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Seed population dynamics of Onopordum over 1 year in southern New South Wales.

Published online: 03 Aug 1995

Authors: Cavers, P. B. & Groves, R. H. & Kaye, P. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seed input, changes in the seed bank and seedling recruitment of Onopordum were monitored over 1 year at three contrasting sites (pasture, oat crop an...

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Large-scale disturbances, biological control and the dynamics of gorse populations.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Rees, M. & Hill, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Simulation and analytical models were developed for gorse Ulex europaeus. The simulation model incorporated spatially local density-dependent competit...

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A model to determine the potential for biological control of Rottboellia cochinchinensis with the head smut Sporisorium ophiuri.

Published online: 20 Aug 1997

Authors: Smith, M. C. & Reeder, R. H. & Thomas, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A difference equation model of the population dynamics of R. cochinchinensis was developed for a maize cropping system. The model was used to estimate...

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Controlling a plant invader by targeted disruption of its life cycle.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Dauer, J. T. & McEvoy, P. B. & Sickle, J. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pest management strategies should be informed by research on a broad suite of biotic and abiotic interactions. We used a life table response experimen...

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Competitive interactions and the effect of herbivory on Bt-Brassica napus, Brassica rapa and Lolium perenne.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Damgaard, C. & Kjær, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The probability of a transgenic crop establishing a feral population outside cultivated areas and possibly outcompeting naturally occurring species ne...

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Analysis of the biological control of Mythimna separata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Apanteles ruficrus (Braconidae: Hymenoptera) in New Zealand.

Published online: 08 Jun 1988

Authors: Hill, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Estimated levels of larval parasitism of Mythimna separata, a pest of pasture and cereal crops in New Zealand, before and after the introduction of th...

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A landscape-scale test of the predictive ability of a spatially explicit model for population viability analysis.

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Lindenmayer, D. B. & Ball, I. & Possingham, H. P. & McCarthy, M. A. & Pope, M. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although population viability analysis (PVA) is widely employed, forecasts from PVA models are rarely tested. This study in a fragmented forest in sou...

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The relationship between yellowhammer breeding performance, arthropod abundance and insecticide applications on arable farmland.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: Hart, J. D. & Milsom, T. P. & Fisher, G. & Wilkins, V. & Moreby, S. J. & Murray, A. W. A. & Robertson, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The UK population of yellowhammers has declined since the mid-1980s. Concurrent increases in the use of pesticides are believed to have reduced the av...

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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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Reducing wounding of game by shotgun hunting: effects of a Danish action plan on pink-footed geese.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Noer, H. & Madsen, J. & Hartmann, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shooting of game by shotgun inevitably leads to wounding of some individuals. Few attempts, however, have been made to quantify the numbers involved. ...

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