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Barley and its environment. 6. Growth and development in relation to yield.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Gallagher, J. N. & Biscoe, P. V. & Scott, R. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Detailed measurements of the growth and development of a crop of barley cv. Proctor were used to study the processes determining ear number/unit field...

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Interception of light by model hedgerow orchards in relation to latitude, time of year and hedgerow configuration and orientation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Jackson, J. E. & Palmer, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Light interception by model hedgerow orchards and light distribution over their surfaces were investigated using a computer for the direct light calcu...

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Growth of seedlings of Afrormosia elata Harms in relation to light intensity.

Published online: 08 Nov 1971

Authors: Ampofo, S. T. & Lawson, G. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study of the growth and development of A. elata seedlings, grown for six months under full sunlight, or under 18% or 7% of full sunlight, at Legon, ...

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The effects of seed burial and soil disturbance on emergence and survival of arable weeds in relation to minimal cultivation.

Published online: 20 Dec 1984

Authors: Froud-Williams, R. J. & Chancellor, R. J. & Drennan, D. S. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seeds of 16 arable weed spp. collected in 1977 were sown outdoors in boxes or pots at various depths. Most grass spp. emerged in the autumn, while man...

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Temperature and leaf growth in Lolium perenne. 3. Factors affecting seasonal differences.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Peacock, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shoot growth rates of perennial ryegrass cv. S24 were examined in spring and autumn in relation to seasonal changes in temperature in the region of th...

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A landscape-scale study of bumble bee foraging range and constancy, using harmonic radar.

Published online: 18 Nov 1999

Authors: Osborne, J. L. & Clark, S. J. & Morris, R. J. & Williams, I. H. & Riley, J. R. & Smith, A. D. & Reynolds, D. R. & Edwards, A. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The foraging range and constancy of two colonies of Bombus terrestris were investigated on a mixed arable farm in the UK using harmonic radar, which h...

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Influence of nest box design on occupancy and breeding success of predatory birds utilizing artificial nests in the Mongolian steppe.

Published online: 08 Nov 2017

Authors: Rahman, M. L. & Purev-ochir, G. & Batbayar, N. & Dixon, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

We monitored 100 artificial nests of four different designs to examine the occupancy and breeding success of predatory birds in nest site limited, ste...

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Factors influencing bird species numbers in small woods in south-east England.

Published online: 28 Aug 1996

Authors: Bellamy, P. E. & Hinsley, S. A. & Newton, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Small woods (151) in a 70×30 km agricultural area in Cambridgeshire and S. Lincolnshire, ranging in size from 0.02 to 30 ha and with differing degrees...

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The relation between rainfall, soil water and yield of copra on a coconut estate in Trinidad.

Published online: 16 Jul 1966

Authors: Smith, G. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data for 19 years from a commercial coconut estate of 800 acres have been used to derive a regression equation relating yield in a particular crop yea...

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The influence of vegetation pattern on the grazing of heather moorland by red deer and sheep. II. The impact on heather.

Published online: 24 Mar 1995

Authors: Clarke, J. L. & Welch, D. & Gordon, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Red deer (Cervus elaphus) and Scottish Blackface sheep were grazed in a series of 10-day periods in plots of heather (Calluna vulgaris) moorland havin...

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