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The changing plant and tiller populations of timothy and meadow fescue swards. 1. Plant survival and the pattern of tillering.

Published online: 18 Jan 1965

Authors: Langer, R. H. M. & Ryle, S. M. & Jewiss, O. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pure swards of S48 timothy and S215 meadow fescue, grown from seed in large concrete containers out of doors, were cut (a) every 4 weeks during summer...

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A comparison of British and North African varieties of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). 2. Growth during winter and survival at low temperatures.

Published online: 12 Jan 1969

Authors: Robson, M. J. & Jewiss, O. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Dry weight and leaf area of tall fescue cv. Syn II (N. African) increased more rapidly than that of S170 during winter 1963. 4, particularly during De...

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Multiple stressors and stream ecosystem functioning: climate warming and agricultural stressors interact to affect processing of organic matter.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Piggott, J. J. & Niyogi, D. K. & Townsend, C. R. & Matthaei, C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Measures of organic matter processing have been proposed as indices of stream ecosystem function to complement structural measures (water quality, tax...

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Radiation interception and productivity of willow.

Published online: 17 May 1988

Authors: Cannell, M. G. R. & Milne, R. & Sheppard, L. J. & Unsworth, M. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Stands of Salix viminalis growing near Edinburgh, UK, were studied in 1984 (1st yr growth from 2-yr coppice stumps) and 1985 (1st yr growth from cutti...

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Seasonal light interception and canopy development in hedgerow and bed system apple orchards.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

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

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Patterns of light interception, in both time and space, were measured during 1973 and 1974 in apple orchards. Several planting systems were investigat...

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Transport of water in the soil-plant-atmosphere system.

Published online: 22 May 1965

Authors: Cowan, I. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An approximate solution is presented of the differential equation describing soil-moisture flow towards a root absorbing water at a periodically varyi...

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Plant functional traits suggest novel ecological strategy for an invasive shrub in an understorey woody plant community.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Brym, Z. T. & Lake, J. K. & Allen, D. & Ostling, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding ecological strategies of invasive species relative to the entire native community is important in understanding and managing both the me...

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Elevation and transpiration: some theoretical considerations with special reference to Mediterranean-type climate.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Gale, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Under isothermal conditions the decrease in air pressure with elevation enhanced potential transpiration by increasing the leaf to air water vapour gr...

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An experimental field study of different levels of insect herbivory induced by Formica rufa predation on sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus). III. Effects on tree growth.

Published online: 04 Jun 1986

Authors: Whittaker, J. B. & Warrington, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Feeding damage by Lepidoptera larvae, aphids and typhlocybid leafhoppers on sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) was measured on ant-foraged (Formica rufa) ...

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Leaf area index and volume growth in thinned stands of Liriodendron tulipifera L.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Madgwick, H. A. I. & Olson, D. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Another version of work already noticed [see FA 34, 853] showing that LAI and the date when leaf fall was half completed accounted for 72% of the vari...

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