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Market dynamics of bushmeat species in Equatorial Guinea.

Published online: 29 Sep 1995

Authors: Juste, J. & Fa, J. E. & Perez del Val, J. & Castroviejo, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wild animals are an important protein source in many countries in West Africa. Studies of numbers and fluctuations of game species entering markets ca...

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The distribution of dicotyledonous arable weeds in relation to distance from the field edge.

Published online: 03 Aug 1995

Authors: Wilson, P. J. & Aebischer, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Three surveys were conducted in barley or other cereal crops in Hampshire, UK, during 1988 and 1989. In the first survey (of a spring barley crop), th...

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Effects of palm heart harvesting on avian frugivores in the Atlantic rain forest of Brazil.

Published online: 08 Oct 1998

Authors: Galetti, M. & Aleixo, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of harvesting the dominant palm tree Euterpe edulis on the abundance of 15 large frugivorous birds (Ramphastidae, Cracidae, Cotingidae, Tr...

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An instrument for estimating the total length of root in a sample.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Rowse, H. R. & Phillips, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A new instrument for the estimation of the total length of a washed sample of roots is described. It utilizes a photoelectric method to count the numb...

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Production, dieback and grazing of heather (Calluna vulgaris) in relation to numbers of red grouse (Lagopus l. scoticus) and mountain hares (Lepus timidus) in north-east Scotland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Moss, R. & Miller, G. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The summer growth, winter dieback and grazing of shoots and flowers of heather was measured at 2 moors in N.E. Scotland. The main factor determining a...

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Seed shed in the making of hay from mesotrophic grassland in a field in Northern England: effects of hay cut date, grazing and fertilizer in a split-split-plot experiment.

Published online: 13 Nov 1996

Authors: Smith, R. S. & Pullan, S. & Shiel, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A hay crop was cut at three different dates in 1990 from a mesotrophic (meadow) grassland in Upper Teesdale, under various fertilizer, grazing and cut...

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A method of estimating the total length of root in a sample.

Published online: 02 Jan 1967

Authors: Newman, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In this technique the roots are laid out on a flat surface and a count is made of the number of intersections between the roots and random straight li...

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An evaluation of eight methods of botanical analysis on grasslands in Rhodesia.

Published online: 11 Jan 1971

Authors: Walker, B. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

2 grassland sites on the Matopos Research Station in Rhodesia were analysed by 3 different operators using the line intercept, wheel-point, variable p...

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A plough technique for sampling soil insects.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Roberts, R. J. & Ridsdill Smith, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A plough transect technique is described for the rapid sampling of scarabaeid beetle larvae in pastures. The number of larvae per unit length of furro...

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Reduced-effort schemes for monitoring butterfly populations.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Roy, D. B. & Rothery, P. & Brereton, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Butterflies are one of the few insect groups that can be monitored effectively and have the potential to develop national and Europe-wide trends in ab...

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