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Spillover of terrestrial arthropod species and beta diversity in perennial crops relative to spatial scale of land-use intensity.

Published online: 11 Dec 2020

Authors: Schalkwyk, J. van & Pryke, J. S. & Samways, M. J. & Gaigher, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Arthropod diversity in agricultural areas is influenced by land-use intensity (LUI) at both local and landscape scales. In agricultural systems, non-c...

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Urban heavy metal contamination limits bumblebee colony growth.

Published online: 06 Dec 2020

Authors: Sivakoff, F. S. & Prajzner, S. P. & Gardiner, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Post-industrial shrinking cities contain abundant vacant land and are increasingly recognized for their pollinator conservation potential. At the same...

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A model relating numbers of dispersing insects to distance and time.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Freeman, G. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A simple model is proposed relating numbers of dispersing insects to distance from a release point and time. One form of the model, which is explained...

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Variation in wing length of the African armyworm, Spodoptera exempta in East Africa during 1973-74.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Aidley, D. J. & Lubega, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wing lengths of nearly 6000 Spodoptera exempta (Wlk.) adults were measured in samples caught at light-traps at various sites in East Africa between De...

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The Senegalese grasshopper Oedaleus senegalensis Krauss.

Published online: 01 Jul 1970

Authors: Batten, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based on the author's summary of this account of the distribution and biology of. Oedaleus senegalensis (Krauss), which is based on t...

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The effect of sprays on the fauna of apple trees. IV. The re-coloniziilíon of orchard plols by the predatory Mirid Blepharidopierus angulatus and its effect on populations of Panaychus ulmi..

Published online: 02 Jul 1969

Authors: Muir, R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the author's summary of .this part of a series on investigations in south-eastern f-.ngland [cf. RAE A 54 470]. Foll...

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Community structure of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a series of habitats associated with citrus.

Published online: 30 Mar 1984

Authors: Samways, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A transect of 44 pitfall traps passing through 11 point habitats associated with citrus in South Africa captured 10 488 individuals comprising 23 gene...

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The relation between shoot density and attack hi infestations of barley by a shoot fly larva.

Published online: 02 Jul 1969

Authors: Bullock, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the author's summary of this account of investigations in Kenya. The percentage of barley shoots attacked by larvae ...

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Field evaluation of the Littoral Ecosystem Risk Assessment Model's predictions of the effects of chlorpyrifos.

Published online: 22 Feb 1995

Authors: Hanratty, M. P. & Stay, F. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A Littoral Ecosystem Risk Assessment Model (LERAM) is described and evaluated using field data from a previous littoral enclosure study of the effects...

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Commonness and rarity in British butterflies.

Published online: 06 Apr 1995

Authors: Hodgson, J. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Commonness and rarity among British butterflies were examined by relating features of biology and ecology to geographical distribution. No single attr...

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