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Controlling invasive annual grasses in grazed pastures: population dynamics and critical gap sizes.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Tozer, K. N. & Chapman, D. F. & Quigley, P. E. & Dowling, P. M. & Cousens, R. D. & Kearney, G. A. & Sedcole, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vulpia (Vulpia bromoides and V. myuros) and barley grass Hordeum murinum are prevalent annual grass weeds of native grasslands and grazed pastures in ...

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Restoration demography: a 10-year demographic comparison between introduced and natural populations of endemic Centaurea corymbosa (Asteraceae).

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Colas, B. & Kirchner, F. & Riba, M. & Olivieri, I. & Mignot, A. & Imbert, E. & Beltrame, C. & Carbonell, D. & Fréville, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a context of increasing human impact on ecosystems and species distributions, population restoration (introductions, reintroductions, reinforcement...

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The impact of root herbivory as a function of plant density and competition: survival, growth and fecundity of Centaurea maculosa in field plots.

Published online: 16 May 1992

Authors: Müller-Schärer, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two interrelated experiments at Basel on the effect of root herbivory by the moth Agapeta zoegana on C. maculosa, under various competitive environmen...

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Fire and competition in a southern California grassland: impacts on the rare forb Erodium macrophyllum.

Published online: 15 Sep 2004

Authors: Gillespie, I. G. & Allen, E. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The use of off-season burns to control exotic vegetation shows promise for land managers. In California, wildfires tend to occur in the summer and aut...

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The world's 100 worst invasive alien insect species differ in their characteristics from related non-invasive species.

Published online: 12 Jan 2024

Authors: Zhao ZiHua & Hui Cang & Peng Shuo & Yi ShanQing & Li ZhiHong & Reddy, G. V. P. & Kleunen, M. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While there has been great interest in species characteristics that promote invasiveness, still little is known about the characteristics that disting...

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Comparative size, fecundity and ecophysiology of roadside plants of Banksia hookeriana.

Published online: 15 Apr 1994

Authors: Lamont, B. B. & Rees, R. G. & Witkowski, E. T. F. & Whitten, V. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The use of road verges in SW Australia for conservation of indigenous species was investigated in B. hookeriana, a shrub which is a major food source ...

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Conservation translocations from the 'global reintroduction perspectives' series: disease and other biological problems.

Published online: 25 Oct 2022

Authors: Beckmann, K. M. & Soorae, P. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Conservation translocations, defined as population reinforcement, reintroduction, assisted colonization or ecological replacement, have become a po...

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Modelling short-term energetic costs of sonar disturbance to cetaceans using high-resolution foraging data.

Published online: 06 Oct 2021

Authors: Czapanskiy, M. F. & Savoca, M. S. & Gough, W. T. & Segre, P. S. & Wisniewska, D. M. & Cade, D. E. & Goldbogen, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthropogenic noise is a pervasive and increasing source of disturbance to wildlife. Marine mammals exhibit behavioural and physiological responses to...

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Changes in ionic composition of media during culture of Bulinus tropicus and the relationship between ion concentrations and inhibition of growth and egg-laying.

Published online: 14 Oct 1991

Authors: James, D. R. & Morgan, E. & Candy, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in media composition were monitored during conditioning by B. tropicus, B. truncatus, B. globosus and Biomphalaria glabrata maintained under a...

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Identifying critical life stage transitions for biological control of long-lived perennial Vincetoxicum species.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Milbrath, L. R. & Davis, A. S. & Biazzo, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Demographic matrix modelling of invasive plant populations can be a powerful tool to identify life stage transitions for targeted disruption, in order...

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