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Feeding of geese on farmland in east-central Scotland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Newton, I. & Campbell, C. R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Greylag and pink-footed geese fed together around Loch Leven, Kinross, at a rate equivalent to 0.54 and 0.39 geese/ha day during 2 successive winters....

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Habitat restoration and the recovery of metacommunities.

Published online: 08 Jan 2024

Authors: Gawecka, K. A. & Bascompte, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecosystem restoration is becoming a widely recognised solution to the biodiversity crisis. However, there is still a gap between restoration science a...

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Novel graphs for depicting herbivore damage on plants: the biocontrol of Sesbania punicea (Fabaceae) by an introduced weevil.

Published online: 16 Dec 1989

Authors: Hoffmann, J. H. & Moran, V. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a study of net above-ground productivity of the economically important woody weed, S. punicea, in S. Africa, with and without the introduced monoph...

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Survival of larvae of Anoplognathus porosus (Dalman) and Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisd. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Hassan, S. T. & Hilditch, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With the aid of a field plot layout of semi-controlled environments developed by R.L. Davidson, J.R. Wiseman & V.J. Wolfe to validate simulation m...

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Diversity, complexity, stability and pest control.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Murdoch, W. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It should be possible to design agroecosystems to reduce the severity of insect pest problems. Ecological theory about stability should be relevant wh...

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Ecotoxicology of copper and cadmium in a contaminated grassland ecosystem. I. Soil and vegetation contamination.

Published online: 01 Oct 1987

Authors: Hunter, B. A. & Johnson, M. S. & Thompsom, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Emissions of cadmium and copper from a metal refinery caused widespread contamination of soil and vegetation. Dispersal followed an exponential decay ...

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The effects of the lime aphid (Eucallipterus tiliae L.) (Aphididae) on the growth of the lime (Tilia X vulgaris Hayne). II. The primary production of saplings and mature trees, the energy drain imposed by the aphid populations and revised standard deviations of aphid population energy budgets.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Llewellyn, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Further observations in Britain [cf. RAE/A 60, 2745] showed that the net annual production of lime saplings (Tilia vulgaris) was 23.4 g dry matter/sap...

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The Natural Capital approach: a framework for the successful recovery of nature in estuaries.

Published online: 28 Aug 2022

Authors: Dowdall, L. & Bowe, C. & Kirby, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Estuaries are unique and complex systems that are important for ecological, cultural and economic reasons. They provide valuable habitat for biodivers...

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Anticipating and mitigating projected climate-driven increases in extreme drought in Scotland, 2021-2040.

Published online: 09 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Kirkpatrick Baird, F. & Stubbs Partridge, J. & Spray, D.

Content type: Reports

This study therefore explores the likelihood of changes to extreme drought risk in Scotland in the near future, and considers potential impacts on wet...

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Metabolites from the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) reduce Bd load in Cuban treefrog tadpoles.

Published online: 09 Sep 2022

Authors: Nordheim, C. L. & Detmering, S. E. & Civitello, D. J. & Johnson, P. T. J. & Rohr, J. R. & McMahon, T. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been associated with massive amphibian population declines worldwide. Wildlife vaccination campaigns have prov...

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