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Population dynamics and larval establishment of Sitona discoideus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in New Zealand lucerne.

Published online: 08 Jun 1988

Authors: Goldson, S. L. & Frampton, E. R. & Proffitt, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Population data on Sitona discoideus collected from young lucerne in Canterbury, New Zealand, in 1982-86 were analysed using life tables. Manipulated ...

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Estimating the biomass of large mammalian herbivores in a tropical montane forest: a method of faecal counting that avoids assuming a 'steady state' system.

Published online: 01 Apr 1995

Authors: Plumptre, A. J. & Harris, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Faecal counting techniques were used to census 5 large mammalian herbivore species during 1988-89 in the Parc National des Volcans in Rwanda: Cephalop...

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The control of Echinochloa stagnina (Retz.) P. Beauv. by harvesting for dry season livestock fodder in Lake Kainji, Nigeria - a modelling approach.

Published online: 20 Dec 1984

Authors: Morton, A. J. & Obot, E. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The use of E. stagnina, the major component of the emergent vegetation of Lake Kainji, is described. A simple model of the colonization potential of E...

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Population trends of common British butterflies at monitored sites.

Published online: 13 Apr 1995

Authors: Pollard, E. & Moss, D. & Yates, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In recent decades, many of the common and widespread butterflies in Britain which do not already occupy the whole of the country have expanded in rang...

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UKCEH, Lee Walker.

Published online: 08 Dec 2024

Published by: UK, UK Centre for Ecology a Hydrology

Content type: Conference slides

This presentation delves into the role of environmental monitoring in assessing and safeguarding the health of the UK countryside. It highlights the N...

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Comparative aspects of foraging behaviour of pronghorn antelope and cattle.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Ellis, J. E. & Travis, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

On shortgrass prairie in N.E. Colorado with dominant Bouteloua gracilis, Buchloe dactyloides, Agropyron smithii and Artemisia frigida, antelope and ca...

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Small scale heterogeneity in a semi-arid North American grassland. II. Cattle grazing of simulated urine patches.

Published online: 06 Jun 1992

Authors: Jaramillo, V. J. & Detling, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of simulated urine deposition on the selectivity and intensity of cattle grazing on Agropyron smithii [Elymus smithii] tillers were studie...

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Are threatened plant species specialists, or just more vulnerable to disturbance?

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Monks, A. & Burrows, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many studies report an association between species rarity and/or threat status, and habitat specialization. However, specialization is often inferred ...

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Refuges for fauna in fire-prone landscapes: their ecological function and importance.

Published online: 04 Dec 2013

Authors: Robinson, N. M. & Leonard, S. W. J. & Ritchie, E. G. & Bassett, M. & Chia, E. K. & Buckingham, S. & Gibb, H. & Bennett, A. F. & Clarke, M. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rapid environmental change is placing increasing pressure on the survival of many species globally. Ecological refuges can mitigate the impacts of cha...

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Species loss in fragments of tropical rain forest: a review of the evidence.

Published online: 28 Aug 1996

Authors: Turner, I. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A review of the literature shows that in nearly all cases tropical rain forest fragmentation has led to a local loss of species. Isolated fragments su...

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