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Effect of water stress on stem diameter changes of peach trees growing in the field.

Published online: 13 May 1986

Authors: Garnier, E. & Berger, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Daily stem diameter changes were recorded continuously from June to September on peach trees (cv. Springcrest on GF 305 rootstock) irrigated at 50 and...

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Effects of shade cover and availability of midge breeding sites on pollinating midge populations and fruit set in two cocoa farms.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Young, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The abundance of several species of Forcipomyia, known to be pollinators of cacao, increased markedly in 1 cacao farm in Costa Rica when discs of rott...

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Structural dynamics of silver birch I. The fates of buds.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Maillette, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The structural dynamics of the growth of Betula pendula were examined using demographic techniques in which elements of the crown (buds, leaves, shoot...

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Structural dynamics of silver birch II. A matrix model of the bud population.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Maillette, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A computerized matrix model of bud production by Betula pendula was developed and applied to data from 3 mature trees. Limitations of the model are di...

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Seasonal changes in respiratory metabolism of yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) branches.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: McLaughlin, S. B. & McConathy, R. K. & Dinger, B. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tissue m.c. and rates of CO2 and O2 exchange were determined in the laboratory for branches of L. tulipifera collected at 2 week intervals over a 1 yr...

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Porcupine population fluctuations in past centuries revealed by dendrochronology.

Published online: 18 Jan 1964

Authors: Spencer, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Describes a survey of porcupine feeding on Pinyon and Yellow Pine in the Mesa Verde area (S.W. Colorado). A tree-ring chronology was constructed, base...

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Effects of early and late season defoliation on growth and carbohydrate dynamics in Scots pine.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Ericsson, A. & Larsson, S. & Tenow, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a Swedish experiment, 18-yr-old Scots pine were defoliated by hand in early and late summer, simulating different degrees of insect grazing on the ...

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Coffee-banana system-black and white-cropping guide low res.

Published online: 31 Jan 2020

Content type: Miscellaneous

This guide provides details of coffee-banana cropping methods focusing on good agricultural practices for coffee-banana production that promote integr...

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Enjoying the great outdoors: what role does land management play?

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Tew, E. & Simmons, B. & Sutherland, W.

Content type: Blog

An extensive survey was conducted in a major UK forest site to gather participatory data points. Land management significantly affected cultural ecosy...

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Associations between soil type, lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) provenance, and the abundance of the pine beauty moth, Panolis flammea.

Published online: 15 Mar 1988

Authors: Leather, S. R. & Barbour, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a study at Craigellachie Forest, Scotland, during 1978-79, covering 5 soil types and 5 provenances planted in the early 1960s, pupal numbers of Pan...

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