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The impact of a root-crown weevil and pasture competition on the winter annual Echium plantagineum.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Sheppard, A. W. & Smyth, M. J. & Swirepik, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Root-feeding insect herbivores may suppress their host populations by altering the competitive balances within the plant community of the host-plant. ...

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Influence of potential stress factors on anthracnose development on Xanthium spinosum.

Published online: 16 Mar 1991

Authors: Auld, B. A. & Say, M. M. & Millar, G. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Colletotrichum orbiculare is being evaluated for use as a mycoherbicide for biological control of this weed in Australia. Moisture stress to 50% relat...

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Wildlife differentially affect tree and liana regeneration in a tropical forest: an 18-year study of experimental terrestrial defaunation versus artificially abundant herbivores.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Luskin, M. S. & Ickes, K. & Yao TzeLeong & Davies, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hunting and land use change modify native herbivore abundances and cause cascading effects in natural ecosystems. The outcomes for vegetation depend o...

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Effects of roadside conditions on plants and insects. I. Atmospheric conditions.

Published online: 01 Nov 1988

Authors: Spencer, H. J. & Scott, N. E. & Port, G. R. & Davison, A. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effects of the roadside atmosphere were investigated by placing pots of Lolium perenne 0.5, 1.5, 3.5 or 9 m from the roadside. At each distance, pots ...

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Effects of roadside conditions on plants and insects. II. Soil conditions.

Published online: 01 Nov 1988

Authors: Spencer, H. J. & Port, G. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The performance of Lolium perenne plants grown in roadside soil in the absence of roadside atmospheric conditions was studied. Significantly fewer pla...

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Direct and indirect effects of pine silviculture on the larval occupancy and breeding of declining amphibian species.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Haggerty, C. J. E. & Crisman, T. L. & Rohr, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plantation silviculture is increasing globally and is particularly intensive in temperate coniferous forests, where densely planting trees requires pr...

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Interactions between the rust fungus Puccinia punctiformis and ectophagous and endophagous insects on creeping thistle.

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: Kluth, S. & Kruess, A. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant-pathogen-insect interactions may have various outcomes that are of great interest when considering the combined use of insects and pathogens in ...

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Validation of a spatial simulation model of a spreading alien plant population.

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: Higgins, S. I. & Richardson, D. M. & Cowling, R. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In this paper we describe the process of parameterizing and validating a spatial demographic model of a spreading alien plant population. The model, a...

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Post-clearing recovery of coastal dunes invaded by Acacia longifolia: is duration of invasion relevant for management success?

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Marchante, H. & Freitas, H. & Hoffmann, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive plants destroy the structure and function of many ecosystems but removal is expensive, so the likelihood of success should be assessed before...

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Plant community diversity and growth form responses to herbicide applications for control of Centaurea maculosa.

Published online: 17 Apr 1998

Authors: Rice, P. M. & Toney, J. C. & Bedunah, D. J. & Carlson, C. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A field experiment conducted from 1988-95 in western Montana, USA, compared the effects of herbicide treatments (picloram, clopyralid and clopyralid +...

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