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Contrasting soil- and canopy-nurse effects in metalliferous systems may be explained by dominant plant functional strategies.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Randé, H. & Michalet, R. & Nemer, D. & Sappin-Didier, V. & Delerue, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant-plant interaction studies in metalliferous systems have focused either on the role of facilitation or on negative effects of elemental allelopat...

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Direct measurement of ant predation of weed seeds in wheat cropping.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Evans, T. A. & Gleeson, P. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ecosystem service of predation of weed seeds by naturally occurring seed-eating animals, including ants, in agricultural fields has been suggested...

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Invasive grass fuel loads suppress native species by increasing fire intensity and soil heating.

Published online: 04 Nov 2021

Authors: Tomat-Kelly, G. & Dillon, W. W. & Flory, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-native invasive grasses are driving intense fires across the globe but the impacts of native versus invader-fuelled fires on community assemblages...

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Grassland woody plant management rapidly changes woody vegetation persistence and abiotic habitat conditions but not herbaceous community composition.

Published online: 27 Nov 2024

Authors: Charton, K. T. & Damschen, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grasslands are among the most imperilled ecosystems worldwide, and many have experienced degradation due to the loss of historical disturbance regimes...

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Seasonal changes in leaf area, stomatal and canopy conductances and transpiration from bracken below a forest canopy.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Roberts, J. & Pymar, C. F. & Wallace, J. S. & Pitman, R. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Leaf area index and stomatal conductance of the bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) canopy within a pine forest were combined to give canopy conductances. T...

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Root penetration of Lolium perenne on colliery shale in response to reclamation treatments.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Fitter, A. H. & Bradshaw, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Perennial ryegrass cv. S23 was grown on 13 shales in a glasshouse and at 3 field sites with 0, 125 or 625 kg 17-17-17 (NPK) fertilizer/ha (field) or 6...

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Assessment of topsoil handling techniques for rehabilitation of sites mined for bauxite within the jarrah forest of Western Australia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Tacey, W. H. & Glossop, B. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Topsoil handling strategies used in bauxite mine rehabilitation were evaluated for their effects on seedling numbers, diversity and cover. These were ...

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Mycorrhizal infection in Pennine grassland. 1. Levels of infection in the field.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Sparling, G. P. & Tinker, P. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Roots collected from 3 contrasting types of permanent grassland in the Pennines were consistently infected by vesicular-arbuscular (VA) mycorrhizal fu...

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Distribution patterns of plants associated with arable field edges.

Published online: 29 Apr 1990

Authors: Marshall, E. J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Distribution records of the flora within arable field boundaries and the associated crop indicated that most species in field boundaries did not occur...

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Breakdown of four litters of contrasting quality in a tropical Australian rainforest.

Published online: 17 May 1988

Authors: Spain, A. V. & Feuvre, R. P. le

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Litter bag studies in a lowland tropical rain forest in NE Queensland, Australia, showed that breakdown rates decreased in the order: Eucalyptus alba ...

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