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Developing extruded seed pellets to overcome soil hydrophobicity and seedling emergence barriers.

Published online: 24 Oct 2020

Authors: Ritchie, A. L. & Stevens, J. C. & Erickson, T. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Globally, soil water repellency is a major constraint to plant establishment, restricting water infiltration and moisture retention in the seed zone w...

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Outbreaks of insect herbivores on plants along motorways in the United Kingdom.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Port, G. R. & Thompson, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent outbreaks of defoliating insects on trees and shrubs used for landscaping major roads in the UK are reported. The reasons for some outbreaks we...

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Rearing impacts on dispersal and biocontrol performance: a case study on Phytoseiulus persimilis.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Willden, S. A. & Nyrop, J. & Sanderson, J. & Wentworth, K. & Stockton, D. G. & Loeb, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological theory on predator-prey interactions and an understanding of how environmental factors affect predator dispersal and host finding is founda...

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'I want you to want me': how owners value cats' choices has implications for cat containment.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Ovenden, K. & Bassett, I. & Sumner, C. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Globally, cats are a common companion animal. Allowing companion cats to roam away from home can have negative impacts on native wildlife and cat welf...

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Can livestock grazing dampen density-dependent fluctuations in wild herbivore populations?

Published online: 12 Sep 2024

Authors: Sharma, M. & Khanyari, M. & Khara, A. & Bijoor, A. & Mishra, C. & Suryawanshi, K. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation policy for the high mountains of Asia increasingly recognises the need to encompass large multi-use landscapes beyond the protected area ...

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Impact of the Onopordum capitulum weevil Larinus latus on seed production by its host-plant.

Published online: 14 Jul 2000

Authors: Briese, D. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The impact of the oligophagous capitulum weevil Larinus latus on seed production by its host Onopordum species was studied in its native range in orde...

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Studies on polyphagous predators of cereal aphids.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Edwards, C. A. & Sunderland, K. D. & George, K. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experiments were done in England in fields of winter wheat at North Farm, West Sussex, and at Rothamsted in 1978 to investigate the effect of predatio...

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A metapopulation approach to modelling the long-term impact of pesticides on invertebrates.

Published online: 29 Jun 1995

Authors: Sherratt, T. N. & Jepson, P. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two simulation models are presented which predict the impact of local and episodic applications of pesticide on the dynamics of invertebrate metapopul...

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Categorisation of cats: managing boundary felids in Aotearoa New Zealand and Britain.

Published online: 12 Oct 2023

Authors: Palmer, A. & Thomas, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Management of domestic and wild animals is an integral part of conservation and is often based on how an animal is categorised. For example, feral cat...

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Effects of agricultural intensification on the breeding success of corn buntings Miliaria calandra.

Published online: 03 Jan 2001

Authors: Brickle, N. W. & Harper, D. G. C. & Aebischer, N. J. & Cockayne, S. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Corn buntings Miliaria calandra have declined steeply in Britain and north-western Europe since the mid-1970s; changes in farming practice are believe...

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