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Studies in sheep populations and environment in the mountains of north-west Wales. 2. Contemporary distribution of sheep populations and environment.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Hughes, R. E. & Dale, J. & Mountford, M. D. & Williams, I. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Average summer sheep population densities in ewe units/ha at 56 sites in Snowdonia in 1957-68 were 4.99-10.65 on herb-rich Agrostis tenuis/Festuca ovi...

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Neighbour effects in the genus Avena. 3. A diallel approach.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Trenbath, B. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Results are reported from a mechanical diallel experiment with Avena fatua, A. ludoviciana, A. strigosa and oats cv. Blenda. Relative yield totals bas...

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Building resilience through climate risk insurance: insights from agricultural research for development.

Published online: 02 Jun 2020

Authors: Kramer, B. & Hellin, J. & Hansen, J. & Rose, A. & Braun, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Scaling insurance to transfer climate risk from the rural poor to financial markets is vital to enhance agricultural risk management in developing cou...

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NatureScot Research Report 1294 - Development of the Mountain Hare National Monitoring Scheme - trialling a citizen science approach.

Published online: 06 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Wetherhill, A. S. & Coomber, F. G. & Darvill, B. & Hesford, N. & Marquand, C. le & Macleod, R. & Mathews, F. & Newey, S. & Raynor, R. & Willis, S. & Wilson, M. W.

Content type: Reports

The paper describes the methods, data collection, data analysis and recommendations of a project to develop and trial surveys of mountain hares (Lepus...

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Competitive reversal between plant species is driven by species-specific tolerance to flooding stress and nutrient acquisition during early marsh succession.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Muench, A. & Elsey-Quirk, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding plant species interactions along successional trajectories is critical for managing and restoring ecosystems, as both resource availabil...

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Less visible but yet vital for human health: nutrient-dense indigenous vegetables and their need for urgent promotion in balanced diets.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Keatinge, J. D. H. & Holmer, R. J. & Ebert, A. W. & Hughes, J. A.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

This paper describes the importance of indigenous vegetables in traditional food systems with a particular focus on Southeast Asia. Many indigenous ve...

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A model of the root biomass dynamics of a shortgrass prairie dominated by blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis).

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Ares, J. & Singh, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A compartment model is described which simulates the root biomass dynamics of shortgrass prairie; fluxes between compartments are treated as time-vary...

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An empirical mathematical model to describe plant root systems.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Gerwitz, A. & Page, E. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An empirical model used to standardize data on root investigations was P = 100 (1-e-fx) where P was the percentage of roots in x cm of soil, and f was...

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Beyond species: functional diversity and the maintenance of ecological processes and services.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Cadotte, M. W. & Carscadden, K. & Mirotchnick, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The goal of conservation and restoration activities is to maintain biological diversity and the ecosystem services that this diversity provides. These...

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The ecology of cacao Tirases. I. The role of wild hosts in the incidence of swollen shoot virus in West Africa.

Published online: 20 Oct 1972

Authors: Tinsley, T. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The distribution of the cacao swollen shoot virus is markedly discontinuous in West and Central Africa. The available data were re-examined to investi...

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