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Non-random species extinction and plant production: implications for ecosystem functioning.

Published online: 30 Mar 2005

Authors: Schläpfer, F. & Pfisterer, A. B. & Schmid, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding ecosystem responses to plant species loss is essential for the optimal management of grasslands. Recent studies have examined the effect...

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Preliminary studies into bush utilization by cattle in Zambia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Rees, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was made in the Northern Province, during Aug. and Oct. 1968, of the suitability of miombo woodland (Brachystegia/Julbernardia) for cattle rea...

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Prediction of the pupal duration of Glossina morsitans orientalis Vanderplank under field conditions.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Phelps, R. J. & Burrows, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is substantially the authors' summary. To provide means of predicting with precision the duration of the puparial stage of Glossina mors...

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Vertical gradients of water potential and tissue water relations in Sitka Spruce trees measured with the pressure chamber.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Hellkvist, J. & Richards, G. P. & Jarvis, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reports a study in 1970-71 on 23-year-old trees of Picea sitchensis growing on a NE-facing slope at Fetteresso Forest, Kincardineshire, Scotland, in w...

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Species accumulation curves and the measure of sampling effort.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Willott, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This article discusses a recent paper [Moreno and Halffter, Journal of Applied Ecology (2000) 37, 149-158] that described the problems associated with...

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On the measure of sampling effort used in species accumulation curves.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Moreno, C. E. & Halffter, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This article is a reply to a paper by Willott [Journal of Applied Ecology (2001) 38, 484-486], which was written as a critique of an earlier paper by ...

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Approaches for testing herbivore effects on plant population dynamics.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Halpern, S. L. & Underwood, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As plant invasions pose one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, it is critical to improve both our understanding of invasiveness and strategies f...

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Alluring restoration strategies to attract seed-dispersing animals need more rigorous testing.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Holl, K. D. & Joyce, F. H. & Reid, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a recently published paper, Silva et al. conclude that placing fruit feeders (induced seed dispersal) in restored tropical forests serves to enrich...

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Barley and its environment. 5. Stability of grain weight.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Gallagher, J. N. & Biscoe, P. V. & Scott, R. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Barley cv. Proctor grown over a wide range of conditions had a relatively stable mean weight/grain of 34.9 ( plus or minus 2.84) mg (range 29.3-41 mg)...

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Resistance to water flow in soil and plant. I. Soil resistance in relation to amounts of root: theoretical estimates.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Newman, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The mathematical models of Gardner (1960) and Cowan (1965) are developed to show that the soil matric potential at which rhizosphere resistance become...

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