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The foraging areas of honeybees in an orchard of standard apple trees.

Published online: 29 Oct 1967

Authors: Free, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The numbers of honey and solitary bees visiting 5 varieties of apple growing in the same orchard were correlated with the abundance of their flowers. ...

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Effects of upland afforestation on some birds of the adjacent moorlands.

Published online: 21 May 1990

Authors: Avery, M. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bird numbers were estimated on areas adjacent to conifer plantations at 62 sites, each of 640 ha, in three areas of northern Scotland. The results var...

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Synergistic impacts of aggressive species on small birds in a fragmented landscape.

Published online: 07 Aug 2021

Authors: Westgate, M. J. & Crane, M. & Florance, D. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Attempts to conserve threatened species in fragmented landscapes are often challenging because factors such as habitat loss, habitat degradation and d...

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Growth and respiration in cotton bolls.

Published online: 21 Dec 1972

Authors: Thornley, J. H. M. & Hesketh, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data are given on measured and calculated values for dry weight and specific respiration rate of cotton bolls; it was estimated that the efficiency of...

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A Darwinian approach to plant ecology.

Published online: 05 Mar 1968

Authors: Harper, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Darwin's ecological conceptions and their stimulus to modern experimental ecology are considered. Examples of weed population behaviour are included.-...

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Fungi in ecosystems.

Published online: 08 Nov 1971

Authors: Harley, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A discussion of some of the roles of fungi in terrestrial ecosystems, with particular reference to their importance in nutrient and energy cycling. KE...

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Transport of water in the soil-plant-atmosphere system.

Published online: 30 Dec 1965

Authors: Cowan, I. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A hypothetical model for water movement in the soil/plant/atmosphere system in response to gradients of water potential is discussed. F. s.-J.G.G.

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Transport of water in the soil-plant-atmosphere system.

Published online: 18 Jan 1965

Authors: Cowan, I. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A hypothetical model for water movement in the soil/plant/atmosphere system in response to gradients of water potential is discussed. F. s.-J.G.G.

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Fungi in ecosystems.

Published online: 03 Sep 1972

Authors: Harley, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In this presidential address to the British Ecological Society, 5 Jan. 1971, the roles played by fungi in terrestrial ecosystems are discussed with re...

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The effects of de-icing salt on roadside verges. I. Soil and plant analysis.

Published online: 22 May 1971

Authors: Davison, A. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Analyses showed that excess salt persisted throughout the year near roadsides, probably influencing the vigour and species composition due to osmotic ...

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