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Effects of seeding density and spatial distribution of oat plants on colonization and development of Oscinella frit (Diptera: Chloropidae).

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Adesiyun, A. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field and laboratory trials were conducted in southern England to study the effects of seeding density and row spacing of oats on colonisation of seed...

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Mixed impacts of protected areas and a cash crop boom on human well-being in North-Eastern Madagascar.

Published online: 16 Mar 2024

Authors: Llopis, J. C. & Diebold, C. L. & Schneider, F. & Harimalala, P. C. & Andriamihaja, O. R. & Messerli, P. & Zaehringer, J. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Tropical forest frontier areas support the well-being of local populations in myriad ways. Not only do they provide the material basis for people's li...

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Nesting of ground-nesting bees in arable fields is not associated with tillage system per se, but with distance to field edge, crop cover, soil and landscape context.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Tschanz, P. & Vogel, S. & Walter, A. & Keller, T. & Albrecht, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ground-nesting wild bees are crucial for the pollination of wild plants and crops and thus human wellbeing. Arable land currently covers 14 million km...

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The effect of interrow plant cover on populations of the cabbage root fly, Delia brassicae (Wiedemann).

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Ryan, J. & Ryan, M. F. & McNaeidhe, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of cover (intersown clover or lettuce or artificial material) on egg populations of Delia brassicae (Wied.) on cabbage crops was investigat...

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Cereal aphid populations in non-crop habitats show strong density dependence.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Bommarco, R. & Wetterlind, S. & Sigvald, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Few studies have addressed how density-dependent and density-independent regulation of population growth and abundance varies among habitats for a spe...

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Landscape ecology of house mouse outbreaks in southeastern Australia.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Singleton, G. R. & Tann, C. R. & Krebs, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

House mouse Mus domesticus outbreaks in the grain-growing areas of south-eastern Australia occur irregularly and may be local or widespread, covering ...

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Annual losses of weed seeds due to predation in organic cereal fields.

Published online: 05 Nov 2003

Authors: Westerman, P. R. & Wes, J. S. & Kropff, M. J. & Werf, W. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Post-dispersal seed losses in annual arable weed species are poorly quantified, but may be of significance for natural population control, especially ...

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Can rolling composite wildflower blocks increase biodiversity in agricultural landscapes better than wildflowers strips?

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Eccard, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity and abundance of wildlife has dramatically declined in agricultural landscapes. Sown, short-lived wildflower (WF) strips along the margin...

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Comparative phenologies of two migrant cereal aphid species.

Published online: 24 Mar 1995

Authors: Clark, S. J. & Tatchell, G. M. & Perry, J. N. & Woiwod, I. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The flight phenologies of Sitobion avenae and Metopolophium dirhodum, as indicated by suction trap catches at 18 sites throughout the UK between 1975 ...

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Mixed effects of organic farming and landscape complexity on farmland biodiversity and biological control potential across Europe.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Winqvist, C. & Bengtsson, J. & Aavik, T. & Berendse, F. & Clement, L. W. & Eggers, S. & Fischer, C. & Flohre, A. & Geiger, F. & Liira, J. & Pärt, T. & Thies, C. & Tscharntke, T. & Weisser, W. W. & Bommarco, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Organic farming in Europe has been shown to enhance biodiversity locally, but potential interactions with the surrounding landscape and the potential ...

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