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A split tube method for soil sampling.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Gerwitz, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A soil core sampling tube for use with a power hammer is described. The tube splits lengthways into two halves which facilitates sampling on difficult...

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An improved method for measuring soil respiration in the field.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Parkinson, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil respiration is commonly determined by measuring the rate of increase in the CO2 concentration within a chamber placed on the soil surface, with a...

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Inducing seed dispersal by generalist frugivores: a new technique to overcome dispersal limitation in restoration.

Published online: 08 Jan 2021

Authors: Silva, W. R. & Zaniratto, C. P. & Ferreira, J. O. V. & Rigacci, E. D. B. & Oliveira, J. F. & Morandi, M. E. F. & Killing, J. G. & Nemes, L. G. & Abreu, L. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Dispersal limitation severely impairs the trajectory of restoration, mainly due to the lack of seed vectors bringing seeds from nearby habitats; a rol...

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Virus-vectored immunocontraception to control feral cats on islands: a mathematical model.

Published online: 10 Apr 2002

Authors: Courchamp, F. & Cornell, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Feral cats Felis catus[Felis silvestris] introduced onto oceanic islands pose a major ecological threat to endemic vertebrates, but their control i...

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A systematic mapping protocol for understanding knowledge exchange in forest science.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Westwood, A. R. & Hutchen, J. & Kapoor, T. & Klenk, K. & Saturno, J. & Wang, J. & Falconer, M. & Nguyen, V. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

When making decisions about forest and environmental management, managers and policymakers often rely upon scientific knowledge. There is a well-docum...

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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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A network approach for evaluating and communicating forest change models.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Drescher, M. & Perera, A. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Knowledge of forest change is often formalized in state-and-transition models (STMs). These models generate forecasts of forest condition that are wid...

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A technique for determining resistance to mass transfer through the boundary layers of plants with complex structure.

Published online: 16 Nov 1969

Authors: Landsberg, J. J. & Ludlow, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shoots of Picea sitchensis and Calluna vulgaris were covered with a thin layer of gypsum, which held sufficient water to give good estimates of evapor...

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The efficacy of DNA sequencing on samples of terrestrial invertebrates 2018/2019.

Published online: 09 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Rees, H. C. & Maddison, B. M. & Owen, J. P. & Baker, C. A. & Bishop, K. & Gough, K. C. & Webb, J. R.

Content type: Reports

This publication reports on the accuracy of DNA species identification for invertebrates, and investigates also on the reliability of the BOLD databas...

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The Hazel Dormouse.

Published online: 24 Jan 2024

Published by: UK, Back On Our Map

Content type: Reports

This document covers the Back on Our Map (BOOM) project on the Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, including the survey, techniques, reintroducti...

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