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The effect of hooded crows on hill sheep farming in Argyll, Scotland. The food supply of hooded crows.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Houston, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hooded crows (Corvus cornix) in Argyll, Scotland could be divided into 2 groups, one of which held territories in which they bred in summer and the re...

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The influence of leaf death on the rate of accumulation of green herbage during pasture regrowth.

Published online: 11 Jan 1971

Authors: Hunt, W. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Measurements were made of growth and death in spring and autumn in a perennial ryegrass/white clover sward, and by integration of growth and death dat...

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Do early-successionalweeds facilitate or compete with seedlings in forest restoration? Disentangling abiotic versus biotic factors.

Published online: 02 Nov 2021

Authors: Arias, M. & Rupesh Kariyat & Wahl, K. & Mendez, S. & Chavana, J. & Christoffersen, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Semi-arid forests need cost-effective restoration strategies to address their severe degradation. Tree shelters are often used to minimize abiotic and...

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Bush-control studies in the drier areas of Kenya. 5. Effects of controlled burning and grazing management on Tarchonanthus /Acacia thicket.

Published online: 11 Jan 1971

Authors: Pratt, D. J. & Knight, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Treatments were appropriate to traditional cattle husbandry and consisted of two 4-year rotations involving burning, grazing by goats and preliminary ...

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The biting habits of Leptoconops bequaerti. II. Effect of meteorological conditions on biting activity; 24 hour and seasonal cycles.

Published online: 22 May 1969

Authors: Kettle, D. S. & Linley, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the authors' summary. Some of the factors that contribute to changes in the biting rate of L. becquaerti with time (...

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Vegetation and deer habitat relations in southern Ontario: application of habit classification to white-tailed deer.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Stocker, M. & Gilbert, F. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In response to an increasing need for an effective method to evaluate land for its potential to support wildlife populations, a land evaluation method...

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Structural dynamics of silver birch I. The fates of buds.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Maillette, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The structural dynamics of the growth of Betula pendula were examined using demographic techniques in which elements of the crown (buds, leaves, shoot...

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Structural dynamics of silver birch II. A matrix model of the bud population.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Maillette, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A computerized matrix model of bud production by Betula pendula was developed and applied to data from 3 mature trees. Limitations of the model are di...

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Response of grasses to nitrogen source.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Wiltshire, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climax perennial grasses from Rhodesia showed greater preference than earlier seral species or crop cultivars for the ammonium source of nitrogen. It ...

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Compensatory response of maturing corn kernels following simulated damage by birds.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Woronecki, P. P. & Stehn, R. A. & Dolbeer, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was made to measure compensatory growth responses and to estimate losses associated with bird damage to maturing maize. Maize grains contained...

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