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Phenology and productivity of Pistia stratiotes L. on the Volta Lake, Ghana.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Hall, J. B. & Okali, D. U. U.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Growth of P. stratiotes at the southern-most tip of the man-made Volta Lake in Ghana was measured over 1 year. Biomass and relative growth rate remain...

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The relation of photosynthesis by phytometers in the profiles of kale crops to leaf area index above them.

Published online: 26 Oct 1970

Authors: Leach, G. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To estimate the effect of the foliage at different positions in the profiles of kale crops on the rate of photosynthesis below it, the leaf area index...

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Nitrogen determination in nutrient cycling studies: an improved technique for handling multiple samples.

Published online: 15 Jul 1968

Authors: Etherington, J. R. & Morrey, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

One ml Kjeldahl digest containing 1-25µg N is pipetted into a specimen tube. A nylon fabric disc is placed in a depression inside the plastic cap and ...

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Litter decomposition, nitrogen dynamics and litter microarthropods in a southern Appalachian hardwood forest 8 years following clearcutting.

Published online: 18 Oct 1988

Authors: Blair, J. M. & Crossley, D. A., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Litterbags (of Cornus florida, Acer rubrum and Quercus prinus) were used as experimental substrates on a clear-felled xeric catchment and an adjacent ...

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Improvement of red acid sands by the neem tree (Azadirachta indica) in Sokoto, North-Western State of Nigeria.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Radwanski, S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Neem trees planted on infertile acid sands improved the nutrient content and physical condition of the soil.

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The ecology of the Kafue lechwe: soils, water levels and vegetation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Rees, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The geology, topography, soils and climate of the area utilized by lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) at Lochinvar National Park, Zambia, are described. T...

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Nutrient leaching from fertilized forest watersheds in Scotland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Harriman, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Leaching of fertilizers into streams was studied in several forested catchments. In Braes of Angus Forest, fertilized catchments were compared with un...

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Guidelines for conserving connectivity through ecological networks and corridors.

Published online: 06 Aug 2020

Authors: Hilty, J. & Worboys, G. L. & Keeley, A. & Woodley, S. & Lausche, B. J. & Locke, H. & Carr, M. & Pulsford, I. & Pittock, J. & White, J. W. & Theobald, D. M. & Levine, J. & Reuling Melly & Watson, J. E. M. & Ament, R. & Groves, C. & Tabor, G. M.

Content type: Bulletin

Connectivity conservation is essential for managing healthy ecosystems, conserving biodiversity and adapting to climate change across all biomes and s...

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Nutrient and microbial changes in the peat profile beneath Sphagnum magellanicum in response to additions of ammonium nitrate.

Published online: 28 Nov 1997

Authors: Williams, B. L. & Silcock, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Applications of ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) to cores of Sphagnum magellanicumin situ at 2-week intervals for 20 weeks from mid-June at a raised mire in ...

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Island characteristics and samplingmethodologies influence the use of stable isotopes as an ecosystem function assessment tool.

Published online: 06 Oct 2021

Authors: Pascoe, P. & Shaw, J. & Trebilco, R. & Kong, S. & Jones, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Monitoring seabird-derived nutrients on islands following invasive mammal eradications may provide a useful, cost- and time-efficient indication of th...

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