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The influence of rainfall and grazing on the demography of some African savanna grasses: a matrix modelling approach.

Published online: 20 Mar 1993

Authors: O'Connor, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two savanna sites in Gazankulu, South Africa, were fenced in 1984 and subjected to heavy or light grazing for 4 growing seasons. Size-structured matri...

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Physiological analysis of the effects of different soils on sugar beet crops in different years.

Published online: 22 May 1969

Authors: Goodman, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In each of three years, sugar beet was grown on; seven different soils with two rates of fertilizer-N. Differences in yield between different soils an...

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Using Leslie matrices to determine wild rabbit population growth and the potential for control.

Published online: 02 Mar 1995

Authors: Smith, G. C. & Trout, R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data on fecundity and mortality obtained from wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) populations in England were used in Leslie Matrix population project...

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Factors influencing the rate of formation of tree-related microhabitats and implications for biodiversity conservation and forest management.

Published online: 15 Feb 2022

Authors: Courbaud, B. & Larrieu, L. & Kozak, D. & Kraus, D. & Lachat, T. & Ladet, S. & Müller, J. & Paillet, Y. & Sagheb-Talebi, K. & Schuck, A. & Stillhard, J. & Svoboda, M. & Zudin, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The retention of trees bearing tree-related microhabitats (TreMs) has become an important means of conserving biodiversity in production forests. Howe...

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Modelling harvest of Greenland barnacle geese and its implications in mitigating human-wildlife conflict.

Published online: 09 Nov 2023

Authors: McIntosh, A. L. S. & Bearhop, S. & Hilton, G. M. & Shaw, J. M. & Johnson, F. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Arctic-breeding goose populations have increased in recent decades and their expansion into agricultural areas has caused increasing conflict with far...

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Assessing lamb predation by feral pigs in Australia's semi-arid rangelands.

Published online: 13 May 1998

Authors: Choquenot, D. & Lukins, B. & Curran, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two experiments were used to investigate the relationship between feral pig density and the rate of lamb predation and the differential susceptibility...

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Regulation of shrub dynamics by native browsing ungulates on East African rangeland.

Published online: 24 Mar 2004

Authors: Augustine, D. J. & McNaughton, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Herbivores, edaphic features and fire are primary factors regulating the balance between woody and herbaceous vegetation in savannas. Many observation...

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Does culling predatory gulls enhance the productivity of breeding common terns?

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Guillemette, M. & Brousseau, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large gulls (Larus) spp. are voracious predators of eggs and chicks of other colonial birds and may threaten rare or endangered species. We tested the...

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Changes in decomposition rates and Collembola densities during the forestry cycle in conifer plantations.

Published online: 30 Jun 1999

Authors: Butterfield, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conifers have a tendency to produce detrimental changes in the soil that suppress decomposition. It is also possible that clear-felling and the short ...

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Functional responses, seasonal variation and thresholds in behavioural responses of moose to road density.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Beyer, H. L. & Ung, R. & Murray, D. L. & Fortin, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the consequences of environmental change on populations is an essential prerequisite for informed management of ecosystems and landscape...

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