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The effect of crop rotation on weeds in organic arable fields.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Mayer, F. & Kuhn, G. & Urbatzka, P. & Castell, A.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Crop rotation is an essential element in organic farming weed management. The effect of five different crop rotation systems on the abundance of arabl...

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A complex monitoring of biodiversity of organic apple orchards could uncover the impact of agro-management strategies.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Popov, V. H. & Kostadinova, E. & Rancheva, E. & Yancheva, H.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

This complex study investigates causal relationships between biodiversity of insect indicator-insects in soil, on land surface and on trees, and agro-...

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Effects of Spartina invasion on the soil organic carbon content in salt marsh and mangrove ecosystems in China.

Published online: 24 Jul 2022

Authors: Xu Xiao & Wei ShuJuan & Chen HongYang & Li Bo & Nie Ming

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coastal wetlands are large reservoirs of soil carbon (C) and have been invaded globally by the exotic species Spartina alterniflora. However, the effe...

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Ecosystem function enhanced by combining four functional types of plant species in intensively managed grassland mixtures: a 3-year continental-scale field experiment.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Finn, J. A. & Kirwan, L. & Connolly, J. & Sebastià, M. T. & Helgadottir, A. & Baadshaug, O. H. & Bélanger, G. & Black, A. & Brophy, C. & Collins, R. P. & Čop, J. & Dalmannsdóttir, S. & Delgado, I. & Elgersma, A. & Fothergill, M. & Frankow-Lindberg, B. E. & Ghesquiere, A. & Golinska, B. & Golinski, P. & Grieu, P. & Gustavsson, A. M. & Höglind, M. & Huguenin-Elie, O. & Jørgensen, M. & Kadziuliene, Z. & Kurki, P. (et al)

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A coordinated continental-scale field experiment across 31 sites was used to compare the biomass yield of monocultures and four species mixtures assoc...

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Predicting the rate of invasion of the agent of Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Ogden, N. H. & Lindsay, L. R. & Leighton, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying invading tick populations provides early warning for emerging tickborne diseases that are expanding their geographic range. But how fast d...

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Ecosystem recovery in restored headwater streams: the role of enhanced leaf retention.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Muotka, T. & Laasonen, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is controversy over how the success of ecological restoration should be measured. Traditionally, emphasis has been placed on species diversity a...

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Factors affecting the establishment and survival of Anaitis efformata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) introduced into Australia for the biological control of St. John's wort, Hypericum perforatum. II. Field trials.

Published online: 08 Jul 1987

Authors: Briese, D. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Life tables for Anaitis efformata [Aplocera efformata], a potential control agent for St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum), were obtained by followi...

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The effects of herbivory by a weevil species, acting alone and unrestrained by natural enemies, on growth and phenology of the weed Sesbania punicea.

Published online: 21 May 1990

Authors: Moran, V. C. & Hoffmann, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An apionid weevil, Trichapion lativentre [Apion lativentre] has been introduced into South Africa where it is the only herbivore of any consequence on...

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Environmental modifications resulting from the culture and grubbing of trees.

Published online: 28 Oct 1968

Authors: Holland, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

After a mature apple orchard had been removed by grubbing the trees various experimental treatments (different systems of manuring and ploughing at tw...

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Evidence for seasonal compensation of hunting mortalities in a long-lived migratory bird.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Authors: Letourneux, F. & Gauthier, G. & Pradel, R. & Lefebvre, J. & Legagneux, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding whether hunting mortality is additive to or compensated by other mortality sources is at the heart of managing harvested populations. Lo...

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