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A population model for the effect of parasitic fungi on numbers of the cereal cyst-nematode, Heterodera avenae.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Perry, J. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Population densities of Heterodera avenae in a sandy soil in Nottinghamshire, UK, decreased to very low levels between 1957 and 1968, despite intensiv...

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Subordinate plants sustain the complexity and stability of soil micro-food webs in natural bamboo forest ecosystems.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Shao YuanHu & Wang XiaoLi & Zhao Jie & Wu JianPing & Zhang WeiXin & Neher, D. A. & Li YanXia & Lou YiPing & Fu ShengLei

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Subordinate plants have a significant impact on soil organisms in primary successional floodplains and grassland ecosystems, but their role in subtrop...

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A survey of microbial, insect and nematode parasites of Tipulidae (Diptera) larvae in north-east England.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Carter, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The parasites of larvae of species of Tipula larvae were surveyed, principally at four locations between September 1973 and July 1974. The most common...

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Arthropod symbioses: a neglected parameter in pest- and disease-control programmes.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Zindel, R. & Gottlieb, Y. & Aebi, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Arthropods are important players in biological control as pests, control agents and transmitters of invertebrate diseases. Arthropods are frequently i...

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Measuring the capacity of blackflies as vectors of onchocerciasis: Simulium damnosum s.l. in southwest Sudan.

Published online: 08 Jul 1987

Authors: Dye, C. & Baker, R. H. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To predict the long-term epidemiological consequences of onchocerciasis vector control an entomological index is needed which is independent of parasi...

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The selection of natural enemies for the biological control of the Australian bushfly.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Hughes, R. D. & Woolcock, L. T. & Ferrar, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Musca vetustissima Wlk., although native to Australia, currently breeds in the dung of exotic stock animals. Biological control could therefore be aim...

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Legacy effect of grazing intensity mediates the bottom-up controls of resource addition on soil food webs.

Published online: 01 Jun 2021

Authors: Wang Bing & Wu Ying & Chen DiMa & Hu ShuiJin & Bai YongFei

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Large-scale studies have demonstrated that nitrogen (N) and water (W) availabilities greatly affect terrestrial ecosystems world-wide, and this is ...

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Predicting the spread of an invasive tree pest: the pine wood nematode in Southern Europe.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Fuente, B. de la & Saura, S. & Beck, P. S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive tree pests are increasingly threatening forest ecosystems. Understanding and controlling their spread presents a major challenge for managers...

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The relationship between the initial and final population densities of the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida for partially resistant potatoes.

Published online: 09 Oct 1992

Authors: Phillips, M. S. & Hackett, C. A. & Trudgill, D. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Alternative models for the population dynamics of G. pallida using data from a field experiment in which nematode egg densities were observed before p...

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Testing genetically engineered potato, producing the lectins GNA and Con A, on non-target soil organisms and processes.

Published online: 04 May 2000

Authors: Griffiths, B. S. & Geoghegan, I. E. & Robertson, W. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two lectins, concanavalin A (Con A) and Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA), have anti-feedant properties that suggest a potential for the control of i...

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