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The role of aphids in wood formation. I. The effect of the sycamore aphid, Drepanosiphum platanoides (Schr.) (Aphididae), on the growth of sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus (L.).

Published online: 30 Jun 1971

Authors: Dixon, A. F. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is virtually the author's summary of this account of observations in Scotland [cf. RAE A 54 678; 59 1153, 2160]. A sycamore tree kept un...

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Thinning the thickets: foraging of hardy cattle, sheep and goats in green alder shrubs.

Published online: 04 Aug 2022

Authors: Pauler, C. M. & Zehnder, T. & Staudinger, M. & Lüscher, A. & Kreuzer, M. & Berard, J. & Schneider, M. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Green alder shrubs Alnus viridis increasingly overgrow European mountain pastures but hinder natural forest succession. This nitrogen-fixing, autochth...

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Influence of reproductive ecology on feasibility of mass trapping Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).

Published online: 04 Apr 1992

Authors: Quiring, D. T. & Timmins, P. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Laboratory and field experiments were carried out in Ontario, Canada, in 1985-86 on Diabrotica virgifera virgifera. Most males emerged from pupae at t...

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Organic farming positively affects honeybee colonies in a flower-poor period in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 31 Aug 2020

Authors: Wintermantel, D. & Odoux, J. F. & Chadœuf, J. & Bretagnolle, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conventional farming has been implicated in global biodiversity and pollinator declines and organic farming is often regarded as a more ecological alt...

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EPIC-GILSYM: modelling crop-pest insect interactions and management with a novel coupled crop-insect model.

Published online: 31 Aug 2020

Authors: Rasche, L. & Taylor, R. A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Modern intensive agriculture relies heavily on pesticides to control weeds, pathogens and insect pests. Forecasting and managing the impact of pests a...

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Predicting weed distribution at the landscape scale: using naturalized Brassica as a model system.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Peltzer, D. A. & Ferriss, S. & Fitzjohn, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Quantifying and predicting the distribution of naturalized plant species is a major concern for weed risk assessment and understanding the potential i...

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How do young identify plants? Using the drawing method to explore early ethnobotanical knowledge in Madagascar.

Published online: 09 Nov 2024

Authors: Porcher, V. & Gallois, S. & Reyes-García, V. & Raketabakoly, S. C. & Alvarez-Fernández, S. & Carrière, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In small-scale societies, people learn to identify plant species during childhood. Plant recognition is an important baseline knowledge, immediately u...

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Supplemental nesting habitat increases bee abundance in apple orchards.

Published online: 18 Jun 2024

Authors: Hyjazie, B. F. & Forrest, J. R. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying the resources that limit bee populations is essential for both bee conservation and pollination management in agroecosystems. Land-use cha...

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Spatially discrete disturbance processes enhance grassland floral resources.

Published online: 21 Sep 2022

Authors: Duquette, C. A. & Hovick, T. J. & Geaumont, B. A. & Harmon, J. P. & Limb, R. F. & Sedivec, K. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grasslands provide essential floral resources for both managed and wild pollinators. However, grassland flowers in remaining native landscapes are thr...

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Dung beetles maintain phylogenetic divergence but functional convergence across a highly fragmented tropical landscape.

Published online: 24 Jul 2022

Authors: Rivera, J. D. & Espinosa de Los Monteros, A. & Silva, P. G. da & Favila, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding how human-modified landscapes affect the phylogenetic composition and assembly mechanisms of biological communities is critical for effe...

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