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The influence of predation on the chronic response of Artemia sp. populations to a toxicant.

Published online: 11 Apr 2007

Authors: Beketov, M. A. & Liess, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Environmental risk assessment of contaminants is conventionally based on toxic effects assessed in organism-level test systems. We suggest that, for t...

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Using Leslie matrices to determine wild rabbit population growth and the potential for control.

Published online: 02 Mar 1995

Authors: Smith, G. C. & Trout, R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data on fecundity and mortality obtained from wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) populations in England were used in Leslie Matrix population project...

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Ecological observations on the fungal colonization of fish by Saprolegniaceae in Windermere.

Published online: 11 Mar 1987

Authors: Wood, S. E. & Willoughby, L. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The colonization of clean (apparently uninfected), dead salmonid fish by Saprolegniaceae was studied both in the laboratory and in Windermere. Coloniz...

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Effects of pentachlorophenol on soil organisms and decomposition in forest soil.

Published online: 27 Aug 1997

Authors: Salminen, J. & Haimi, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To find a more reliable basis for ecotoxicological risk assessment, two microcosm experiments, one in the laboratory and another in the field (lysimet...

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Aphid predation by Harpalus rufipes (Degeer) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the laboratory and field.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Loughridge, A. H. & Luff, M. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ability of Harpalus rufipes (Deg.) to feed on aphids was studied in the laboratory in the UK and compared with evidence of predation on aphids in ...

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Reducing environmentally mediated transmission to moderate impacts of an emerging wildlife disease.

Published online: 09 Nov 2023

Authors: Hoyt, J. R. & Parise, K. L. & Depue, J. E. & Kaarakka, H. M. & Redell, J. A. & Scullon, W. H. & O'Reskie, R. & Foster, J. T. & Kilpatrick, A. M. & Langwig, K. E. & White, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Emerging infectious diseases have caused population declines and biodiversity loss. The ability of pathogens to survive in the environment, independen...

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Behavioural plasticity associated with propagule size, resources, and the invasion success of the Argentine ant Linepithema humile.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Sagata, K. & Lester, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The number of individuals involved in an invasion event, or 'propagule size', has a strong theoretical basis for influencing invasion success. However...

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Rapid response of macroinvertebrates to drainage management of shallow connected lakes.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: Meutter, F. van de & Stoks, R. & Meester, L. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shallow lakes throughout the world are subject to drainage, either for fish harvesting or lake restoration. Lake drainage of fish lakes is known to im...

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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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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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