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Predicting secondary succession in wetland mesocosms on the basis of autecological information on seeds and seedlings.

Published online: 14 Oct 1994

Authors: Stockey, A. & Hunt, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A variety of autecological attributes of seeds and seedlings (seed weight, germination rate, germination percentage, absolute growth and RGR variation...

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The effect of forage structure and availability on food intake, biting rate, bite size and daily eating time of reindeer.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Trudell, J. & White, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Factors influencing the food intake of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) on tundra were studied using tame animals. Food intake was estimated from...

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Rapid genetic delineation of provenance for plant community restoration.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Krauss, S. L. & Koch, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Best practice in native plant community restoration and/or revegetation recognizes the importance of using material of local provenance. At the practi...

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Nursery-propagated plants from seed: a novel tool to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of seagrass restoration.

Published online: 19 Dec 2012

Authors: Balestri, E. & Lardicci, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seagrasses and the valuable ecosystem services they provide are threatened world-wide by impacts of human activity. Numerous revegetation efforts have...

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Relative bee abundance varies by collection method and flowering richness: implications for understanding patterns in bee community data.

Published online: 03 Jul 2021

Authors: Kuhlman, M. P. & Burrows, S. & Mummey, D. L. & Ramsey, P. W. & Hahn, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Recent declines in wild bee populations have led to increases in conservation actions and monitoring of bee communities. Pan traps are a commonly used...

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Ex situ cultivation entails high risk of seed dormancy loss on short-lived wild plant species.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Ensslin, A. & Vyver, A. van de & Vanderborght, T. & Godefroid, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in life-history traits such as seed dormancy during cultivation of wild plant species in ex situ facilities could jeopardize conservation acti...

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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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Optimizing ecological surveys for conservation.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Hanson, J. O. & McCune, J. L. & Chadès, I. & Proctor, C. A. & Hudgins, E. J. & Bennett, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation decisions must be made with limited funding and incomplete information. Ecological surveys can help reduce uncertainty and, in turn, pote...

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The precision and repeatability of a leaf biomass sampling technique for mixed hardwood stands.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Lloyd, F. T. & Olson, D. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reports a study in which four unmanaged, even-aged stands of second-growth mixed hardwoods 67-97 years old, dominated by Quercus spp., near Asheville,...

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A guide to collecting samples for flower and fruit developmental studies.

Published online: 20 May 2025

Authors: Jeiter, J. & Smets, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Developmental studies of flowers and fruits provide important data for evolutionary studies of flowering plants. Collecting the right samples is there...

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