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Dynamics of shrub encroachment in an African savanna: relative influences of fire, herbivory, rainfall and density dependence.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Roques, K. G. & O'Connor, T. G. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shrub encroachment has been widely observed in savanna regions. This study analysed the causes of shrub encroachment in the lowveld savanna of north-e...

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The impact of a root-crown weevil and pasture competition on the winter annual Echium plantagineum.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Sheppard, A. W. & Smyth, M. J. & Swirepik, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Root-feeding insect herbivores may suppress their host populations by altering the competitive balances within the plant community of the host-plant. ...

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Salmon louse infestation levels on sea trout can be predicted from a hydrodynamic lice dispersal model.

Published online: 29 Apr 2022

Authors: Bøhn, T. & Nilsen, R. & Gjelland, K. Ø. & Biuw, M. & Sandvik, A. D. & Primicerio, R. & Karlsen, Ø. & Serra-Llinares, R. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The abundance of the parasitic salmon louse has increased with the growth in aquaculture of salmonids in open net pens. This represents a threat to wi...

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Reducing disease and producing food: effects of 13 agrochemicals on snail biomass and human schistosomes.

Published online: 30 Apr 2022

Authors: Haggerty, C. J. E. & Halstead, N. T. & Civitello, D. J. & Rohr, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural expansion is predicted to increase agrochemical use two to fivefold by 2050 to meet food demand. Experimental evidence suggests that agro...

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Nutrient losses from commercial picking and cockatoo removal of Banksia hookeriana blooms at the organ, plant and site levels.

Published online: 06 Jun 1996

Authors: Witkowski, E. T. F. & Lamont, B. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Losses of dry mass and mineral nutrients (N, P, K, Ca, Mg and Na), occurring through the commercial picking of blooms and their removal by cockatoos, ...

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Key pollen host plants provide balanced diets for wild bee larvae: a lesson for planting flower strips and hedgerows.

Published online: 03 Sep 2020

Authors: Filipiak, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bee-friendly plants are defined by the quantity of food they produce and the visitation rates of adult insects foraging for nectar. However, it is pol...

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Fish culling reduces tapeworm burden in Arctic charr by increasing parasite mortality rather than by reducing density-dependent transmission.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Henriksen, E. H. & Frainer, A. & Knudsen, R. & Kristoffersen, R. & Kuris, A. M. & Lafferty, K. D. & Amundsen, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Two common Dibothriocephalus (formerly Diphyllobothrium) tapeworm species were significantly reduced by experimental culling of their fish host Arc...

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Negative association of sea lice from fish farms on recreational fishing catches of Atlantic salmon.

Published online: 31 Oct 2024

Authors: Larsen, M. L. & Vormedal, I. & Vollset, K. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The question of whether and to what extent sea-louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) infestations from salmon farms influence wild Atlantic salmon survival ...

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Effects of pheasant management on vegetation and birds in lowland woodlands.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Draycott, R. A. H. & Hoodless, A. N. & Sage, R. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Releasing pheasants in woodlands for game shooting is a widespread practice in the British countryside. Apart from changes to ground flora in woodland...

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Factors affecting the establishment of Cytisus scoparius in southern France: implications for managing both native and exotic populations.

Published online: 20 Feb 1999

Authors: Paynter, Q. & Fowler, S. V. & Memmott, J. & Sheppard, A. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ecology of C. scoparius (broom) was studied between 1993 and 1997 in southern France to investigate how it can become an invasive weed in its nati...

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