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Experiments on the effects of fertilizer and rabbit grazing treatments upon the vegetation of a limestone quarry floor.

Published online: 06 Jan 1994

Authors: Davis, B. N. K. & Lakhani, K. H. & Brown, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vegetation colonization in Clipsham Old Quarry, near the Leicestershire/Lincolnshire border, was studied in 1980-84. Quarrying finished about 40 years...

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The decline of the corncrake Crex crex in Britain and Ireland in relation to habitat change.

Published online: 06 Jan 1994

Authors: Green, R. E. & Stowe, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Censuses of singing male corncrakes (C. crex) on agricultural land in 7 sample areas of Britain and Ireland indicated a decline in numbers between 198...

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A mathematical approach to fitting parameters in a competition model.

Published online: 11 Jan 1971

Authors: Thomas, V. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mathematical parameters were fitted to a 2-species competition model [H.A. 32: 1572] and a statistical test for the hypothesis that the species are co...

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Competition between tall fescue and perennial ryegrass in pure and mixed swards under simulated field conditions.

Published online: 11 Jan 1971

Authors: Harkess, R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tall fescue cv. S170 and perennial ryegrass cv. S24 were sown at 1, 2, 4 or 8 seeds per 25 cm2 in pure and mixed stands. Establishment was 81% for S17...

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Some aspects of competition between pasture species: the effect of environment and defoliation.

Published online: 11 Jan 1971

Authors: Scarisbrick, D. H. & Ivins, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plantago lanceolata was grown at a range of sowing rates in controlled-environment, glasshouse and field experiments in competition with perennial rye...

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The effects of decomposing roots on the growth of grassland plants.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Newbery, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthoxanthum odoratum, Holcus lanatus, Hypochoeris radicata, Lolium perenne, Plantago lanceolata and Rumex acetosa ('treatment' spp.) were grown separ...

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Effects of shade cover and availability of midge breeding sites on pollinating midge populations and fruit set in two cocoa farms.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Young, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The abundance of several species of Forcipomyia, known to be pollinators of cacao, increased markedly in 1 cacao farm in Costa Rica when discs of rott...

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Guides to better science: getting published [in Chinese].

Published online: 23 Jun 2022

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: Educational material

This guide is aimed at science researchers early in their academic career, many of whom are writing their first paper to be published. It provides adv...

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Honeybee colony weight as an index of honey production and nectar flow: a critical evaluation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: McLellan, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Honeybee colony weight (C) was related to the weight of honey stored (H), but this relationship was not linear because of the increased population of ...

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Monitoring species abundance and distribution at the landscape scale.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Jones, J. P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The abundance and distribution of a species are affected by processes which operate at multiple scales. Large-scale dynamics are increasingly recogniz...

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