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Seed predation is key to preventing population growth of the weed Alopecurus myosuroides.

Published online: 05 Mar 2022

Authors: Daouti, E. & Jonsson, M. & Vico, G. & Menegat, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seed predation can reduce the abundance and spread of unwanted vegetation in agricultural and other semi-natural ecosystems. However, knowledge of how...

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Plant species diversity enhances soil gross nitrogen transformations in a subtropical forest, southwest China.

Published online: 22 Dec 2023

Authors: Zhu ZiHong & Du Hu & Gao Kun & Fang YuanTian & Wang KeLin & Zhu TongBin & Zhu Jing & Cheng Yi & Li DeJun

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant species diversity (PSD) regulates ecosystem structure and functions, and is a key issue we need to consider when design vegetation restoration p...

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Aphid performance and population development on their host plants is affected by weed-crop interactions.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Dahlin, I. & Ninkovic, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Some farming practices, like organic farming, lead to greater numbers of weed plants in crop fields. These fields may give us some insights into any b...

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Understorey plant community composition reflects invasion history decades after invasive Rhododendron has been removed.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Maclean, J. E. & Mitchell, R. J. & Burslem, D. F. R. P. & Genney, D. & Hall, J. & Pakeman, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A growing awareness of the destructive effects of non-native invasive species has led to a massive increase in removal programmes around the world. Ho...

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Attract and reward: combining chemical ecology and habitat manipulation to enhance biological control in field crops.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Simpson, M. & Gurr, G. M. & Simmons, A. T. & Wratten, S. D. & James, D. G. & Leeson, G. & Nicol, H. I. & Orre-Gordon, G. U. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An increase in pesticide resistance in many pest species is promoting interest in biological control. Much remains to be learned about natural enemy i...

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Vector control technology and its relationship to the environment and wildlife.

Published online: 22 May 1967

Authors: Mulla, M. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This paper is one of a number on the effects on wildlife of contamination of the environment by pesticides that were presented at a conference in Engl...

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Calcium and magnesium in plants and soil from a serpentine area on Unst, Shetland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Shewry, P. R. & Peterson, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soils derived from serpentine rock (including those developed on spoil heaps around chromite mines) on Unst, Shetland are similar in calcium and magne...

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Reduced applications of metaldehyde pellets for reliable control of the slug pests Arion lusitanicus and Deroceras reticulatum in oilseed rape adjacent to sown wildflower strips.

Published online: 06 Feb 1999

Authors: Friedli, J. & Frank, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The possibility of preventing severe slug damage to oilseed rape by applying metaldehyde solely on wildflower strips adjacent to the crop was studied....

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Quantifying restoration success and recovery in a metal-polluted stream: a 17-year assessment of physicochemical and biological responses.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Clements, W. H. & Vieira, N. K. M. & Church, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Evaluating the effectiveness of stream restoration is often challenging because of the lack of pre-treatment data, narrow focus on physicochemical mea...

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Macro-invertebrate associations in sewage filter-beds and their relationship to operational practice.

Published online: 26 May 1999

Authors: Learner, M. A. & Chawner, H. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The macro-invertebrate faunas of 67 filter-beds in 48 sewage works throughout the UK were surveyed in relation to the physico-chemical characteristics...

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