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A heat balance model for sheep and its use to predict shade-sucking behaviour in hot conditions.

Published online: 05 Feb 1987

Authors: Stafford Smith, D. M. & Noble, I. R. & Jones, G. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A generalized heat balance model for sheep grazing a large paddock is presented. It can be used to predict shade seeking and water usage.

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Modification of the triangle method of degree-day accumulation to allow for behavioural thermoregulation in insects.

Published online: 13 Apr 1999

Authors: Bryant, S. R. & Bale, J. S. & Thomas, C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ability to predict insect development in field situations is fundamental to pest management programmes and in the understanding of insect phenolog...

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Effects of physical disturbance on arctic vegetation in the Queen Elizabeth Islands.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Babb, T. A. & Bliss, L. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil disturbance (vehicle tracks, carcass sites, etc.) did not generally cause serious erosion and thermokarst arising from increased soil heat flux. ...

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The natural shelter for red deer (Cervus elaphus) in a Scottish glen.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Grace, J. & Easterbee, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

[See FA 40, 4698] Small-scale undulations in topography and a small area of woodland reduced wind speed by up to 95%. The reduction of windspeed in th...

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Inhibition of nitrite-oxi-dizers by roots of grass.

Published online: 13 Jan 1967

Authors: Munro, P. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A heat-labile substance toxic to nitrite-oxidizing bacteria was present in the outer tissues of roots of Hyparrhenia filipéndula; in the summer (Nov.-...

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Using life-cycle assessment to evaluate environmental impacts of torrefied briquette production from forest residues.

Published online: 17 Jul 2019

Authors: Alanya-Rosenbaum, S. & Bergman, R.

Content type: Bulletin

This report presents life-cycle impact assessment analysis of near-woods processing of post-harvest forest residues (a biomass raw material) into torr...

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Look to seedling heights, rather than functional traits, to explain survival during extreme heat stress in the early stages of subtropical rainforest restoration.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Gardiner, R. & Shoo, L. P. & Dwyer, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration is urgently needed to arrest and reverse land degradation, reinstate ecosystem services and recover threatened species. Tree pl...

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The radiation and energy balances of coniferous and deciduous forests.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Tajchman, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Describes a method of evaluating profile measurements above a vegetation cover in order to calculate its energy balance. The equations given by the ae...

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Temperature and leaf growth in Lolium perenne. 2. The site of temperature perception.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Peacock, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Leaf extension rates of perennial ryegrass cv. S24 were examined in the field in relation to seasonal changes in soil and air temperature. A technique...

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Invasive grass fuel loads suppress native species by increasing fire intensity and soil heating.

Published online: 04 Nov 2021

Authors: Tomat-Kelly, G. & Dillon, W. W. & Flory, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-native invasive grasses are driving intense fires across the globe but the impacts of native versus invader-fuelled fires on community assemblages...

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