Search

All content is free for everyone to browse, read and share. You’ll find journal articles and non-peer reviewed grey literature. Type keywords into the search box or Use the filtering options below to browse the content.

Filter by...

Showing 430 results

Seasonal variation in radiocaesium uptake by reseeded hill pasture grazed at different intensities by sheep.

Published online: 21 Mar 1992

Authors: Salt, C. A. & Mayes, R. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

On resown hill pasture in NE Scotland, two grass/clover swards were continuously grazed by sheep to maintain sward heights of 3 and 5 cm from May to S...

Read more

Does environmental contamination influence egg coloration? A long-term study in herring gulls.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Hanley, D. & Doucet, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although considerable progress has been made in reducing concentrations of persistent organic compounds in the environment, these contaminants are sti...

Read more

Effects of season, grazing intensity and diet composition on the radio caesium intake by sheep on re-seeded hill pasture.

Published online: 07 Nov 1992

Authors: Salt, C. A. & Mayes, R. W. & Elston, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Herbage intake and diet composition of sheep were measured on 2 swards containing mainly Lolium perenne, Festuca rubra and Trifolium repens, on an org...

Read more

Sustainable landscape, soil and crop management practices enhance biodiversity and yield in conventional cereal systems.

Published online: 27 Mar 2021

Authors: Redlich, S. & Martin, E. A. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Input-driven, modern agriculture is commonly associated with large-scale threats to biodiversity, the disruption of ecosystem services and long-term r...

Read more

The nutrient budget of colliery spoil tip sites. I. Nutrient input in rainfall and nutrient losses in surface run-off.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Dennington, V. N. & Chadwick, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The nutrient input in rainfall was determined at three colliery spoil heaps in Yorkshire and at a rural site. The only major difference between sites ...

Read more

Effects of roadside conditions on plants and insects. I. Atmospheric conditions.

Published online: 01 Nov 1988

Authors: Spencer, H. J. & Scott, N. E. & Port, G. R. & Davison, A. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effects of the roadside atmosphere were investigated by placing pots of Lolium perenne 0.5, 1.5, 3.5 or 9 m from the roadside. At each distance, pots ...

Read more

A study of the ecology of Acacia metllifera, A. seyal and Balanites aegyptiaca in relation to land-clearing.

Published online: 05 Mar 1967

Authors: Adams, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two different vegetation communities, Acacia mellifera bushland and associated grassland in a drier, more northerly zone, and A. seyall Balanites aegy...

Read more

Long-term outcome of nitrogen immobilization to restore endemic sand grassland in Hungary.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Török, K. & Szitár, K. & Halassy, M. & Szabó, R. & Szili-Kovács, T. & Baráth, N. & Paschke, M. W. & Kardol, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil nitrogen immobilization by carbon amendment is a management technique used for conservation purposes to increase the competitive ability of late-...

Read more

A field study with genetically engineered alfalfa inoculated with recombinant Sinorhizobium meliloti: effects on the soil ecosystem.

Published online: 18 Feb 2000

Authors: Donegan, K. K. & Seidler, R. J. & Doyle, J. D. & Porteous, L. A. & Digiovanni, G. & Widmer, F. & Watrud, L. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Three genotypes of alfalfa [lucerne] (Medicago sativa) plants (parental, transgenic α-amylase-producing and transgenic lignin peroxidase-producing) we...

Read more

Suppression of reed canarygrass by assisted succession: a sixteen-year restoration experiment.

Published online: 01 Nov 2024

Authors: Palacio-Lopez, K. & Hovick, S. M. & Mattingly, K. Z. & Weston, L. M. & Hofford, N. P. & Finley, L. & Tayal, A. & Reinartz, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Assisted succession could enable long-term restoration where successional trajectories stall due to competition from invasive plants. Many invasives a...

Read more