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Seasonal variation in nitrogen fixation by different ages of root nodules of Alnus nepalensis plantations, in the eastern Himalayas.

Published online: 10 Jun 1986

Authors: Sharma, E. & Ambasht, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Alnus nepalensis, a species with symbiotic Frankia in its root nodules, is common in the Eastern Himalayas. Five different ages of plantations from th...

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Crop photosynthesis and the flux of carbon dioxide below the canopy.

Published online: 30 Dec 1965

Authors: Monteith, J. L. & Szeicz, G. & Yabuki, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bare soil evolved a maximum of 7 g CO2/m2/day in summer and a minimum of 1 g/m2/day in winter; the Q10 was 3. Root respiration, i.e. the difference in...

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Estimation of the seed bank of a chalk grassland ley established on former arable land.

Published online: 14 Jun 1988

Authors: Graham, D. J. & Hutchings, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The size, composition and seasonal and depth-related variations in the soil seed bank of a former chalk grassland ley were determined at monthly inter...

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Interference between rows and between plants within rows of a wheat crop, and its effects on growth and yield of differently-spaced rows.

Published online: 19 Dec 1972

Authors: Watson, D. J. & French, S. A. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A seed drill with 2 adjacent spouts blocked was used to sow winter wheat so that there were rows (a) 18 cm apart, (b) 18 cm from the next row on one s...

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Germination of seeds of five annual species of barley grass.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Popay, A. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the laboratory, seeds of Hordeum geniculatum, H. glaucum, H. leporinum, H. marinum and H. murinum showed some innate dormancy which was most eviden...

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Demography and management of the invasive plant species Hypericum perforatum. II. Construction and use of an individual-based model to predict population dynamics and the effects of management strategies.

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Buckley, Y. M. & Briese, D. T. & Rees, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hypericum perforatum, St John's wort, is an invasive weed of natural and agro-ecosystems in south-eastern Australia. In previous work we used a long-t...

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Earthworm population dynamics and contribution to nutrient cycling during cropping and fallow phases of shifting agriculture (jhum) in north-east India.

Published online: 12 Jan 1990

Authors: Tuneera Bhadauria & Ramakrishnan, P. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sampling of earthworm populations during 5- and 15-yr-old cropping phases and in 5-, 10- and 15-yr-old fallow phases of shifting agriculture at Shillo...

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Temperature, rainfall and butterfly numbers.

Published online: 11 Jul 1989

Authors: Pollard, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data on changes in numbers of 31 species of butterfly in the UK in 1976-86 were used to investigate associations between relative abundance and weathe...

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The influence of environmental factors and management on stands of Phragmites australis. II. Effects on yield and its relationships with shoot density.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Mook, J. H. & Toorn, J. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The performance of Phragmites australis growing on plots in an experimental field in the Netherlands is described in terms of leaf area and biomass of...

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Modelling the population dynamics of Avena sterilis under dry-land cereal cropping systems.

Published online: 27 Nov 1992

Authors: González-Andujar, J. L. & Fernández-Quintanilla, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A mathematical model for simulating the population dynamics of Avena sterilis subsp. ludoviciana was constructed using previously reported data. The m...

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