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The impact of root herbivory as a function of plant density and competition: survival, growth and fecundity of Centaurea maculosa in field plots.

Published online: 16 May 1992

Authors: Müller-Schärer, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two interrelated experiments at Basel on the effect of root herbivory by the moth Agapeta zoegana on C. maculosa, under various competitive environmen...

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Anthropogenic disturbance facilitates a non-native species on offshore oil platforms.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Viola, S. M. & Page, H. M. & Zaleski, S. F. & Miller, R. J. & Doheny, B. & Dugan, J. E. & Schroeder, D. M. & Schroeter, S. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthropogenic practices that facilitate species introductions must be identified and modified to improve management and control the spread of non-nati...

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Livestock grazing reinforces the competitive exclusion of small-bodied birds by large aggressive birds.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Val, J. & Eldridge, D. J. & Travers, S. K. & Oliver, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing by domestic livestock is sometimes promoted as a management tool to benefit biodiversity. In many situations, however, it can produce negative...

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Paying for conservation: a bioeconomic analysis of the effects of land management options on the viability of an endangered species, Eryngium alpinum.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Andrello, M. & Devaux, C. & Quétier, F. & Till-Bottraud, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land management is critical for biodiversity conservation in mountain grasslands. It should be both ecologically effective and economically efficient....

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Low-intensity agriculture increases farmland bird abundances in France.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Doxa, A. & Bas, Y. & Paracchini, M. L. & Pointereau, P. & Terres, J. M. & Jiguet, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Farmland biodiversity continues to decline mainly because of agricultural intensification and land abandonment. Agri-environment schemes can be design...

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Ecological evidence links adverse biological effects to pesticide and metal contamination in an urban Australian watershed.

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Kellar, C. R. & Hassell, K. L. & Long, S. M. & Myers, J. H. & Golding, L. & Rose, G. & Anupama Kumar & Hoffmann, A. A. & Pettigrove, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Aquatic ecosystems near urban areas are often ecologically impaired, but causative factors are rarely identified. Effects may be revealed by consideri...

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Detection of crayfish plague spores in large freshwater systems.

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Strand, D. A. & Jussila, J. & Johnsen, S. I. & Viljamaa-Dirks, S. & Edsman, L. & Wiik-Nielsen, J. & Viljugrein, H. & Engdahl, F. & Vrålstad, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Indigenous European freshwater crayfish (ICS) are threatened due to invasive North American freshwater crayfish that are natural carriers of Aphanomyc...

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Physiological and symbiotic flexibility of reef-building corals to new habitats: insights from clonal colony transplants.

Published online: 21 Feb 2025

Authors: Gantt, S. E. & Keister, E. F. & Jerry, S. E. & Tindal, R. F. & Manfroy, A. A. & Merck, D. E. & Muller, E. M. & Kemp, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Global decline of coral reefs shows varied responses to environmental stress, highlighting the need to understand these differences. The physiological...

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Shining the light on marine infrastructure: the use of artificial light to manipulate benthic marine communities.

Published online: 14 May 2025

Authors: Schaefer, N. & Hoey, A. S. & Bishop, M. J. & Bugnot, A. B. & Herbert, B. & Mayer-Pinto, M. & Sherman, C. D. H. & Foster-Thorpe, C. & Vozzo, M. L. & Dafforn, K. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In urbanised areas, marine infrastructure alters natural light regimes, creating habitats that are permanently shaded, affecting the community structu...

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On the ecology of the fauna of stones in the current in a South African river supporting a very large Simulium (Diptera) population.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Chutter, F. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the author's summary of this account of a study of the fauna of stones in the Vaal River in the north-east of Cape P...

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