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Use of population models to estimate the proportion of cyst-nematode eggs killed by fumigation.

Published online: 27 Apr 1984

Authors: Perry, J. N. & Clark, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data concerning the application of D-D or Dazomet to 48 plots of potatoes in the UK, over 6 years were analysed, using population models, to determine...

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Temperature and leaf growth in Lolium perenne. 3. Factors affecting seasonal differences.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Peacock, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shoot growth rates of perennial ryegrass cv. S24 were examined in spring and autumn in relation to seasonal changes in temperature in the region of th...

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Does carbaryl increase fluctuating asymmetry in damselflies under field conditions? A mesocosm experiment with Xanthocnemis zealandica (Odonata: Zygoptera).

Published online: 18 Nov 1999

Authors: Hardersen, S. & Wratten, S. D. & Frampton, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Previous laboratory experiments have shown that carbaryl reduces emergence success and increases fluctuating asymmetry in cell patterns of damselfly w...

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Small scale heterogeneity in a semi-arid North American grassland. II. Cattle grazing of simulated urine patches.

Published online: 06 Jun 1992

Authors: Jaramillo, V. J. & Detling, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of simulated urine deposition on the selectivity and intensity of cattle grazing on Agropyron smithii [Elymus smithii] tillers were studie...

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Grazing and vegetation change: deflected or modified succession?

Published online: 06 Jun 1992

Authors: Gibson, C. W. D. & Brown, V. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vegetation change during the first 6 years of secondary succession in a calcareous former arable field and the effect of controlled grazing by sheep w...

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The concept of a root demand coefficient.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Nye, P. H. & Tinker, P. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

If the "root absorbing power" (α) for a nutrient is given by the flux across the root surface divided by a concentration in solution at the root surfa...

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A comparison between the impacts of ploughing and minimum tillage on arable plant assemblages at Ranscombe Farm Reserve, Kent, UK.

Published online: 08 Nov 2017

Authors: Moyse, R. I. & Shellswell, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Land at Ranscombe Farm Reserve showed a build-up of biennial and perennial plants following a number years of conservation management for rare arable ...

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How does science inform the UK parliament?

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: Educational material

The British Ecological Society (BES) is committed to making the best ecological evidence accessible to decision-makers. Policymaking processes are rar...

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Modelling the interaction of cotton and the cotton boll weevil. I. A comparison of growth and development of cotton varieties.

Published online: 07 Dec 1991

Authors: Gutierrez, A. P. & Santos, W. J. dos & Villacorta, A. & Pizzamiglio, M. A. & Ellis, C. K. & Carvalho, L. H. & Stone, N. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Varietal growth characteristics affect yield and the ability of cotton plants to avoid and/or compensate for herbivore damage, in particular by the cu...

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Predictive modelling in biological control: the mango mealy bug (Rastrococcus invadens) and its parasitoids.

Published online: 07 Dec 1991

Authors: Godfray, H. C. J. & Waage, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Age-structured host/parasitoid population models with overlapping generations were developed to investigate the interactions of Rastrococcus invadens,...

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