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Defoliation and burning effects on the tillering of Brachiaria decumbens.

Published online: 14 Jun 1988

Authors: Stür, W. W. & Humphreys, L. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Swards of B. decumbens cv. Basilisk were cut at 0 and 10 cm height and the cut material removed or cut, field-dried and burnt 0, 4 or 8 days after cut...

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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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Understanding the impact of the 2018 drought on key freshwater pearl mussel propulations in Scotland.

Published online: 09 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Cosgrove, P. & Shields, D. & Anderson, D. & Massey, K.

Content type: Reports

The report aims to quantify, wherever possible, the impact of the prolonged period of dry weather in 2018 on selected pearl mussel (Margaritifera marg...

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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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Bush-control studies in the drier areas of Kenya. IV. Effects of controlled burning on secondary thicket in upland Acacia woodland.

Published online: 27 Nov 1967

Authors: Thomas, D. B. & Pratt, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Observations on two burning regimes during a 3-year period in Machakos district (5200 ft. alt., rainfall 25 in./year) showed that these thickets can b...

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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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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 effect of simulated acid rain on pine needle and birch leaf litter decomposition.

Published online: 21 Mar 1992

Authors: Neuvonen, S. & Suomela, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In field experiments in N. Finland, 80 study plots (5×5 m) in mixed pine (Pinus sylvestris)/mountain birch (Betula tortuosa) woodland were irrigated w...

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Physiological differences among populations of Anthoxanthum odoratum L. collected from the Park Grass Experiment, Rothamsted. 1. Response to calcium.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Davies, M. S. & Snaydon, R. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Populations of A. odoratum were collected from contrasting plots of the Park Grass Experiment, Rothamsted, grown under identical conditions for 6-18 m...

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Interference in pure and mixed populations of Agrostemma githago.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The response to density of the annual Agrostemma githago were investigated over a wide range of densities in pure populations and also in the presence...

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