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On the measure of sampling effort used in species accumulation curves.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Moreno, C. E. & Halffter, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This article is a reply to a paper by Willott [Journal of Applied Ecology (2001) 38, 484-486], which was written as a critique of an earlier paper by ...

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Sampling problems with tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae).

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Vale, G. A. & Phelps, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Rhodesia, studies were made of Glossina morsitans morsitans Westw. and G. pallidipes Aust. captured from stationary sources of ox odour (electric t...

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A plough technique for sampling soil insects.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Roberts, R. J. & Ridsdill Smith, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A plough transect technique is described for the rapid sampling of scarabaeid beetle larvae in pastures. The number of larvae per unit length of furro...

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Line-intercept laboratory subsampling estimates periphyton biovolumes more efficiently than standard methods.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Frappier, B. & Ducey, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Algal assemblages have been included in biological monitoring in a number of national, large-scale and long-term biological monitoring and assessment ...

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Optimal sample size or point sampling factor based on the cost-plus-loss criterion.

Published online: 26 Jun 2019

Authors: Lynch, T. B.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

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Root growth of a barley crop estimated by sampling with portable powered soil-coring equipment.

Published online: 03 Jan 1969

Authors: Welbank, P. J. & Williams, E. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The shoots and roots of a barley crop were sampled periodically from 46 days after sowing up to the ripe stage (130 days after sowing). Root weights w...

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Limitations to the use of pitfall traps in ecological studies exemplified by a study of spiders in a field of winter wheat.

Published online: 03 Apr 1993

Authors: Topping, C. J. & Sunderland, K. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Araneae were collected using pitfall traps and absolute density sampling over a period of 6 months in a field of winter wheat in the UK. The numerical...

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Simulation of design-unbiased point-to-particle sampling compared to alternatives on plantation rows.

Published online: 24 Feb 2016

Authors: Lynch, T. B. & Hamlin, D. & Ducey, M. J.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

This study compares the design-unbiased point-to-particle sampling on plantation rows to five alternative methods using computer simulation. The resul...

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Evaluating sampling strategies and logistic regression methods for modelling complex land cover changes.

Published online: 02 May 2007

Authors: Rutherford, G. N. & Guisan, A. & Zimmermann, N. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The role of land cover change as a significant component of global change has become increasingly recognized in recent decades. Large databases measur...

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Are threatened plant species specialists, or just more vulnerable to disturbance?

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Monks, A. & Burrows, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many studies report an association between species rarity and/or threat status, and habitat specialization. However, specialization is often inferred ...

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