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An automatic system for measuring shoot length in Sitka spruce and other plant species.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Milne, R. & Smith, S. K. & Ford, E. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The device, which does not require attachment to the shoot apex, includes a light transmitter/receiver system that can be continually repositioned ove...

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The dynamics of foliage distribution within a forest canopy.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Kinerson, R. S. & Higginbotham, K. O. & Chapman, R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Presents a quantitative study of canopy morphology based on data collected during and after the 1971 growing season, in a 14-year-old stand of Pinus t...

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Root distribution of two tree species under a heterogeneous nutrient environment.

Published online: 08 Aug 1997

Authors: Mou, P. & Mitchell, R. J. & Jones, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Potted sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) seedlings were grown for 4 months in a greenhouse to test the effects of soi...

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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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Litter decomposition, nitrogen dynamics and litter microarthropods in a southern Appalachian hardwood forest 8 years following clearcutting.

Published online: 18 Oct 1988

Authors: Blair, J. M. & Crossley, D. A., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Litterbags (of Cornus florida, Acer rubrum and Quercus prinus) were used as experimental substrates on a clear-felled xeric catchment and an adjacent ...

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Leaf volume: a simple method for measurement and some notes on its use in studies of leaf growth.

Published online: 24 Oct 1971

Authors: Huxley, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A liquid displacement method is described for rapidly measuring the volumes of individual detached leaves or other small plant parts. It is accurate t...

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Stress responses of Salix borealis to pollution and defoliation.

Published online: 22 Apr 1998

Authors: Zvereva, E. L. & Kozlov, M. V. & Haukioja, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Morphological characteristics of Salix borealis [S. myrsinifolia] were monitored during 1994-96 at 10 sites along a transect crossing the heavily poll...

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Biocrust morphogroups provide an effective and rapid assessment tool for drylands.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Read, C. F. & Duncan, D. H. & Vesk, P. A. & Elith, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) occur across most of the world's drylands and are sensitive indicators of dryland degradation. Accounting for shift...

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Soil mites of Mary Mix McDonald Woods and nearby upland forests in Northeastern Illinois, USA.

Published online: 18 Jan 2023

Published by: USA, Synthesis Center for Conservation and Restoration

Authors: Steffen, J.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This catalogue provides information on morphological characteristics of soil mites collected in mesic, dry mesic, upland forest, and buckthorn communi...

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Effects of total solar radiation and temperature on vegetative growth in the East of Scotland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Hegarty, T. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effects of total solar radiation and temperature on the early vegetative growth of Helianthus annuus cv. Polestar and Phaseolus vulgaris cv. Canadian ...

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