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Losses from the seed bank of Mimosa pigra: soil micro-organisms vs. temperature fluctuations.

Published online: 03 Aug 1995

Authors: Lonsdale, W. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field and laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate the relative contributions of the soil microflora and soil temperature fluctuations to ...

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Mistletoe (Amyema miquelii and A. pendulum) seedling establishment in eucalypt hosts in eastern Australia.

Published online: 12 Apr 1996

Authors: Yan, Z. & Reid, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Germination and early seedling development were compared in two mistletoe species that parasitize and sometimes kill their eucalypt hosts. Germination...

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Neighbour effects in the genus Avena. 1. Comparison of crop species.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Trenbath, B. R. & Harper, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A comparison is made of the relative advantages of interspecific mixture experiments using additive and substitutive designs. The results of growing A...

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Changes in the soil seed bank of four long-term crop/herbicide experiments.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Roberts, H. A. & Neilson, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The numbers of viable weed seeds in the top 15 cm of the soil were determined over a 16-year period in 4 crops grown with or without herbicides and ho...

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Changes in the rhizome system of bracken subjected to long-term experimental treatment.

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Duc, M. G. le & Pakeman, R. J. & Marrs, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is a serious weed of upland and marginal land. Its extensive rhizome system and large carbohydrate reserves make control d...

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Integrating herbicide and mechanical control treatments with fire and biological control to manage an invasive wetland shrub, Mimosa pigra.

Published online: 15 Sep 2004

Authors: Paynter, Q. & Flanagan, G. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Australia, biological control is a promising long-term management strategy for the woody weed mimosa Mimosa pigra but does not yet provide adequate...

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The impact of biological control on the distribution and abundance of Chondrilla juncea in south-eastern Australia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Burdon, J. J. & Groves, R. H. & Cullen, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in the distribution, frequency and abundance of 3 forms of the weed Chondrilla juncea in south-eastern Australia are documented for the period...

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Bottom-up control of water hyacinth weevil populations: do the plants regulate the insects?

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Center, T. D. & Dray, F. A., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nutrient availability varies widely in aquatic systems and is likely to profoundly affect the outcomes of plant-herbivore interactions in aquatic envi...

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Interactions between nutrient status and weevil herbivory in the biological control of water hyacinth.

Published online: 12 Apr 2000

Authors: Heard, T. A. & Winterton, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The growth of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) plants was measured at two water nutrient concentrations (high and medium) and in the presence and...

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Managing breaches of containment and eradication of invasive plant populations.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Fletcher, C. S. & Westcott, D. A. & Murphy, H. T. & Grice, A. C. & Clarkson, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Containment can be a viable strategy for managing invasive plants, but it is not always cheaper than eradication. In many cases, converting a failed e...

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