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Direct effects of competition on individual juniper plants: a field study.

Published online: 21 May 1990

Authors: McPherson, G. R. & Wright, H. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

On each of two sites in western Texas, 240 Juniperus pinchotii plants were harvested. The competitive influence of herbs and shrubs associated with ea...

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An analysis of competition between plants of Trifolium repens L. populations collected from contrasting soils.

Published online: 07 Jul 1972

Authors: Snaydon, R. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of competition between ecologically contrasting populations from acid and calcareous soils were investigated in a pot experiment. The effe...

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Competition for light and nutrients between natural populations of Dactylis glomerata.

Published online: 28 Nov 1972

Authors: Eagles, C. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The nature of the competition which occurred in a mixture of Norwegian and Portuguese populations was studied in controlled environmental conditions. ...

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The impact of a root-crown weevil and pasture competition on the winter annual Echium plantagineum.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Sheppard, A. W. & Smyth, M. J. & Swirepik, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Root-feeding insect herbivores may suppress their host populations by altering the competitive balances within the plant community of the host-plant. ...

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Population structure, biomass and pattern in a semi-desert shrub, Zygophyllum eurypterum, in the Turan Biosphere Reserve of north-eastern Iran.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Moore, P. D. & Bhadresa, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The dispersion, biomass and population structure of the semi-desert shrub Zygophyllum eurypterum were measured in a 1-ha sample of the Turan Biosphere...

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Wildflower plantings and honeybee competition impact nutritional quality of wild bee diets.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Page, M. L. & Francis, J. S. & Müller, U. & Williams, N. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildflower habitats planted along field borders are a widely promoted strategy for supporting bees in agricultural landscapes. However, honeybees (Api...

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Factors affecting the establishment of Cytisus scoparius in southern France: implications for managing both native and exotic populations.

Published online: 20 Feb 1999

Authors: Paynter, Q. & Fowler, S. V. & Memmott, J. & Sheppard, A. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ecology of C. scoparius (broom) was studied between 1993 and 1997 in southern France to investigate how it can become an invasive weed in its nati...

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Controlling a plant invader by targeted disruption of its life cycle.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Dauer, J. T. & McEvoy, P. B. & Sickle, J. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pest management strategies should be informed by research on a broad suite of biotic and abiotic interactions. We used a life table response experimen...

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The mechanisms affecting seedling establishment in restored savanna understories are seasonally dependent.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Sorenson, Q. M. & Damschen, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural land is being increasingly abandoned on a global scale, with over 200 million hectares recovering from agricultural use. Plant community ...

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Fungi in ecosystems.

Published online: 08 Nov 1971

Authors: Harley, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A discussion of some of the roles of fungi in terrestrial ecosystems, with particular reference to their importance in nutrient and energy cycling. KE...

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