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Growth and respiration in cotton bolls.

Published online: 21 Dec 1972

Authors: Thornley, J. H. M. & Hesketh, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data are given on measured and calculated values for dry weight and specific respiration rate of cotton bolls; it was estimated that the efficiency of...

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Transport of water in the soil-plant-atmosphere system.

Published online: 30 Dec 1965

Authors: Cowan, I. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A hypothetical model for water movement in the soil/plant/atmosphere system in response to gradients of water potential is discussed. F. s.-J.G.G.

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Transport of water in the soil-plant-atmosphere system.

Published online: 18 Jan 1965

Authors: Cowan, I. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A hypothetical model for water movement in the soil/plant/atmosphere system in response to gradients of water potential is discussed. F. s.-J.G.G.

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The dispersal potential of endangered plants versus non-native garden escapees.

Published online: 22 Apr 2024

Authors: Staude, I. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Amidst climate change, enhancing plant dispersal pathways is crucial for adapting ecosystems and preserving biodiversity. In our human-dominated lands...

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Plant diversity and generation of ecosystem services at the landscape scale: expert knowledge assessment.

Published online: 01 Aug 2012

Authors: Quijas, S. & Jackson, L. E. & Maass, M. & Schmid, B. & Raffaelli, D. & Balvanera, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In spite of the increasing amount of experimental evidence on the importance of plant species richness for ecosystem functioning at local scales, its ...

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Are threatened plant species specialists, or just more vulnerable to disturbance?

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Monks, A. & Burrows, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many studies report an association between species rarity and/or threat status, and habitat specialization. However, specialization is often inferred ...

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Plant trait-based approaches to improve nitrogen cycling in agroecosystems.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Abalos, D. & Groenigen, J. W. van & Philippot, L. & Lubbers, I. M. & Deyn, G. B. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensive agriculture is dominated by monocultures of high-yielding plants that receive large applications of nitrogen (N) fertilizers to boost plant ...

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Ecosystem service trade-offs resulting from woody plant removal vary with biome, encroachment stage and removal method.

Published online: 21 May 2024

Authors: Ding JingYi & Eldridge, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant removal is used widely to restore systems encroached by woody plants and to improve ecosystem health and human well-being. However, the effects ...

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Ecological fitness and the decline of resistance to the herbicide MCPA in a population of Ranunculus acris.

Published online: 14 Jun 1996

Authors: Bourdôt, G. W. & Saville, D. J. & Hurrell, G. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experiments were conducted (1) to determine whether resistance to MCPA would subside in a population of Ranunculus acris subsp. acris after ending a 3...

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How much do rare and crop-pollinating bees overlap in identity and flower preferences?

Published online: 29 Aug 2020

Authors: MacLeod, M. & Reilly, J. & Cariveau, D. P. & Genung, M. A. & Roswell, M. & Gibbs, J. & Winfree, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The biodiversity-centred approach to conservation prioritizes rare species, whereas the ecosystem services approach prioritizes species that provide s...

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