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A dynamic programming approach to optimal grazing strategies using a succession model for a tropical grassland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Swartzman, G. L. & Singh, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant cover data collected at Varanasi, India, for 2 successive years in pastures at different grazing intensities were used to formulate a simulated ...

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Biology of Poa annua in a temperate zone golf putting green (Agrostis stolonifera/Poa annua). I. The above-ground population.

Published online: 15 Aug 1989

Authors: Lush, W. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seasonal changes in the above-ground population of a temperate zone golf green were studied for 2 years by destructive sampling (coring and sorting). ...

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Farmers' perceptions of the scale of the bracken problem on farms in less favoured areas in England and Wales.

Published online: 16 May 1992

Authors: Varvarigos, P. & Lawton, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Farmers' perceptions of the extent of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) encroachment on upland farms was summarized from a postal questionnaire done in 19...

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Transport of water in the soil-plant-atmosphere system.

Published online: 03 Nov 1965

Authors: Cowan, I. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Water movement in response to gradients of water potential in the soil-plant-atmosphere catena is considered. An approximate solution is presented of ...

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Seasonal partitioning of evaporation between trees and understorey in a widely spaced Pinus radiata stand.

Published online: 07 Dec 1994

Authors: Whitehead, D. & Kelliher, F. M. & Lane, P. M. & Pollock, D. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tree transpiration, Et, and understorey evaporation, Eu, were measured hourly on 2-3 fine days during 12 periods throughout a year in a Pinus radiata ...

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Stomatal conductance and photosynthesis in a mature Scots pine forest. II. Dependence on environmental variables of single shoots.

Published online: 25 Mar 1988

Authors: Beadle, C. L. & Jarvis, P. G. & Talbot, H. & Neilson, R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In measurements made on a 45-yr-old stand at Thetford Forest, East Anglia, UK, from Mar. to Oct. 1976, the relative importance of atmospheric water va...

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A model for the biological control of Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) by means of pathogens.

Published online: 07 Dec 1991

Authors: Hochberg, M. E. & Waage, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A mathematical population model limited by density-dependent larval mortality and a baculovirus for Oryctes rhinoceros, a scarabaeid pest of coconut a...

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The role of propagule pressure in experimental bark beetle invasions.

Published online: 17 Sep 2023

Authors: Chase, K. D. & Kelly, D. & Liebhold, A. M. & Brockerhoff, E. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although many non-native species arrive in novel environments, only a fraction successfully establish. A crucial factor affecting the colonization pro...

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Phenology and productivity of Pistia stratiotes L. on the Volta Lake, Ghana.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Hall, J. B. & Okali, D. U. U.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Growth of P. stratiotes at the southern-most tip of the man-made Volta Lake in Ghana was measured over 1 year. Biomass and relative growth rate remain...

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Remote sensing reveals the importance of seminatural habitat and irrigation on aphid biocontrol in arid agroecosystems.

Published online: 29 Oct 2024

Authors: Call, A. & Akiba, S. & Pringle, E. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Remote sensing and spatial analyses are increasingly used to understand the role of seminatural habitats in biocontrol, but knowing how to best levera...

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