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Testing large-scale hypotheses using surveys: the effects of land use on the habitats, invertebrates and birds of Himalayan rivers.

Published online: 22 Jan 2001

Authors: Manel, S. & Buckton, S. T. & Ormerod, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Piecemeal changes in land use might have cumulative effects on regional biodiversity. However, this hypothesis is difficult to test experimentally at ...

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Effects of agricultural intensification on the breeding success of corn buntings Miliaria calandra.

Published online: 03 Jan 2001

Authors: Brickle, N. W. & Harper, D. G. C. & Aebischer, N. J. & Cockayne, S. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Corn buntings Miliaria calandra have declined steeply in Britain and north-western Europe since the mid-1970s; changes in farming practice are believe...

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Changes in the abundance of farmland birds in relation to the timing of agricultural intensification in England and Wales.

Published online: 03 Jan 2001

Authors: Chamberlain, D. E. & Fuller, R. J. & Bunce, R. G. H. & Duckworth, J. C. & Shrubb, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over the past three decades changes in agricultural management have resulted in increased crop and grass production. This intensification has been acc...

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Habitat associations and breeding success of yellowhammers on lowland farmland.

Published online: 03 Jan 2001

Authors: Bradbury, R. B. & Kyrkos, A. & Morris, A. J. & Clark, S. C. & Perkins, A. J. & Wilson, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Yellowhammers (Emberiza citrinella) began to decline on British lowland farmland in the late 1980s and losses are presently 10% per year. This study e...

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The impacts of non-native species on UK biodiversity and the effectiveness of control.

Published online: 11 Dec 2001

Authors: Manchester, S. J. & Bullock, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. The introduction of non-native species continues to cause ecological concern globally, but there have been no published reviews of their effects in...

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Effect of adult Coccinellidae on the spread of a plant virus by an aphid.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Roitberg, B. D. & Myers, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The influence of adults of Coccinella californica Mannh. on the spread of a plant virus (bean yellow mosaic virus) transmitted by Acyrthosiphon pisum ...

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The influence of arthropods and earthworms upon root growth of direct drilled cereals.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Edwards, C. A. & Lofty, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intact profiles of soil from a field in UK that had been direct-drilled for 5 years and from the same soil that had been regularly ploughed were steri...

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Establishment of vegetation on serpentine asbestos mine wastes, southeastern Quebec, Canada.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Moore, T. R. & Zimmermann, R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The serpentine tailings from asbestos mines in southeastern Quebec cover 5.5 km2 and are largely devoid of vegetation. The tailings have a high pH, ve...

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Evidence of water conservation mechanisms in several subarctic wetland species.

Published online: 30 Apr 1997

Authors: Blanken, P. D. & Rouse, W. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The hypothesis that subarctic hygrophilous plant species show poorly developed mechanisms for water conservation was tested by measuring the stomatal ...

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Studies on the conservation of lowland Calluna heaths. II. Regeneration of Calluna, and its relation to bracken infestation.

Published online: 25 Aug 1987

Authors: Marrs, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Methods for restoring degenerate Calluna vulgaris heath at Knettishall Heath in Breckland were studied. The treatments tested included disturbing the ...

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