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Comparing biological productivity in cropping systems: a competition approach.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Park, S. E. & Benjamin, L. R. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Intercropping, the practice of growing two or more crops in close association, is attracting increasing interest in developed countries, primarily ...

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Diurnal light interception and a computer model of light interception by hedgerow apple orchards.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Palmer, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There was a marked diurnal variation of light interception by hedgerow orchards on sunny days in June and July. This variation was considerably reduce...

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Seed reserves in temperate Australian rice fields following pasture rotation and continuous cropping.

Published online: 23 Apr 1986

Authors: McIntyre, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The size and composition of the soil seed banks of 9 rice fields in the Coleambally irrigation area of New South Wales are described. Continuously cro...

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Land health surveillance for identifying land constraints and targeting land management options in smallholder farming systems in Western Cameroon.

Published online: 22 Mar 2017

Authors: Takoutsing, B. & Ayenkulu, E. & Tchoundjeu, Z. & Coe, R. & Denis, N. & Shepherd, K.

Content type: Bulletin

Quantitative and up-to-date information on ecosystem characteristics and land health constraints are needed to understand land degradation trends and ...

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Temporal patterns of crop-raiding by primates: linking food availability in croplands and adjacent forest.

Published online: 19 Mar 1999

Authors: Naughton-Treves, L. & Treves, A. & Chapman, C. & Wrangham, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The temporal pattern of foraging on crops (the equivalent to mast fruiting of forest trees) by redtail monkeys Cercopithecus ascanius, olive baboons P...

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Seedling mortality and submergence in Diplachne fusca: a semi-aquatic weed of rice fields.

Published online: 26 Oct 1991

Authors: McIntyre, S. & Mitchell, D. S. & Ladiges, P. Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Causes of seedling mortality in D. fusca were investigated, and the flooding tolerance of seedlings was examined in field and glasshouse experiments i...

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Riparian reserves help protect forest bird communities in oil palm dominated landscapes.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Mitchell, S. L. & Edwards, D. P. & Bernard, H. & Coomes, D. & Jucker, T. & Davies, Z. G. & Struebig, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conversion of forest to oil palm agriculture is a significant and ongoing threat to tropical biodiversity. Despite this, little is known about the val...

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Riparian buffers act as microclimatic refugia in oil palm landscapes.

Published online: 21 Apr 2022

Authors: Williamson, J. & Slade, E. M. & Luke, S. H. & Swinfield, T. & Chung, A. Y. C. & Coomes, D. A. & Heroin, H. & Jucker, T. & Lewis, O. T. & Vairappan, C. S. & Rossiter, S. J. & Struebig, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is growing interest in the ecological value of set-aside habitats around rivers in tropical agriculture. These riparian buffers typically compri...

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Movement of forest-dependent dung beetles through riparian buffers in Bornean oil palm plantations.

Published online: 15 Feb 2022

Authors: Gray, R. E. J. & Rodriguez, L. F. & Lewis, O. T. & Chung, A. Y. C. & Ovaskainen, O. & Slade, E. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fragmentation of tropical forests is increasing globally, with negative impacts for biodiversity. In Southeast Asia, expansion of oil palm agriculture...

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Riparian reserves within oil palm plantations conserve logged forest leaf litter ant communities and maintain associated scavenging rates.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Gray, C. L. & Lewis, O. T. & Chung, A. Y. C. & Fayle, T. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The expansion of oil palm plantations at the expense of tropical forests is causing declines in many species and altering ecosystem functions. Maintai...

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