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Thinning the thickets: foraging of hardy cattle, sheep and goats in green alder shrubs.

Published online: 04 Aug 2022

Authors: Pauler, C. M. & Zehnder, T. & Staudinger, M. & Lüscher, A. & Kreuzer, M. & Berard, J. & Schneider, M. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Green alder shrubs Alnus viridis increasingly overgrow European mountain pastures but hinder natural forest succession. This nitrogen-fixing, autochth...

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Photosynthesis in Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.). III. Measurements of canopy structure and interception of radiation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Norman, J. M. & Jarvis, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Presents part III of a study (earlier parts of which had different titles and were concerned with non-forest species) consisting of a detailed investi...

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Forest cover as a solar camera: penumbral effects in plant canopies.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Anderson, M. C. & Miller, E. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Presents photos taken during and after a solar eclipse in the University of Wisconsin Arboretum, on 10th July 1972, giving examples of solar images un...

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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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Vertical variation in stemflow generation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Hutchinson, I. & Roberts, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Stem flow production by a 15-yr-old Douglas fir tree was measured in the field, using artificial precipitation of 0.41-0.77 cm/hr, monitored at four p...

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Tree survival in the absence of elephants in the Akagera National Park, Rwanda.

Published online: 08 Nov 1971

Authors: Spinage, C. A. & Guinness, F. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Presents data from this Park showing that tall trees (mostly Acacia senegal) are very susceptible to windthrow, and that lightning often causes damage...

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Play biotopes put into practice-creating synergies between children and nature.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Hedblom, M. & Mårtensson, F. & Sang, Å. O. & Wiström, B. & Litsmark, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Global urbanisation reduces greenery and species richness (biodiversity) and limits opportunities for most children to gain experiences of nature. Dis...

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Identification and distribution of cross-pollinating honey-bees on almonds.

Published online: 20 Apr 1994

Authors: DeGrandi-Hoffman, G. & Thorp, R. & Loper, G. & Eisikowitch, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Foraging by honey bees was studied in 1988 and 1989 in an orchard containing 5 cross-pollinating varieties of almond (Prunus dulcis). Every foraging h...

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Optimizing enrichment of deadwood for biodiversity by varying sun exposure and tree species: an experimental approach.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Vogel, S. & Gossner, M. M. & Mergner, U. & Müller, J. & Thorn, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The enrichment of deadwood is essential for the conservation of saproxylic biodiversity in managed forests. However, existing strategies focus on a co...

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Managing climate change adaptation in forests: a case study from the U.S. Southwest.

Published online: 04 Dec 2013

Authors: Kerhoulas, L. P. & Kolb, T. E. & Hurteau, M. D. & Koch, G. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forest mortality related to climate change is an increasingly common global phenomenon. We provide a case study of the U.S. Southwest to investigate t...

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