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Foraging behaviour of goats and sheep in the Caatinga of Brazil.

Published online: 30 Nov 1988

Authors: Pfister, J. A. & Malechek, J. C. & Balph, D. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The seasonal feeding patterns of sheep and goats was quantified by estimating the time spent per feeding station, and the proportion of foraging time ...

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Flow intermittence and ecosystem services in rivers of the Anthropocene.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Datry, T. & Boulton, A. J. & Bonada, N. & Fritz, K. & Leigh, C. & Sauquet, E. & Tockner, K. & Hugueny, B. & Dahm, C. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) are watercourses that cease flow at some point in time and space. Arguably Earth's most widespread ty...

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The effects of population density, row spacing and intercropping on the interception and utilization of solar radiation by Sorghum bicolor and Vigna unguiculata in semi-arid conditions in Botswana.

Published online: 01 Apr 1987

Authors: Rees, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of population density and row spacing on the growth and solar radiation interception of sorghum were measured from 1980-81 to 1983-84 in i...

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The effects of the lime aphid (Eucallipterus tiliae L.) (Aphididae) on the growth of the lime (Tilia X vulgaris Hayne). II. The primary production of saplings and mature trees, the energy drain imposed by the aphid populations and revised standard deviations of aphid population energy budgets.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Llewellyn, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Further observations in Britain [cf. RAE/A 60, 2745] showed that the net annual production of lime saplings (Tilia vulgaris) was 23.4 g dry matter/sap...

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Wood production in tropical rain forest.

Published online: 14 Dec 1966

Authors: Dawkins, H. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Suggests that it is possible to calculate the plant or community phytomass from analysis of forestry sample-plot data of Derbholz (above-ground wood &...

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A comparison between productivity in forest and savanna in Africa.

Published online: 14 Dec 1966

Authors: Hopkins, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Gives estimates of net primary productivity derived from studies of (1) a forest (climatic climax) site and (2) a savanna (fire climax) site in Nigeri...

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Improving grasslands: the influence of soil moisture and nitrogen fertilization on the establishment of seedlings.

Published online: 30 Jun 1999

Authors: Haugland, E. & Froud-Williams, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In order to investigate the factors influencing the establishment of seedlings in permanent grassland, the influence of soil moisture and nitrogen fer...

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Food consumption and energy budgets of the giraffe.

Published online: 02 Sep 1985

Authors: Pellew, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To estimate the efficiency of foraging strategy, the rates of food intake of adult giraffe in the Serengeti National Park are assessed. Daily energy i...

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Dynamics and contribution to carbon flows of Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) under four cropping systems.

Published online: 20 Apr 1990

Authors: Lagerlöf, J. & Andrén, O. & Paustian, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Enchytraeids were sampled in 1980-85 in an agricultural field experiment with four cropping systems: barley without nitrogen fertilization (B0); barle...

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The mangrove swamps of Keneba. lower Gambia river basin. II. Sulphur and pH in the profiles of swamp soils.

Published online: 16 Jul 1966

Authors: Thornton, I. & Giglioli, M. E. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

See S. & F. XXVIII [3120]). Soils under Rhizophora racemosa, Avicennia germinans and Sesuvium portulacastrum and soils of four barren flats associ...

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