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Distribution and production of submerged macrophytes in Tipper Grund (Ringkoebing Fjord, Denmark), and the impact of waterfowl grazing.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Kioerboe, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The aquatic plants in this study were Ruppia spp. which occur at shallow depths, Chara spp. at intermediate depths and Potamogeton pectinatus, Myrioph...

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Drivers of forests and tree-based systems for food security and nutrition.

Published online: 27 May 2015

Authors: Basnett, B. S. & Martin, A. & Rai, N. D. & Smith-Hall, C.

Content type: Bulletin article

In the context of this chapter, drivers are considered to be natural or anthropogenic developments affecting forests and tree-based systems for food s...

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Conservation agriculture affects multitrophic interactions driving the efficacy of weed biological control.

Published online: 12 Jan 2024

Authors: Carbonne, B. & Muneret, L. & Laurent, E. & Felten, E. & Ducourtieux, C. & Henon, N. & Matejicek, A. & Chauvel, B. & Petit, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological control is a key ecosystem service in arable lands, but its effectiveness varies according to environmental and biotic contexts. Cascading ...

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The importance of flavour in determining the feeding preferences of bullfinches (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) for the buds of two pear cultivars.

Published online: 19 Mar 1986

Authors: Greig-Smith, P. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wild bullfinches feeding on the buds of orchard pear trees are known to prefer the cultivar 'Conference' to 'Doyenne du Comice', which differs in many...

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Nutrient release and community metabolism following application of herbicide to macrophytes in microcosms.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Strange, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The macrophyte Egeria densa was introduced into plastic-lined pools of dechlorinated tap-water and allowed to grow for 17 days. A mixture of diquat + ...

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Increased root herbivory under elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations is reversed by silicon-based plant defences.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Frew, A. & Allsopp, P. G. & Gherlenda, A. N. & Johnson, S. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predicted increases in atmospheric concentrations of CO2 may alter the susceptibility of many plants to insect herbivores due to changes in plant nutr...

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Benefits and challenges of reviewing across knowledge systems: 'gourmet omnivore' pigs foraging in the wild.

Published online: 15 Dec 2024

Authors: Molnár, Z. & Demeter, L. & Szabados, K. & Kiš, A. & Ajvazović, M. & Runjanin, B. & Mandušić, V. & Biró, M. & Öllerer, K. & Marinkov, J. & Ulicsni, V. & Babai, D. & Katona, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Evidence-based conservation can benefit substantially from multiple knowledge sources and different knowledge systems. While traditional ecological kn...

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2016 Billion-ton report (BT16), Volume 2: Environmental sustainability effects of select scenarios from Volume 1.

Published online: 10 Jul 2019

Content type: Miscellaneous

With the goal of understanding environmental effects of a growing bioeconomy, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), national laboratories, and U.S. For...

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Metacommunities, metaecosystems and the environmental fate of chemical contaminants.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Schiesari, L. & Leibold, M. A. & Burton, G. A., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although pollution is a major driver of ecosystem change, models predicting the environmental fate of contaminants suffer from critical uncertainties ...

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Understanding consumers to inform market interventions for Singapore's shark fin trade.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Choy, C. & Booth, H. & Veríssimo, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Sharks, rays and their cartilaginous relatives (Class Chondrichthyes, herein 'sharks') are among the world's most threatened species groups, primarily...

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