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Host range expansion of native insects to exotic trees increases with area of introduction and the presence of congeneric native trees.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Branco, M. & Brockerhoff, E. G. & Castagneyrol, B. & Orazio, C. & Jactel, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Exotic tree species are widely used in forest plantations for their often high productivity and performance compared to native trees. However, these a...

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Plant chemical diversity and its frequency have distinct but complementary effects on insect foraging.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Hauri, K. C. & Glassmire, A. E. & Randall, B. & Zehr, L. N. & Wetzel, W. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Variability in plant traits such as nutrients and defences can challenge insect herbivores searching for a host plant. Cultivar mixtures are designed ...

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Bird services and disservices to strawberry farming in Californian agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Gonthier, D. J. & Sciligo, A. R. & Karp, D. S. & Lu, A. & Garcia, K. & Juarez, G. & Chiba, T. & Gennet, S. & Kremen, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bird conservation in agricultural settings can be controversial. While some bird species damage some crops, others suppress insect pests. Few studies ...

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LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES Behaviour Change Project: understanding the behavioural context.

Published online: 10 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Twigger-Ross, C. & Morse-Jones, S. & Orr, P. & Jones, R. & Andrade, J. & Gabe-Thomas, E.

Content type: Reports

The main aim of the LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES Behaviour Change Project is to help Natural England and partners develop evidence-based interventions to ...

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The effect of temperature upon the boring activity and survival of Limnoria (Isopoda).

Published online: 14 Dec 1965

Authors: Eltringham, S. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of temperature upon the boring activity and survival of a sample of Limnoria spp. taken from Southampton Water was investigated experimenta...

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The Senegalese grasshopper Oedaleus senegalensis Krauss.

Published online: 01 Jul 1970

Authors: Batten, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based on the author's summary of this account of the distribution and biology of. Oedaleus senegalensis (Krauss), which is based on t...

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An integrated control system for rodents in pine plantations in central Chile.

Published online: 16 Dec 1989

Authors: Murúa, R. & Rodriguez, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In >1 million ha of the exotic pine, Pinus radiata, planted in the coastal area of central Chile in the last 15 yr, up to 55% of stems in attacked ...

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The salinity of motorway soils. IV. Effects of sodium chloride on some native British shrub species, and the possibility of establishing shrubs on the central reserves of motorways.

Published online: 10 Jun 1986

Authors: Thompson, J. R. & Rutter, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Individuals of eleven native British shrub species growing in containers out of doors were subjected to sodium chloride solutions of different concent...

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The pest status and control of the tadpole shrimp, Triops granarius, and of the snail, Lanistes ovum, in Swaziland rice fields.

Published online: 30 Dec 1965

Authors: Crossland, N. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

T. granarius, which damaged rice in the seedling stage, was controlled by 0.5 lb malathion/ac. L. ovum, which damaged young growing points of rice, wa...

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Influence of grain characteristics on optimal diet of field-feeding mallards Anas platyrhynchos.

Published online: 21 Aug 1987

Authors: Clark, R. G. & Greenwood, H. & Sugden, L. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The relationship between cereal preference and rate of energy intake was studied for the mallard and 4 types of cereal grain. In a field experiment at...

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