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The ecology of Acacia albida on mantle soils in Zalingei, Jebel Marra, [western] Sudan.

Published online: 27 Nov 1967

Authors: Radwanski, S. A. & Wickens, G. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A. albida, which grows along seasonal watercourses in this region, flushes and flowers at the beginning of the dry season and is leafless during the r...

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Production and diversity of enchytraeids, earthworms and plants in fertilized hay meadow plots.

Published online: 10 Jun 1986

Authors: Standen, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Random soil samples were used to estimate the number and weight of each species of enchytraeid and lumbricid at fourteen long-established experimental...

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Influence of soil moisture and organic matter on scarab damage to grasses and clover.

Published online: 01 Jul 1970

Authors: Davidson, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the author's summary. In a pot experiment in New South Wales in 1963, second-instar larvae of the Melolonthid Rhopae...

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Subsidy type and quality determine direction and strength of trophic cascades in arthropod food webs in agroecosystems.

Published online: 29 Aug 2020

Authors: Riggi, L. G. A. & Bommarco, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The subsidy hypothesis states that communities receiving nutrient subsidies will demonstrate top-down trophic cascades where predators indirectly incr...

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Nutrient fertilization, copper toxicity and growth in three grassland species in the Netherlands.

Published online: 25 Oct 1988

Authors: Dueck, T. A. & Tensen, D. & Duijff, B. J. & Pasman, F. J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The response to Cu of Lolium perenne, Trifolium repens and Agrostis capillaris, originating from 2 areas where Cu-enriched pig slurry had been applied...

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Penwith Farmscoper Report.

Published online: 09 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Content type: Reports

This report discusses the assessment of how farm management influences nitrate concentrations in drainage water and its subsequent impact on wetlands ...

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Goose faeces: a source of nitrogen for plant growth in a grazed salt marsh.

Published online: 30 Nov 1988

Authors: Bazely, D. R. & Jefferies, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effects of goose faeces on salt marsh vegetation at La Pérouse Bay, Manitoba together with the processes of faecal decay, were studied in order to det...

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Agricultural practices for food safety threaten pest control services for fresh produce.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Karp, D. S. & Moses, R. & Gennet, S. & Jones, M. S. & Joseph, S. & M'Gonigle, L. K. & Ponisio, L. C. & Snyder, W. E. & Kremen, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over the past decade, several foodborne disease outbreaks provoked widespread reforms to the fresh produce industry. Subsequent concerns about wildlif...

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Earthworm activity and availability for meadow birds is restricted in intensively managed grasslands.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Onrust, J. & Wymenga, E. & Piersma, T. & Olff, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Earthworms are an important prey for the endangered meadow birds of northwest Europe. Although intensive grassland management with high manure inputs ...

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The reproductive benefits of livestock farming in barn swallows Hirundo rustica: quality of nest site or foraging habitat?

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Grüebler, M. U. & Korner-Nievergelt, F. & Hirschheydt, J. von

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In many parts of the world, changes in agricultural land-use have led to significant declines of bird species, including aerial insectivores such as b...

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