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The ecology of the Wash. 1. Distribution and diet of wading birds (Charadrii).

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Goss-Custard, J. D. & Jones, R. E. & Newbery, P. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Diet and the main feeding areas of wading birds on the Wash were surveyed during August to May in 1972-73 and 1973-74. The most important species o...

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The ecology of the Wash. 2. Seasonal variation in the feeding conditions of wading birds (Charadrii).

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Goss-Custard, J. D. & Jenyon, R. A. & Jones, R. E. & Newbery, P. E. & Williams, R. Le B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

2. Studies of feeding routine during daylight showed that in winter waders generally spent least time in the roosts at high water and fed for the grea...

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The ecology of the Wash. 3. Density-related behaviour and the possible effects of a loss of feeding grounds on wading birds (Charadrii).

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Goss-Custard, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

3. Responses of knots (Calidris canutus) and oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) to their own density and to that of their prey, and the impact of ...

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Effects of plant density on the growth, reproduction and survivorship of cucumbers in monocultures and polycultures.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Bach, C. E. & Hruska, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The growth, reproduction, and survival of cucumbers were studied in experimental plots with two spacings (56 and 77 cm between plants) and two diversi...

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Governance of innovative dike concepts in the southwestern Delta. Guidelines for projects which combine safety, economy and ecology in a dike zone.

Published online: 23 Nov 2016

Authors: Groot, A. E. & Leeuwen, C. J. van & Tangelder, M. & Timmerman, J. G. & Werners, S. E. & Loon-Steensma, J. M. van

Content type: Bulletin

The Delta programme in southwest Netherlands is aimed at integrating flood defence with nature conservation, recreation, infrastructure and fisheries....

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

Published online: 06 Nov 1971

Authors: Tinsley, T. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Describes the host range of Cacao swollen-shoot virus (CSSV) and the distribution of wild hosts. No consistent association has so far been found betwe...

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Epidemiology of cereal aphids on winter wheat in Norfolk, 1979-1981.

Published online: 22 Jul 1985

Authors: Leather, S. R. & Carter, N. & Walters, K. F. A. & Chroston, J. R. & Thornback, N. & Gardner, S. M. & Watson, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The cereal aphid outbreaks of 1979 (Metopolophium dirhodum) and 1980 (Sitobion avenae) and their lower populations in 1981, in Norfolk, eastern Englan...

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Rapid delimiting of pest infestations: a case study of the Mediterranean fruit fly.

Published online: 22 Jul 1985

Authors: Mangel, M. & Plant, R. E. & Carey, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The problem of determining quickly the extent of insect pest infestations, such as that of the fruit pest Ceratitis capitata in California, is discuss...

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Stem-borer larval infestation of ryegrass swards under rotationally grazed and cut conditions.

Published online: 22 Jul 1985

Authors: Moore, D. & Clements, R. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Dipterous stem-boring larval populations were assessed in rotationally grazed or cut plots of ryegrass [Lolium perenne] in southern England throughout...

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Life tables for the carrot fly, Psila rosae.

Published online: 22 Jul 1985

Authors: Burn, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Life tables are presented for 4 consecutive generations of Psila rosae on carrots in southern England, and are analysed using key factor analysis. Of ...

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