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Effects of genetically modified, herbicide-tolerant crops and their management on soil food web properties and crop litter decomposition.

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Powell, J. R. & Levy-Booth, D. J. & Gulden, R. H. & Asbil, W. L. & Campbell, R. G. & Dunfield, K. E. & Hamill, A. S. & Hart, M. M. & Lerat, S. & Nurse, R. E. & Pauls, K. P. & Sikkema, P. H. & Swanton, C. J. & Trevors, J. T. & Klironomos, J. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Genetically modified (GM), herbicide-tolerant crops have been adopted extensively worldwide, resulting in increased homogenization of agricultural pra...

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Controlling invasive plant species in ecological restoration: a global review.

Published online: 13 Dec 2020

Authors: Weidlich, E. W. A. & Flórido, F. G. & Sorrini, T. B. & Brancalion, P. H. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive plant species can hinder the establishment and growth of native plants and impact several ecosystem properties, such as soil cover, nutrient ...

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Effects of pasture establishment and renovation techniques on the hymenopterous parasitoids of Oscinella frit L. and other stem-boring Diptera in ryegrass.

Published online: 08 Jul 1987

Authors: Moore, D. & Clements, R. O. & Ridout, M. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In field trials in the UK, different levels of attack by hymenopterous parasitoids occurred in stem-boring larval Diptera (including Oscinella frit) i...

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Suppression of reed canarygrass by assisted succession: a sixteen-year restoration experiment.

Published online: 01 Nov 2024

Authors: Palacio-Lopez, K. & Hovick, S. M. & Mattingly, K. Z. & Weston, L. M. & Hofford, N. P. & Finley, L. & Tayal, A. & Reinartz, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Assisted succession could enable long-term restoration where successional trajectories stall due to competition from invasive plants. Many invasives a...

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Degree of host susceptibility in the initial disease outbreak influences subsequent epidemic spread.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Severns, P. M. & Estep, L. K. & Sackett, K. E. & Mundt, C. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disease epidemics typically begin as an outbreak of a relatively small, spatially explicit population of infected individuals (focus), in which diseas...

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Responses of small mammal populations to a forest herbicide application in a 20-year-old conifer plantation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Sullivan, T. P. & Sullivan, D. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Populations of deer mouse, Oregon vole, Townsend chipmunk and shrew were examined before and after the application of glyphosate in a 20-yr-old planta...

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Pre-fire grazing and herbicide treatments can affect post-fire vegetation in a Great Basin rangeland.

Published online: 13 Apr 2023

Authors: Gornish, E. S. & Guo, J. S. & Porensky, L. M. & Perryman, B. L. & Leger, E. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Management of wildfire associated with spread of the highly invasive annual grass Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass) is a critical need in the western U.S. ...

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Herbicide usage for invasive non-native plant management in wildland areas of North America.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Wagner, V. & Antunes, P. M. & Irvine, M. & Nelson, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In North America, herbicides are commonly used to control non-native invasive plants on public wildlands. Little is known about the magnitude, efficac...

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Weed management and woodland creation - an evidence review of herbicide alternatives and impacts on biodiversity.

Published online: 22 Jan 2022

Published by: Woodland Trust

Authors: Bavin, S.

Content type: Reports

1. Weed control is important for ensuring the rapid and successful establishment of trees in woodland creation projects. Over recent decades, herbicid...

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Effect of tillage and mulch on the emergence and survival of weeds in sweet corn.

Published online: 18 Jul 1992

Authors: Mohler, C. L. & Calloway, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of tillage and/or rye mulch on the emergence and survival of weeds in maize cv. Jubilee was evaluated in field trials conducted in 1985-87...

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