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The prediction and selection of climatological data for ecological purposes in Great Britain.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: White, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A principal component analysis of climatological data for England, Scotland and Wales was described. Daily data for 68 stations for 1960 to 1969 inclu...

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Non-random species extinction and plant production: implications for ecosystem functioning.

Published online: 30 Mar 2005

Authors: Schläpfer, F. & Pfisterer, A. B. & Schmid, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding ecosystem responses to plant species loss is essential for the optimal management of grasslands. Recent studies have examined the effect...

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Integrating species metrics into biodiversity offsetting calculations to improve long-term persistence.

Published online: 30 Jun 2022

Authors: Marshall, E. & Visintin, C. & Valavi, R. & Wilkinson, D. P. & Southwell, D. & Wintle, B. A. & Kujala, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Several methods of measuring biodiversity in development-offset trades exist. However, there is little consensus on which biodiversity metrics should ...

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Barley and its environment. 1. Theory and practice.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Biscoe, P. V. & Clark, J. A. & Gregson, K. & McGowan, M. & Monteith, J. L. & Scott, R. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In an investigation of the relation between weather and the growth of barley, the approach used depended on calculation of the exchange of CO2 and wat...

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Barley and its environment. 2. Strategy for computing.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Gregson, K. & Biscoe, P. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The problems of computer analysis of data collected in a long-term field study [see preceding abs.] are outlined. Methods of capture are discussed and...

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Solar radiation for plant growth.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Szeicz, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Analysis of theoretical calculations and experimental measurements showed that the photosynthetically useful fraction of the solar spectrum for total ...

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Temperature corrections to measurements made with continuous flow porometers.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Parkinson, K. J. & Day, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For a continuous flow porometer, stomatal resistance can be calculated from a measurement of the relative humidity of the chamber air if the leaf and ...

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Testing the validity of using eDNA for carbon origin analysis from sediment cores.

Published online: 28 Nov 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Pagaling, E. & Buswell, V. G. & Cooper, A. & Hedley, P. & Cock, P. J. A. & Robinson, L. & Morris, J.

Content type: Reports

The present pilot study tested the validity of metabarcoding to characterise blue carbon stocks in the UK using sediments from the Solway Firth. This ...

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Interception of light by model hedgerow orchards in relation to latitude, time of year and hedgerow configuration and orientation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Jackson, J. E. & Palmer, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Light interception by model hedgerow orchards and light distribution over their surfaces were investigated using a computer for the direct light calcu...

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Using Markov chain successional models backwards.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: Solow, A. R. & Smith, W. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Markov chains are commonly used to model succession in plant and animal communities. Once fitted to data, these models are typically used to address e...

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