Search

All content is free for everyone to browse, read and share. You’ll find journal articles and non-peer reviewed grey literature. Type keywords into the search box or Use the filtering options below to browse the content.

Filter by...

Showing 698 results

Combining optimization and simulation modelling to measure the cumulative impacts of prescribed fire and wildfire on vegetation species diversity.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Chick, M. P. & York, A. & Sitters, H. & Stefano, J. di & Nitschke, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Growth-stage optimization (GSO) offers a new approach to biodiversity conservation in fire-prone regions by estimating the optimal distribution of veg...

Read more

Growth and water use of Lolium perenne. II Plant growth.

Published online: 07 Jul 1972

Authors: Lawlor, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Lolium perenne plants leaf and root extension growth decreased by 50% when plant water potential decreased from -3 bar to -6 bar and growth stopped...

Read more

A non-destructive stain technique for investigating root growth dynamics.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Carman, J. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A non-destructive stain technique for quantifying root growth was developed. Red, blue and yellow chlorotriazinyl dyes are individually applied as a s...

Read more

The effect of altitude on grass growth in east Scotland.

Published online: 11 Jan 1971

Authors: Hunter, R. F. & Grant, S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

S23 perennial ryegrass was grown for 4 years in boxes on levelled sites at 250-ft altitudinal intervals from 500 to 2250 ft alt. Floral development wa...

Read more

Effects of simulated grazing by below-ground herbivores on growth, CO2 exchange, and carbon allocation patterns of Bouteloua gracilis.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Detling, J. K. & Winn, D. T. & Procter-Gregg, C. & Painter, E. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A series of root-pruning experiments was performed to simulate the effects of grazing by root-feeding herbivores on B. gracilis. Approx. 37% (c. 22 mg...

Read more

Simulating the long-term dynamics of slug populations: a process-based modelling approach for pest control.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Shirley, M. D. F. & Rushton, S. P. & Young, A. G. & Port, G. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An individual-based simulation model was developed to investigate the long-term dynamics of slug populations using the field slug Deroceras reticulatu...

Read more

The effect of weeds on the growth and development of narcissus.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Lawson, H. M. & Wiseman, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Competition from weeds (Agropyron repens, Stellaria media, Poa annua and others) in the first growing season hastened foliage senescence and reduced b...

Read more

Long-term effects of ammonium sulphate on Calluna vulgaris.

Published online: 26 Jun 1997

Authors: Uren, S. C. & Ainsworth, N. & Power, S. A. & Cousins, D. A. & Huxedurp, L. M. & Ashmore, M. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The results of the first 4 years of an experiment which has involved frequent applications of ammonium sulfate within a 1-km2 tract of nitrogen-poor d...

Read more

Some aspects of competition between pasture species: the effect of environment and defoliation.

Published online: 09 Sep 1971

Authors: Scarisbrick, D. H. & Ivins, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

See also Abs. 804. A series of glasshouse, growth room and field experiments were designed to study interference between perennial ryegrass [Lolium pe...

Read more

Dwarf mistletoe management in British Columbia.

Published online: 05 Jun 2020

Authors: Rusch, D. & Kope, H. & Murray, M. & Yurkewich, J. & Zeglen, S.

Content type: Bulletin

Dwarf mistletoes are parasitic seed plants that require living hosts to survive. They are a natural and important part of many forest ecosystems. From...

Read more