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Aphid feeding by some polyphagous predators in relation to aphid density in cereal fields.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Sunderland, K. D. & Vickerman, G. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Samples of aphids and predators were taken from 10 spring barley and winter wheat fields in southern UK between May and September in 1972-77. The guts...

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How do crop types influence breeding success in lesser kestrels through prey quality and availability? A modelling approach.

Published online: 12 Jul 2006

Authors: Rodríguez, C. & Johst, K. & Bustamante, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the middle of the 20th century, the colonial lesser kestrel Falco naumanni experienced a marked decline in its western palaearctic breeding range. ...

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Management of bovine tuberculosis in brushtail possums in New Zealand: predictions from a spatially explicit, individual-based model.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Ramsey, D. S. L. & Efford, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bovine tuberculosis Mycobacterium bovis (Tb) in brushtail possums Trichosurus vulpecula in New Zealand continues to pose a threat to the livestock ind...

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Macro-invertebrate associations in sewage filter-beds and their relationship to operational practice.

Published online: 26 May 1999

Authors: Learner, M. A. & Chawner, H. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The macro-invertebrate faunas of 67 filter-beds in 48 sewage works throughout the UK were surveyed in relation to the physico-chemical characteristics...

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Barley and its environment. 3. Carbon budget of the stand.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Biscoe, P. V. & Scott, R. K. & Monteith, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The 2 sources of CO2 for canopy photosynthesis are the soil and the atmosphere. For a barley crop, calculations of root respiration rate based on meas...

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Moose browsing on Scots pine in relation to stand size and distance to forest edge.

Published online: 26 Apr 1996

Authors: Andrén, H. & Angelstam, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Moose (Alces alces) browsing on Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) was studied in young stands of different sizes (1, 10 and >100 ha) and at different d...

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Capercaillie breeding success in relation to forest habitat and predator abundance.

Published online: 24 Mar 2004

Authors: Baines, D. & Moss, R. & Dugan, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The capercaillie Tetrao urogallus is widely valued as a game bird and an indicator of forest ecosystem quality. In Scotland, its numbers have declined...

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Taxonomic composition and recording of priority habitat maerl using citizen science data.

Published online: 12 Apr 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Jackson, A. C.

Content type: Reports

This is a report to Natural England (NE) about the biological records for maerl held in the Seasearch database. The overarching intention is to explor...

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Shorebird habitat selection and foraging behaviour have important implications for management at an internationally important non-breeding wetland.

Published online: 02 May 2024

Authors: Jackson, M. V. & Mott, R. & Delean, S. & Hunt, B. J. & Brookes, J. D. & Cassey, P. & Prowse, T. A. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

It is imperative to manage wetlands appropriately in the non-breeding range of migratory shorebirds because their habitat quality impacts survival and...

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Linking habitat composition, local population densities and traffic characteristics to spatial patterns of ungulate-train collisions.

Published online: 24 Jul 2020

Authors: Jasińska, K. D. & Żmihorski, M. & Krauze-Gryz, D. & Kotowska, D. & Werka, J. & Piotrowska, D. & Pärt, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The total length of railways worldwide exceeds 1 million kilometres and recent railway development directly impacts wildlife because of animal-train c...

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