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A comparative study of germination responses to diurnally-fluctuating temperatures.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Thompson, K. & Grime, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seeds collected from native herbaceous plants in the Sheffield region were subjected to a range of amplitudes of diurnal fluctuations in temp. All exp...

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Dynamics of seed populations of Rumex crispus and Rumex obtusifolius (Polygonaceae) in disturbed and undisturbed soil.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Weaver, S. E. & Cavers, P. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seed longevity and germination in various situations were examined in Rumex crispus and R. obtusifolius. The % germination of both spp. was significan...

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Survival and growth of selected clones of birch and willow on restored opencast coal sites.

Published online: 19 Apr 1988

Authors: Good, J. E. G. & Williams, T. G. & Moss, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Results are presented from trials with Betula pendula, B. pubescens, Salix caprea and S. cinerea at 6 sites throughout Britain; the selected clones we...

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Dung and nest surveys: estimating decay rates.

Published online: 04 Feb 2004

Authors: Laing, S. E. & Buckland, S. T. & Burn, R. W. & Lambie, D. & Amphlett, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This paper describes the methods, using data on red deer (Cervus elaphus) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) populations at the Abernethy Forest in Sc...

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Biophysics of a natural grassland: evaporation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Ripley, E. A. & Saugier, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Microclimatic measurements and flux determinations were made on natural grassland at the Matador project site in Saskatchewan, dominated by Agropyron ...

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Comparisons of vegetation use and herbivore biomass on a Rhodesian game and cattle ranch.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Taylor, R. D. & Walker, B. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Botanical composition, utilization of vegetation and animal biomass were compared on the 12 000-ha cattle section and 8 000-ha game section of Buffalo...

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Effects of acidity on in vitro germination and tube growth of pollen from declining Fagus sylvatica.

Published online: 24 Apr 1996

Authors: Paoletti, E. & Raddi, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollen from beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees about 100 yr old, belonging to different damage (forest decline) classes in a wood at Pian di Novello, centr...

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Phosphorus uptake from soil by Lolium perenne during and after severe drought.

Published online: 25 Oct 1988

Authors: Jupp, A. P. & Newman, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mature Lolium perenne plants grown in pots of P deficient soil were subjected to gradually increasing drought, and uptake of P was determined during a...

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Natural reseeding and Trifolium repens demography in grazed hill pastures. 1. Flowerhead appearance and fate, and seed dynamics.

Published online: 25 Oct 1988

Authors: Chapman, D. F. & Anderson, C. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The appearance and fate (removal by livestock vs. natural ripening and eventual seed deposition) of Trifolium repens flowerheads were measured for 3 y...

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Seasonal changes in competitive ability of contrasting populations of Dactylis glomerata.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Eagles, C. F. & Williams, D. H. & Toler, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Populations of D. glomerata from Norway and Portugal were grown in pure stands and in 50:50 mixtures under natural conditions in Aberystwyth. Stands w...

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