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The ecology of the Kafue lechwe: the food supply.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Rees, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in floristic composition were studied in 9 plant stands in the area utilized by lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) in Lochinvar National Park, Zam...

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The influence of forage and climatic conditions on range community preference of Shorthorn cattle in central Australia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Low, W. A. & Dudzinski, M. L. & Muller, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In central Australia, grazing preferences of Shorthorn cattle for seven major and four minor range communities were determined from 108 aerial surveys...

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Interactions between herbivores and endophyte-infected Festuca rubra from the Scottish islands of St. Kilda, Benbecula and Rum.

Published online: 05 Feb 1998

Authors: Bazely, D. R. & Vicari, M. & Emmerich, S. & Filip, L. & Lin, D. & Inman, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hirta, an island in the St. Kilda group, is grazed by a population of feral Soay sheep which crashes every 3-5 years with up to 60% mortality. Fungal ...

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Grazing preferences of mountain hares on heather moorland and hill pastures.

Published online: 31 Mar 1990

Authors: Hewson, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing preferences of mountain hares in relation to the area available of each of 7 main classes of moorland and vegetation in NE Scotland were studi...

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Vegetation community selection by ungulates on the Isle of Rhum. II. Vegetation community selection.

Published online: 31 Mar 1990

Authors: Gordon, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The seasonal pattern of vegetation community use and selection by free-ranging cattle, red deer, goats and ponies on the Isle of Rhum, Scotland in 198...

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The influence of vegetation pattern on the grazing of heather moorland by red deer and sheep. I. The location of animals on grass/heather mosaics.

Published online: 24 Mar 1995

Authors: Clarke, J. L. & Welch, D. & Gordon, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study site comprising six 2.5 ha plots of heather (Calluna vulgaris) moorland which could be viewed from afar was created in NE Scotland. Each plot ...

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Influence of herbivory, competition and soil fertility on the abundance of Cirsium arvense in acid grassland.

Published online: 16 Aug 2000

Authors: Edwards, G. R. & Bourdôt, G. W. & Crawley, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The extent to which the weed Cirsium arvense (creeping thistle) may be controlled by manipulating interspecific competition and herbivory was examined...

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Sheep-grazing with different foraging efficiencies in a Dutch mixed grassland.

Published online: 01 Apr 1987

Authors: Leeuw, J. de & Bakker, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In 1972, 11 ha of woodland, heathland and previously manured pasture was fenced in for a sheep-grazing experiment and the different grazing intensitie...

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Alternative states models provide an effective framework for invasive species control and restoration of native communities.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Firn, J. & House, A. P. N. & Buckley, Y. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying the mechanisms that facilitate invasion is crucial for the design of preventative measures and understanding the invasion process, but not...

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The utilization of blanket bog vegetation by grazing sheep.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Grant, S. A. & Lamb, W. I. C. & Kerr, C. D. & Bolton, G. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Three areas of bog in western Scotland were grazed at monthly intervals at the times of the year when sheep would graze these areas in hill sheep prod...

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