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The influence of landscape composition and configuration on crop yield resilience.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Redhead, J. W. & Oliver, T. H. & Woodcock, B. A. & Pywell, R. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sustainable agriculture aims to produce sufficient food while minimizing environmental damage. To achieve this, we need to understand the role of agri...

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Land resilience and tail dependence among crop yield distributions.

Published online: 24 Jun 2015

Authors: Du, X. D. & Hennessy, D. A. & Feng, H. L.

Content type: Bulletin

Rate setting procedures for United States crop yield and revenue insurance contracts employ methods that presume correlations to be state invariant. W...

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Habitat suitability study for the conservation of the volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi).

Published online: 18 Sep 1996

Authors: Velázquez, A. & Heil, G. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The endangered Mexican volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi) was investigated in relation to habitats. Data, obtained from 137 sampling units in 14 patch...

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National-scale regulation of the weed seedbank by carabid predators.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Bohan, D. A. & Boursault, A. & Brooks, D. R. & Petit, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Assuring future food productivity and security will require that better use is made of pest regulation provided by naturally occurring ecological serv...

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Factors affecting the adoption of forage technologies in smallholder dairy production systems in Lushoto, Tanzania.

Published online: 05 Dec 2018

Authors: Ndah, H. T. & Schuler, J. & Nkwain, V. N. & Nzogela, B. & Mangesho, W. & Mollel, R. & Loina, R. & Paul, B. K.

Content type: Miscellaneous

Despite population pressure and the urgent need for dairy production to be doubled by 2050, there is still a significant deficit in milk production in...

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Change in crop management strategies could double the maize yield in Africa.

Published online: 29 Nov 2017

Authors: Rezaei, E. E. & Gaiser, T.

Content type: Bulletin

Change in cropping practices is required to address the food security issues in Africa. Yet, testing of the performance of such changes, in particular...

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Effects of mechanical ditch management on the vegetation of ditch banks in Dutch peat areas.

Published online: 11 Jan 1992

Authors: Strien, A. J. van & Burg, T. van der & Rip, W. J. & Strucker, R. C. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of cleaning frequency, cleaning method and dredging on ditch bank vegetation were studied in peat areas in Zuid-Holland and the western pa...

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Effects of exploitation and protection on forest structure, ungulate density and wolf predation in Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland.

Published online: 08 Feb 1995

Authors: Jędrzejewska, B. & Okarma, H. & Jędrzejewski, W. & Miłkowski, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The pristine part of Białowieża Primeval Forest (protected as Białowieża National Park, 47.5 km2) is dominated by stands of deciduous trees (mainly oa...

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Non-target effects of broadleaf herbicide on a native perennial forb: a demographic framework for assessing and minimizing impacts.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Crone, E. E. & Marler, M. & Pearson, D. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive species are one of the leading threats to biodiversity worldwide. Therefore, chemical herbicides are increasingly used to control invasive pl...

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Control of bracken and the restoration of heathland. III. Bracken litter disturbance and heathland restoration.

Published online: 06 Jun 1992

Authors: Lowday, J. E. & Marrs, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In trials in the Breckland region (Norfolk/Suffolk border) UK in 1978-88 on Calluna vulgaris heathland and grass heathland (dominated by Festuca ovina...

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