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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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Intra-specific competition of Boophilus microplus (Canestrini) on cattle.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Sutherst, R. W. & Utech, K. B. W. & Dallwitz, M. J. & Kerr, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Density-dependent mortality was shown to occur among the parasitic stages of Boophilus microplus (Can.) on European and Zebu X European breeds of catt...

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Influence of grain characteristics on optimal diet of field-feeding mallards Anas platyrhynchos.

Published online: 21 Aug 1987

Authors: Clark, R. G. & Greenwood, H. & Sugden, L. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The relationship between cereal preference and rate of energy intake was studied for the mallard and 4 types of cereal grain. In a field experiment at...

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A physiological and mathematical study of growth and productivity of a Calluna-Sphagnum community. 4. A model of growing Calluna.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Grace, J. & Woolhouse, H. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A model to generate growth curves and production estimates for Calluna vulgaris at Moor House National Nature Reserve (in N. England at 560 m alt.) is...

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Plant population structure and aphid parasitism: changes in barley monocultures and mixtures.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Windle, P. N. & Franz, E. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two cultivars of barley, one resistant and one susceptible to aphids, were grown in pots in mono- or mixed culture in the laboratory, and either infes...

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The effects of sheep numbers on associations of Collembola in sown pastures.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: King, K. L. & Hutchinson, K. J. & Greenslade, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species diversity, richness and evenness of Collembola populations were estimated for spring, summer, autumn and winter samplings of pastures at Armid...

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A polarographic assembly for multiple sampling of soil oxygen flux in the field.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Armstrong, W. & Wright, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A brief description is given of equipment designed to measure soil oxygen flux and soil redox potential at a large number of points. Replicated measur...

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The influence of soil water content on the uptake of ions by roots. III. Phosphate, potassium, calcium and magnesium uptake and concentration gradients in soil.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Dunham, R. J. & Nye, P. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Concentration gradients of phosphate, K, Ca and Mg were measured near a plane of onion seedling roots at a range of soil water contents, in a special ...

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Modelling bushfly populations.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Hughes, R. D. & Sands, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The basic features of the population dynamics of Musca vetustissima Wlk. in Australia have previously been elucidated from field observations and some...

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Stimulation of germination of Acacia pulchella: laboratory basis for forest management options.

Published online: 20 Jul 1990

Authors: Portlock, C. C. & Shea, S. R. & Majer, J. D. & Bell, D. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The shrub A. pulchella is a valued understorey species of jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forests in south-western Australia. It regenerates from buried...

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