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Evaluating evidence of association of bovine tuberculosis in cattle and badgers.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Hone, J. & Donnelly, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bovine tuberculosis (TB) occurs in cattle and badgers in the UK and control efforts are undertaken to reduce the spread of the disease. This study eva...

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The effects of artificial shading on some growth characteristics of arabica and robusta coffee seedlings. I. The effects of shading on dry weight, leaf area and derived growth data.

Published online: 28 Oct 1968

Authors: Huxley, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In experiments at Kabanyolo, Uganda, in which radiation incomes were measured and growth analysis was employed, seedlings of both robusta and arabica ...

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Particle selection by snail hosts of human schistosomes in relation to their survival strategies and possible control by 'environmental antibodies'.

Published online: 17 Oct 2001

Authors: Thomas, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experiments were undertaken with Biomphalaria glabrata to elucidate the mechanisms used for selecting, regulating and utilizing sand particles and eva...

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An experimental field study of different levels of insect herbivory induced by Formica rufa predation on sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus). II. Aphidoidea.

Published online: 04 Jun 1986

Authors: Warrington, S. & Whittaker, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As part of a wider study of the effect of insect herbivory on sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) trees, the population dynamics and feeding of 2 aphid spe...

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Control of vegetation succession by means of soil fabrics.

Published online: 24 Feb 1970

Authors: Grime, J. P. & Loach, K. & Peckham, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Describes experiments on the use of fabrics placed on the soil surface or within the soil profile to prevent invasion by tree species. In a greenhouse...

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Fire traps in the wet subtropics: new perspectives from Hong Kong.

Published online: 13 Jul 2024

Authors: Chan, A. H. Y. & Coomes, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fires undermine efforts to restore degraded forests in the wet tropics and subtropics. Grasslands and shrublands established after fires are more fire...

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Observations on savanna burning in the Olokemeji forest reserve, Nigeria.

Published online: 17 Dec 1965

Authors: Hopkins, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the area studied [cf. F.A. 27 No. 28], the tree cover, measured in various ways, was not significantly related to the dry weight of the herb layer ...

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Light limitation of reproduction and variation in the allometric relationship between reproductive and vegetative biomass in Amaranthus retroflexus (redroot pigweed).

Published online: 13 May 1995

Authors: McLachlan, S. M. & Murphy, S. D. & Tollenaar, M. & Weise, S. F. & Swanton, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Light limitation (induced by the canopy of Zea mays [maize] cv. Pioneer 3902) of reproduction in Amaranthus retroflexus and the allometric relationshi...

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Biological pest control and yields depend on spatial and temporal crop cover dynamics.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Schneider, G. & Krauss, J. & Riedinger, V. & Holzschuh, A. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Modern agricultural landscapes are dynamic systems with interannually changing proportions of different crop types. However, the effects of spatiotemp...

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Functional responses of multitaxa communities to disturbance and stress gradients in a restored floodplain.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Fournier, B. & Gillet, F. & Bayon, R. C. le & Mitchell, E. A. D. & Moretti, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Trait-based approaches can reveal the mechanisms through which disturbances or stress impact communities, allowing comparisons of the role of differen...

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