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Influence of grain characteristics on optimal diet of field-feeding mallards Anas platyrhynchos.

Published online: 21 Aug 1987

Authors: Clark, R. G. & Greenwood, H. & Sugden, L. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The relationship between cereal preference and rate of energy intake was studied for the mallard and 4 types of cereal grain. In a field experiment at...

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Payoff of the grain for green policy.

Published online: 28 Dec 2020

Authors: Cao ShiXiong & Xia ChengQi & Xian JunLi & Guo Hao & Zheng HeRan

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To protect the global ecological environment and prevent threats to human safety and property, nations around the world have invested heavily in ecolo...

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Quantities of pollen on the bodies of insects visiting apple blossom.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Kendall, D. A. & Solomon, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The amount of pollen of the appropriate species borne on the body of an insect is presumed to be an important factor in assessing its value as a polli...

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Interference between rows and between plants within rows of a wheat crop, and its effects on growth and yield of differently-spaced rows.

Published online: 19 Dec 1972

Authors: Watson, D. J. & French, S. A. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A seed drill with 2 adjacent spouts blocked was used to sow winter wheat so that there were rows (a) 18 cm apart, (b) 18 cm from the next row on one s...

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Some observations on storage insects associated with sacks.

Published online: 30 Jun 1971

Authors: Hardy-smith, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is virtually the author's summary. Infestations of empty food sacks by stored-products insects were studied by examination of 350 sacks ...

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The manipulation of the population growth of a pest species: an analytical approach.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Longstaff, B. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The demographic effects of reducing temperature and of insecticidal application against populations of the stored-grain pest Sitophilus oryzae (L.) we...

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Physical limits for complete development of the grain mite, Acarus siro L. (Acarina, Acaridae), in relation to its world distribution.

Published online: 03 Jul 1966

Authors: Cunnington, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is virtually the author's summary. The investigation described de-fines the limits of temperature and humidity beyond which the grain mi...

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How grazing management can maximize erosion resistance of salt marshes.

Published online: 23 Jul 2021

Authors: Marin-Diaz, B. & Govers, L. L. & Wal, D. van der & Olff, H. & Bouma, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Combining natural saltmarsh habitats with conventional barriers can provide a sustainable and cost-effective alternative for fully engineered flood pr...

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The impact of even-aged and uneven-aged forest management on regional biodiversity of multiple taxa in European beech forests.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Schall, P. & Gossner, M. M. & Heinrichs, S. & Fischer, M. & Boch, S. & Prati, D. & Jung, K. & Baumgartner, V. & Blaser, S. & Böhm, S. & Buscot, F. & Daniel, R. & Goldmann, K. & Kaiser, K. & Kahl, T. & Lange, M. & Müller, J. & Overmann, J. & Renner, S. C. & Schulze, E. D. & Sikorski, J. & Tschapka, M. & Türke, M. & Weisser, W. W. & Wemheuer, B. & Wubet, T. (et al)

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For managed temperate forests, conservationists and policymakers favour fine-grained uneven-aged (UEA) management over more traditional coarse-grained...

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Effects of acidity on in vitro germination and tube growth of pollen from declining Fagus sylvatica.

Published online: 24 Apr 1996

Authors: Paoletti, E. & Raddi, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollen from beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees about 100 yr old, belonging to different damage (forest decline) classes in a wood at Pian di Novello, centr...

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