porometers were used to estimate the variation of stomatal conductance (gs) in a Sitka spruce plantation. Samples were stratifi...

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Construction, calibration and field use of a rapid-reading viscous flow porometer.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Downey, L. A. & Anlezark, R. N. & Muirhead, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Comparisons made over a wide range of soil matric potentials showed minimum resistance of 0.5 s/cm for cotton and 1.0 s/cm for maize. Readings made in...

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Effects of nitrogen and light in grass-legume pastures-a systems analysis approach.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Ross, P. J. & Henzell, E. F. & Ross, D. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A simple mathematical model is presented describing the effects of N and light on the vegetative growth of grass/legume swards, consisting of a set of...

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Resistance to water flow in soil and plant. 2. A review of experimental evidence on the rhizosphere resistance.

Published online: 03 Jan 1970

Authors: Newman, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Results of some experiments on a range of species, including maize, castor and sunflowers, did not appear to be in accordance with the claim that appr...

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Modelling the effects of management on population dynamics: some lessons from annual weeds.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Freckleton, R. P. & Sutherland, W. J. & Watkinson, A. R. & Stephens, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural and invasive weeds are major threats to managed and natural ecosystems, costing billions of dollars annually. Models for arable and invas...

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Microclimate in an apple orchard.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Landsberg, J. J. & Powell, D. B. B. & Butler, D. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

During 1971 micro-meteorological measurements were made in March, May, July, August and October in a 7-year-old hedgerow-type apple orchard. The albed...

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Integral projection models perform better for small demographic data sets than matrix population models: a case study of two perennial herbs.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Ramula, S. & Rees, M. & Buckley, Y. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Matrix population models are widely used to describe population dynamics, conduct population viability analyses and derive management recommendations ...

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