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The foraging behaviour of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) on Brussels sprout (Brassica oleracea L.).

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Free, J. B. & Williams, I. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bees foraging for nectar on flowers of cultivars with deep corolla tubes and large floral parts found it difficult to reach the inner nectaries. They ...

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Connection to nature.

Published online: 09 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Seers, H. & Mughal, R. & Chatterjee, H.

Content type: Reports

This summary focuses on people's connection to nature (CTN), distinct from mere contact with nature. CTN involves an emotional bond with the natural w...

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Effects of elephants and goats on the Kaffrarian succulent thicket of the eastern Cape, South Africa.

Published online: 16 Jan 1993

Authors: Stuart-Hill, G. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of defoliation by wild herbivores (mostly elephants) or domestic ungulates (mostly goats) on Kaffrarian succulent thicket, dominated by th...

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Observations on the behaviour of tsetse flies (Glossina morsitans orientalis Vanderplank and G. pallidipes Austen) during an attempt to concentrate breeding around cattle.

Published online: 22 May 1969

Authors: Dean, G. J. W. & Paget, J. & Wilson, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Investigations into the possible eradication of tsetse flies by the release of sterile males included the breeding of tsetse flies under field conditi...

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Effective control of biological invasions requires considering humans as a part of the invaded landscape.

Published online: 24 Aug 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Yletyinen, J. & Perry, G. L. W. & Burge, O. & Mason, N. & Stahlmann-Brown, P.

Content type: Blog

In this study, social survey data and social-ecological modelling were used to estimate how the success of controlling invasive plant species is influ...

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Species diversity and dispersal traits alter biodiversity spillover in reconstructed grasslands.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Sperry, K. P. & Hilfer, H. & Lane, I. & Petersen, J. & Dixon, P. M. & Sullivan, L. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grasslands are among the planet's most imperilled ecosystems, largely because habitat conversion has caused extreme biodiversity loss. In response, ma...

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The foraging behaviour of honeybees on ornamental Malus spp. used as pollinizers in apple orchards.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Kendall, D. A. & Smith, B. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The flowers of 3 ornamental Malus species (M. aldenhamensis, M. floribunda and M. cv. Golden Hornet), and the flowers of Cox, Worcester and Lambourne ...

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Patterns and processes in the Townsville stylo-annual grass pasture ecosystem.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Torssell, B. W. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Stylosanthes humilis was grown for 5 years on cleared Tippera clay loam and its behaviour in competition with the annual grasses Digitaria ciliaris, B...

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Systems analysis of the effect of application methods on the entry of sulphur into pastures grazed by sheep.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: May, P. F. & Till, A. R. & Cumming, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Quantitative estimates of the effects of different methods of S application on the entry of 35S into the grazed pasture system were made on an analogu...

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Discovering how the public interact with, respond to, and talk about British woodlands.

Published online: 26 Sep 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Austen, G. E. & Dallimer Martin & Irvine, K. N. & Maund, P. R. & Fish, R. D. & Davies, Z. G.

Content type: Blog

The aim of this study is to find out if there were particular ways the public think and speak about biodiversity. This might be in response to how a s...

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