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Root dynamics, production and distribution in agroecosystems on the Georgia Piedmont using minirhizotrons.

Published online: 29 Oct 1990

Authors: Cheng, W. & Coleman, D. C. & Box, J. E., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Growth rates, death rates and distribution of grain sorghum and weed roots in conventional tillage (CT) and no-tillage (NT) plots were measured in fie...

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Low-intensity management benefits solitary bees in olive groves.

Published online: 25 Aug 2020

Authors: Martínez-Núñez, C. & Manzaneda, A. J. & Isla, J. & Tarifa, R. & Calvo, G. & Molina, J. L. & Salido, T. & Ruiz, C. & Gutiérrez, J. E. & Rey, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

One of the current challenges for applied ecologists is to understand how to manage/restore agroecosystems in a sustainable and cost-effective way. Th...

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Analysing shrub encroachment in the southern Kalahari: a grid-based modelling approach.

Published online: 22 Apr 1998

Authors: Jeltsch, F. & Milton, S. J. & Dean, W. R. J. & Rooyen, N. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shrub encroachment is reducing the carrying capacity of arid grasslands in southern Africa for cattle. Although shrub-encroachment is known to occur a...

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Ecological and evolutionary effects of selective harvest of non-lactating female ungulates.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Rughetti, M. & Festa-Bianchet, M. & Ccircumflex˜té, S. D. & Hamel, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Female ungulates are often selectively harvested according to their reproductive status. Because ungulate population growth depends heavily on adult f...

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Effect of nitrogen supply on nutrient uptake in Corsican pine.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Miller, H. G. & Miller, J. D. & Pauline, O. J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The growth of Corsican pine (Pinus nigra var. maritima) on a nitrogen-deficient site in the Moray Forest declined progressively while up to 36% of the...

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Relative death rate: a dynamic parameter describing plant response to stress.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Runeckles, V. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Senescence and death of plant parts are frequently accelerated by various stresses to which plants are subjected. The dynamics of these responses can ...

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The ecology of the Wash. 3. Density-related behaviour and the possible effects of a loss of feeding grounds on wading birds (Charadrii).

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Goss-Custard, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

3. Responses of knots (Calidris canutus) and oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) to their own density and to that of their prey, and the impact of ...

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Nitrogen fixation by plants grown on reclaimed china clay waste.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Skeffington, R. A. & Bradshaw, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

N fixation rates associated with various plant spp. growing on china clay waste materials were estimated using the acetylene reduction technique. Rate...

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Habitat preferences and survival in wildlife reintroductions: an ecological trap in reintroduced grey partridges.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Rantanen, E. M. & Buner, F. & Riordan, P. & Sotherton, N. & Macdonald, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildlife reintroductions can help to restore populations and save species from extinction. However, success rates of reintroductions are low due to in...

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Roads increase population growth rates of a native leaf-cutter ant in Neotropical savannahs.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Vieira Neto, E. H. M. & Vasconcelos, H. L. & Bruna, E. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A challenge in applied ecology is understanding the responses of native species to roads, which are ubiquitous drivers of environmental heterogeneity....

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