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Making forest concessions in the tropics work to achieve the 2030 Agenda: voluntary guidelines.

Published online: 26 Jun 2019

Content type: Bulletin

This proposed Voluntary Guidelines focuses on promoting SFM in concessions of public natural production forests in tropical regions. They build on the...

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Barley and its environment. 4. Sources of assimilate for the grain.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Biscoe, P. V. & Gallagher, J. N. & Littleton, E. J. & Monteith, J. L. & Scott, R. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rates of photosynthesis of leaves and ears were measured after anthesis in a field of barley cv. Proctor using a simple leaf chamber with polypropylen...

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Wildlife differentially affect tree and liana regeneration in a tropical forest: an 18-year study of experimental terrestrial defaunation versus artificially abundant herbivores.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Luskin, M. S. & Ickes, K. & Yao TzeLeong & Davies, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hunting and land use change modify native herbivore abundances and cause cascading effects in natural ecosystems. The outcomes for vegetation depend o...

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NatureScot Research Report 1295 - Youth Survey on NatureScot's Corporate Plan 2022-2026.

Published online: 06 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Gardner, A. & Webster, C.

Content type: Reports

This report presents the findings of a survey which examined young people's views on nature in Scotland. The survey was undertaken to ensure that Natu...

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Interaction between extreme weather events and mega-dams increases tree mortality and alters functional status of Amazonian forests.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Moser, P. & Simon, M. F. & Medeiros, M. B. de & Gontijo, A. B. & Costa, F. R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forest responses to changes in drought frequency is a critical matter for the future of Amazon forests under climate change, but equally important is ...

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Density dependence, precipitation and biological control agent herbivory influence landscape-scale dynamics of the invasive Eurasian plant Linaria dalmatica.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Weed, A. S. & Schwarzländer, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resource availability and natural enemies are among the most commonly cited mechanisms affecting competitive ability of invasive plants, but their sim...

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The effects of conservation management of reed beds. II. The flora and litter disappearance.

Published online: 17 Apr 1993

Authors: Cowie, N. R. & Sutherland, W. J. & Ditlhogo, M. K. M. & James, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of management were determined by comparing pairs of adjacent cut and uncut reed (Phragmites australis) beds at 12 sites in Norfolk and Suf...

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Evaluating the economic benefits and costs of antimicrobial use in food-producing animals.

Published online: 03 Oct 2019

Authors: Ryan, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Antimicrobial drugs are used in food animal production for several purposes: to treat a disease outbreak, to prevent disease, and to enhance feed effi...

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The effects of some insecticides on populations of frit fly (Oscinella frit) and its enemies.

Published online: 03 Jul 1966

Authors: Jones, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based almost entirely on the author's summary. In investigations in southern England, nearly twice as many eggs were laid by females ...

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Large-scale impacts of selective logging on canopy tree beta-diversity in the Brazilian Amazon.

Published online: 01 Dec 2023

Authors: Bousfield, C. G. & Massam, M. R. & Peres, C. A. & Edwards, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Selective logging is one of the largest drivers of tropical forest degradation. While logged forests often retain high alpha-diversity of tropical tre...

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