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Weight and Calcium losses from decomposing tree leaves on land and in water.

Published online: 11 Nov 1970

Authors: Thomas, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Losses of weight and Ca from decomposing leaves of Acer rubrum, Liriodendron tulipifera and Quercus alba proceeded at much greater rates in a perennia...

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Litter fall in a New South Wales conifer forest: a multivariate comparison of plant nutrient element status and return in four species.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Spain, A. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data on the weight and nutrient status of litter from four species of exotic conifer (Pinus lambertiana, P. nigra var. maritima, P. ponderosa and Pseu...

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Activity of the microbial decomposer community in metal-contaminated roadside soils.

Published online: 01 Mar 1997

Authors: Post, R. D. & Beeby, A. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rates of decomposition were measured in roadside soils of high and low metal concentration in SW London, UK, to determine whether metal contamination ...

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Breakdown of four litters of contrasting quality in a tropical Australian rainforest.

Published online: 17 May 1988

Authors: Spain, A. V. & Feuvre, R. P. le

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Litter bag studies in a lowland tropical rain forest in NE Queensland, Australia, showed that breakdown rates decreased in the order: Eucalyptus alba ...

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The effects of carbaryl and DDT on the litter fauna of a Corsican pine (Pinus nigra var. maritima) forest: a multivariate comparison.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Spain, A. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of two levels of the insecticides carbaryl (0.11 and 1.13 g/m2) and DDT (0.56 and 5.60 g/m2) on the litter fauna of a closed canopy stand ...

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Simplification of shade tree diversity reduces nutrient cycling resilience in coffee agroforestry.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Nesper, M. & Kueffer, C. & Krishnan, S. & Kushalappa, C. G. & Ghazoul, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agroforestry systems are refuges for biodiversity and provide multiple ecosystem functions and services. Diverse multispecies shade tree canopies are ...

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Leaf-fall in a tropical rain forest.

Published online: 11 Nov 1970

Authors: Cornforth, I. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Measurements at monthly intervals showed that leaf-fall in the Mora excelsa rain forests of Trinidad was much greater in Aug. Oct. and in Feb. April t...

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Mechanisms driving avoidance of non-native plants by lizards.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Valentine, L. E. & Roberts, B. & Schwarzkopf, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introduced plant species modify the environment and alter ecological interactions in communities, often to the detriment of native fauna, but the caus...

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The legacy of forest disturbance on stream ecosystem functioning.

Published online: 23 Jul 2021

Authors: Frainer, A. & McKie, B. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forest clearance is a pervasive disturbance worldwide, but many of its impacts are regarded as transient, diminishing in intensity as forest recovers....

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An investigation of the distribution during winter of the white clover seed weevil, Apion dichroum Bedel (Gol. Curculionidae).

Published online: 04 Jul 1965

Authors: Freeman, B. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based almost entirely on the author's summary of this account of investigations carried out in south-eastern England during the winte...

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