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Small scale heterogeneity in a semi-arid North American grassland. II. Cattle grazing of simulated urine patches.

Published online: 06 Jun 1992

Authors: Jaramillo, V. J. & Detling, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of simulated urine deposition on the selectivity and intensity of cattle grazing on Agropyron smithii [Elymus smithii] tillers were studie...

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The effect of winter grazing by barnacle geese on grassland yields on Islay.

Published online: 06 Jun 1992

Authors: Percival, S. M. & Houston, D. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of different intensities of winter grazing by barnacle geese, Branta leucopsis, on the yields of agricultural grasslands dominated by Loliu...

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Effect of mowing regime on abundance of green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio on coastal grassland in Merseyside, England.

Published online: 08 Nov 2017

Authors: Smith, P. H. & Cross, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

This study describes a modified mowing regime that allowed green-winged orchids Anacamptis morio, discovered in 1985 on coastal grassland on a rifle r...

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Targeted conservation grazing using molasses to increase preferential consumption of old growth pasture grasses.

Published online: 08 Nov 2017

Authors: Grange, I. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

High conservation value grasslands, which are usually marginal and agriculturally poor, are often difficult to manage appropriately for biodiversity e...

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Evaporation from a Themeda grassland. 1. Controls imposed on the process in a sub-humid environment.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Dunin, F. X. & Reyenga, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Evaporation from a weighing lysimeter containing grassland containing 50% T. australis was measured for 3 yr in a sub-humid region of New South Wales,...

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Desert bird associations with broad-scale boundary length: applications in avian conservation.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Gutzwiller, K. J. & Barrow, W. C., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Current understanding regarding the effects of boundaries on bird communities has originated largely from studies of forest-non-forest boundaries in m...

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Tillering responses to enrichment of red light beneath the canopy in a humid natural grassland.

Published online: 11 Jun 1985

Authors: Deregibus, V. A. & Sanchez, R. A. & Casal, J. J. & Trlica, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Paspalum dilatatum and Sporobolus indicus plants growing in dense humid natural grassland were illuminated basally with red light by use of light-emit...

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Seed shed in the making of hay from mesotrophic grassland in a field in Northern England: effects of hay cut date, grazing and fertilizer in a split-split-plot experiment.

Published online: 13 Nov 1996

Authors: Smith, R. S. & Pullan, S. & Shiel, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A hay crop was cut at three different dates in 1990 from a mesotrophic (meadow) grassland in Upper Teesdale, under various fertilizer, grazing and cut...

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An evaluation of three quick methods commonly used to assess sward height in ecology.

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Stewart, K. E. J. & Bourn, N. A. D. & Thomas, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many ecological studies and applications involve measuring the height of grassland swards. An evaluation was made of the practicality, accuracy and co...

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An evaluation of eight methods of botanical analysis on grasslands in Rhodesia.

Published online: 11 Jan 1971

Authors: Walker, B. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

2 grassland sites on the Matopos Research Station in Rhodesia were analysed by 3 different operators using the line intercept, wheel-point, variable p...

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