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Reclaiming contaminated land through biodiversity [in Chinese].

Published online: 16 Sep 2020

Authors: Cadotte, M.

Content type: Blog

This paper focuses on the importance of the sowing of a high diversity of plant assemblages and improving various biological, chemical and physical so...

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Soil impedance as a factor reducing crop seedling emergence, and its relation to soil conditions at sowing, and to applied water.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Hegarty, T. W. & Royle, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seeds of calabrese, carrot, onion and sugar beet were sown in the field on successive occasions. Soil integral impedance (work done in penetrating the...

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Flowering behaviour of populations of Dactylis glomerata under field conditions in Britain.

Published online: 03 Dec 1965

Authors: Calder, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Twenty-one agronomic varieties and local populations of D. glomerata ssp. euglomerata and two of ssp. lusitanica from a wide range of habitats were st...

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Planting of neonicotinoid-treated maize poses risks for honey bees and other non-target organisms over a wide area without consistent crop yield benefit.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Krupke, C. H. & Holland, J. D. & Long, E. Y. & Eitzer, B. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Neonicotinoid insecticides are routinely used as seed treatments on most grain and oilseed crops in the USA, yet the extent and likelihood of spread o...

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Experimental comparison of the nature conservation value, productivity and ease of management of a conventional and a more species-rich grass ley.

Published online: 26 Jun 1997

Authors: Smith, H. & McCallum, K. & MacDonald, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A large-scale field experiment near Oxford, England, was used to evaluate two contrasting grass leys in terms of nature conservation value, productivi...

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Late flowering time enhances insect pollination of turnip rape.

Published online: 29 Aug 2020

Authors: Toivonen, M. & Herzon, I. & Rajanen, H. & Toikkanen, J. & Kuussaari, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological intensification has been proposed as a strategy to mitigate the impacts of conventional intensive land use on pollinators and insect pollin...

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High-diversity seed additions promote herb-layer recovery during restoration of degraded oak woodland.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Authors: Kaul, A. D. & Dell, N. D. & Delfeld, B. M. & Engelhardt, M. J. & Long, Q. G. & Reid, J. L. & Saxton, M. L. & Trager, J. C. & Albrecht, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Seed limitation represents a fundamental constraint to the restoration of native plant communities, and practitioners often apply seed additions to ov...

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Interacting effects of sand, slugs and jute drive community composition in direct-seeded urban wildflower meadows.

Published online: 01 Dec 2024

Authors: Horsfall, K. & Livesley, S. J. & Delpratt, J. & Hirst, M. J. & Williams, N. S. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildflower meadows support biodiversity in urban environments, whilst providing low-maintenance, amenity landscapes. By moving from international plan...

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Providing foraging resources for solitary bees on farmland: current schemes for pollinators benefit a limited suite of species.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Wood, T. J. & Holland, J. M. & Goulson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in agricultural practice across Europe and North America have been associated with range contractions and a decline in the abundance of wild b...

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The pest status and control of the tadpole shrimp, Triops granarius, and of the snail, Lanistes ovum, in Swaziland rice fields.

Published online: 30 Dec 1965

Authors: Crossland, N. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

T. granarius, which damaged rice in the seedling stage, was controlled by 0.5 lb malathion/ac. L. ovum, which damaged young growing points of rice, wa...

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