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Seed size predicts community composition and carbon storage potential of tree communities in rain forest fragments in India's Western Ghats.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Osuri, A. M. & Mahesh Sankaran

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fragmentation is ubiquitous across tropical forests and drives marked shifts in tree community composition by differentially affecting species' disper...

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The influence of grazing on seed production and seed banks of some African savanna grasslands.

Published online: 06 Jun 1992

Authors: O'Connor, T. G. & Pickett, G. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species composition, population structure and the seed banks of Aristida bipartita, Bothriochloa insculpta, Heteropogon contortus, Themeda triandra an...

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Modelling the emergence response of weed seeds to burial depth: interactions with seed density, weight and shape.

Published online: 24 Sep 2003

Authors: Grundy, A. C. & Mead, A. & Burston, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Weeds play an important role in arable and horticultural habitats, and models are being developed to improve our understanding of their population dyn...

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Comparative size, fecundity and ecophysiology of roadside plants of Banksia hookeriana.

Published online: 15 Apr 1994

Authors: Lamont, B. B. & Rees, R. G. & Witkowski, E. T. F. & Whitten, V. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The use of road verges in SW Australia for conservation of indigenous species was investigated in B. hookeriana, a shrub which is a major food source ...

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Modelling the effect of cultivation on seed movement with application to the prediction of weed seedling emergence.

Published online: 26 Nov 1999

Authors: Grundy, A. C. & Mead, A. & Burston, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In order to predict the optimum weeding period, a realistic estimate is needed of the size, timing and duration of a flush of weed emergence in a crop...

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Predicting heterosis and inbreeding depression from population size and density to inform management efforts.

Published online: 01 Dec 2020

Authors: Söderquist, L. & Broberg, A. & Rosenberg, V. & Sletvold, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effective population size should be positively related to census size and density, and it is expected to influence the strength of genetic drift, inbr...

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Impact of an exotic earthworm on seed dispersal of an indigenous US weed.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Regnier, E. & Harrison, S. K. & Liu, J. & Schmoll, J. T. & Edwards, C. A. & Arancon, N. & Holloman, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ambrosia trifida L. (giant ragweed), an aggressive weed of US grain crops and indigenous to North America, colonizes no-tillage crop fields and undist...

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Seed size effects on seed dispersal and predation by rodents at tree individual level.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Wang Bo

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

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The effect of cultivation on the vertical distribution of seeds in the soil.

Published online: 12 Jan 1969

Authors: Soriano, A. & Zeiger, E. & Servy, E. & Suero, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a study on the distribution of weed seeds in soil, seeds of lucerne and oilseed flax, which differ markedly in size, shape and seed-coat properties...

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The effect of cultivation on the vertical distribution of seeds in the soil.

Published online: 03 Jan 1969

Authors: Soriano, A. & Zeiger, E. & Servy, E. & Suero, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a study on the distribution of weed seeds in soil, seeds of lucerne and oilseed flax, which differ markedly in size, shape and seed-coat properties...

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