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A bioassay for comparing phosphorus availability in soils.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Harrison, A. F. & Helliwell, D. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bioassay based on the uptake of 32P from 5 X 10-6 M phosphate solution during a 15 min period was tested on birch (Betula verrucosa Ehrh.) and sycamor...

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Neighbour effects in the genus Avena. 3. A diallel approach.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Trenbath, B. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Results are reported from a mechanical diallel experiment with Avena fatua, A. ludoviciana, A. strigosa and oats cv. Blenda. Relative yield totals bas...

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Biological control of the bulb mite, Rhizoglyphus robini, by the predatory mite, Hypoaspis aculeifer, on lilies: predator-prey interactions at various spatial scales.

Published online: 05 Sep 1996

Authors: Lesna, I. & Sabelis, M. & Conijn, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experiments in closed jars with lily bulbs at 25°C showed that the predator, Hypoaspis aculeifer, can suppress populations of its prey, Rhizoglyphus r...

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A dynamic programming approach to optimal grazing strategies using a succession model for a tropical grassland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Swartzman, G. L. & Singh, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant cover data collected at Varanasi, India, for 2 successive years in pastures at different grazing intensities were used to formulate a simulated ...

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Special Profile: Functional diversity.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Cadotte, M. W.

Content type: Journal issue

This special issue includes six papers that examine how management activities or policy could benefit from consideration of the functional contributio...

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Indicators for biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: a pan-European study.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Billeter, R. & Liira, J. & Bailey, D. & Bugter, R. & Arens, P. & Augenstein, I. & Aviron, S. & Baudry, J. & Bukacek, R. & Burel, F. & Cerny, M. & Blust, G. de & Cock, R. de & Diekötter, T. & Dietz, H. & Dirksen, J. & Dormann, C. & Durka, W. & Frenzel, M. & Hamersky, R. & Hendrickx, F. & Herzog, F. & Klotz, S. & Koolstra, B. & Lausch, A. & Coeur, D. le (et al)

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In many European agricultural landscapes, species richness is declining considerably. Studies performed at a very large spatial scale are helpful in u...

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Biology of Poa annua in a temperate zone golf putting green (Agrostis stolonifera/Poa annua). II. The seed bank.

Published online: 15 Aug 1989

Authors: Lush, W. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The seed bank of a golf green was monitored for 2 years by identifying germinants in core samples. The seed populations contained 24 species of which ...

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BES Grant Report: Studying rapid evolution in plants using resurrection ecology.

Published online: 19 Apr 2024

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Stojanova, B.

Content type: Grant report

This study employs the resurrection method to investigate contemporary evolution in 2 natural populations of the arable weed Centaurium erythraea. By ...

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Do restored calcareous grasslands on former arable fields resemble ancient targets? The effect of time, methods and environment on outcomes.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Fagan, K. C. & Pywell, R. F. & Bullock, J. M. & Marrs, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A great deal of money is being invested in calcareous grassland restoration on arable land within agri-environment schemes in the European Union. Ther...

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Importance of regional species pools and functional traits in colonization processes: predicting re-colonization after large-scale destruction of ecosystems.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Kirmer, A. & Tischew, S. & Ozinga, W. A. & Lampe, M. von & Baasch, A. & Groenendael, J. M. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale destruction of ecosystems caused by surface mining provides an opportunity for the study of colonization processes starting with primary s...

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