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Seaweed aquaculture and mechanical harvesting: an evidence review to support sustainable management.

Published online: 04 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Wilding, C. & Tillin, H. & Corrigan, S. E. & Stuart, E. A. I. A. & Felstead, P. & Lubelski, A. & Burrows, M. S. D.

Content type: Reports

Seaweed production in England and Wales is an emerging industry. The aim of this contract was to increase understanding of the methods used for mechan...

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Growth of Xanthorrhoea australis R.Br. in relation to fire.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Gill, A. M. & Ingwersen, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reports studies of the growth and reproduction of X. australis at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Canberra, and field observations at two sites (on cleare...

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Perspectives on wastewater treatment wetlands and waterbird conservation.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Murray, C. G. & Hamilton, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With the global loss of natural wetlands, waterbirds have become increasingly dependent on alternative and artificial habitats, but the use of such we...

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Tolerance of heavy metals and the reclamation of industrial waste.

Published online: 12 Jan 1970

Authors: Gadgil, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Zn and Cu tolerance of populations of Agrostis tenuis, A. stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Festuca rubra and F. ovina was tested on root growth...

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Stimulation of germination of Acacia pulchella: laboratory basis for forest management options.

Published online: 20 Jul 1990

Authors: Portlock, C. C. & Shea, S. R. & Majer, J. D. & Bell, D. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The shrub A. pulchella is a valued understorey species of jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forests in south-western Australia. It regenerates from buried...

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Distribution of photosynthetically active radiation in the canopy of a loblolly pine plantation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Sinclair, T. R. & Knoerr, K. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Photocells were traversed at 6 canopy heights in a 15-yr-old plantation in North Carolina. When incident radiation was predominantly direct-beam, a bi...

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Trampling effects on vegetation of the trail corridors of north Rocky Mountain forests.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Dale, D. & Weaver, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Describes studies made in forests dominated by Abies lasiocarpa, Pinus albicaulis, Pinus contorta or Pseudotsuga menziesii, in central Montana and Wyo...

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Observations on the time of flowering of mayweeds.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Roberts, H. A. & Feast, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seedlings of Matricaria matricarioides, M. recutita and Tripleurospermum maritimum ssp. inodorum which emerged in the field from January to June took ...

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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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Effects of clear-cutting on the enchytraeids in a Scots pine forest soil in central Sweden.

Published online: 05 Jun 1984

Authors: Lundkvist, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The enchytraeid populations of soil samples were recorded for 4 yr in a newly felled area and untreated control area (Sept. 1975-79) and for 2 yr (197...

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