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The effects of sheep stocking intensity on the abundance and distribution of mesofauna in pastures.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: King, K. L. & Hutchinson, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Collembola and Acarina populations in grass/legume pastures that were grazed continuously with sheep at three stocking intensities were sampled at six...

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Population dynamics of Characoma stictigrapta Hmps. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), on cocoa in Ghana.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Akotoye, N. A. K. & Kumar, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Studies were carried out in Ghana on the population dynamics of larvae of Characoma stictigrapta Hmps., a pest of the pods and leaves of cacao. Larvae...

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Defining Favourable Conservation Status Project: Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for lowland calcareous grassland.

Published online: 18 Apr 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Jefferson, R. G.

Content type: Reports

This document outlines Natural England's perspective on achieving favorable conservation status for lowland calcareous grassland in England. Favorable...

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An algorithm for estimating the length and direction of shadows with reference to the shadows of shelter belts.

Published online: 16 Nov 1969

Authors: Usher, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Gives an ALGOL procedure that computes the length and direction of shadows from data on the geographical location, date, time of day and height of the...

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Crown of a Sitka spruce plantation: analysis and stochastic description of the developments of the branching structure.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Cochrane, L. A. & Ford, E. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The number, length, angle, azimuth and compass bearing of whorl and interwhorl branches were measured in 1973 and 1976 for a plantation of P. sitchens...

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The distribution of eggs, larvae and plants within crops attacked by wheat bulb fly Leptohylemyia coarctata (Fall.).

Published online: 29 Jun 1972

Authors: Bardner, R. & Lofty, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fields in southern England were sampled over seven years to assess populations of eggs and larvae of Hylemya (Leptohylemyia) coarctata (Fall.) and of ...

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Ecological studies of the Sudan. III. The effect of simulated rainfall distribution at different isohyets on the regeneration of Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. on clay and sandy soils.

Published online: 24 Feb 1970

Authors: Obeid, M. & Seif el Din, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Describes an experiment in which simulated June rainfalls of 200-500 mm. were applied on sandy soils, and of 300-600 mm. on clay soils. Results showed...

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Habitat suitability modelling and niche theory.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Hirzel, A. H. & Lay, G. le

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The concept of the ecological niche relates a set of environmental variables to the fitness of species, while habitat suitability models (HSMs) relate...

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Availability of soil mutualists may not limit non-native Acacia invasion but could increase their impact on native soil communities.

Published online: 12 Dec 2020

Authors: Wandrag, E. M. & Birnbaum, C. & Klock, M. M. & Barrett, L. G. & Thrall, P. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The availability of compatible mutualistic soil microbes could influence the invasion success of non-native plant species. Specifically, there may be ...

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Factors affecting the viable seed content of soils beneath lowland pastures.

Published online: 17 Feb 1984

Authors: Howe, C. D. & Chancellor, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The buried viable seed content was determined for some leys and permanent pastures. Seeds of Poa annua were abundant under the leys but absent under t...

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