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A measuring system for estimating the frequency distribution of irradiance within plant canopies.

Published online: 17 Feb 1984

Authors: Salminen, R. & Hari, P. & Kellomäki, S. & Korpilahti, E. & Kotirantha, M. & Sievänen, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A measuring system for estimating the frequency distribution of irradiance within a plant stand is described. The system uses a distributed set of 32 ...

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Production of branches and foliage by young trees of Pinus contorta and Picea sitchensis: provenance differences and their simulation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Cannell, M. G. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Measurements were made of the length and disposition of all branches on young trees of P. contorta (a) planted in Peeblesshire, Scotland, in 1966, and...

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Comparative growth and atrazine response of resistant and susceptible populations of Amaranthus from southern Ontario.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Weaver, S. E. & Warwick, S. I. & Thomson, B. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Growth characteristics and response to atrazine were studied in atrazine resistant (R) and susceptible (S) populations of Amaranthus retroflexus and A...

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Growth and yield of pure and mixed crops of oats and barley.

Published online: 03 Jan 1969

Authors: Syme, J. R. & Bremner, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mixtures of equal numbers of plants of different barley varieties or of a barley variety and an oat variety were grown in 5 field trials and 1 glassho...

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The JAEP ecology of farmland modelling initiative: spatial models for farmland ecology.

Published online: 18 Sep 1996

Authors: Halley, J. M. & Lawton, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Joint Agriculture and Environment Programme (JAEP), initiated to investigate the effects of agricultural activity on farmland ecosystems, is outli...

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Logistical research into generating ecosystem benefits from at-sea fish offal.

Published online: 28 Nov 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Archer, M. & Cappell, R. & Perry, L. & Huntington, T.

Content type: Reports

This report provides an overview of offal production at sea to understand current practices, quantities, and composition. It includes considerations f...

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Small weighable lysimeters for grazed pastures.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Lynch, J. J. & Green, G. C. & Mottershead, B. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The type of lysimeter described consisted of a galvanized steel vessel 47 cm diameter and 60 cm deep containing a soil monolith and resting in a hole ...

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Seed bank dynamics in Mimosa pigra, an invasive tropical shrub.

Published online: 11 Apr 1989

Authors: Lonsdale, W. M. & Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study in Northern Territory, Australia, in connection with a biological control programme.

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Studies on the changing role of weeds of the genus Polygonum in the diet of the partridge Perdix perdix L.

Published online: 07 Sep 1972

Authors: Potts, G. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seeds of Polygonum spp., especially P. convolvulus, were the main weed seeds eaten by partridges in October 1968 and formed 44% of the total dry weigh...

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Production, dieback and grazing of heather (Calluna vulgaris) in relation to numbers of red grouse (Lagopus l. scoticus) and mountain hares (Lepus timidus) in north-east Scotland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Moss, R. & Miller, G. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The summer growth, winter dieback and grazing of shoots and flowers of heather was measured at 2 moors in N.E. Scotland. The main factor determining a...

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