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UK Barcode of Life: 2022 project update.

Published online: 06 Jan 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Price, B. & Cristovao, J. & Hall, A. & Cuber, P. & Geeves, C. & Salatino, S. & White, O. & Davis, R. & Scott, B. & Misra, R. & Leatherland, D. & Clark, K.

Content type: Reports

Gaps in DNA reference libraries of UK species were identified by the Defra DNA Centre of Excellence Working Group as one of the main barriers preventi...

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Using Ellenberg indicator values to assess soil quality in British forests from ground vegetation: a pilot study.

Published online: 30 Jul 1997

Authors: Hawkes, J. C. & Pyatt, D. G. & White, I. M. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As a pilot study, descriptions of the vegetation and soil sampling were carried out on 20 British forest sites to investigate the soil factors likely ...

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Control of vegetation succession by means of soil fabrics.

Published online: 22 May 1971

Authors: Grime, J. P. & Loach, K. & Peckham, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a glasshouse experiment, galvanised iron wires or woven fibre-glass strands placed 3 cm below the soil surface constricted the tap roots of Quercus...

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The effect of forage structure and availability on food intake, biting rate, bite size and daily eating time of reindeer.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Trudell, J. & White, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Factors influencing the food intake of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) on tundra were studied using tame animals. Food intake was estimated from...

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Some effects of weed control on the numbers of the small cabbage white (Pieris rapae L.) on brusseb sprouts.

Published online: 01 Jul 1970

Authors: Dempster, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the author's summary. During investigations in Britain in 1968 on the effect of weed control on the incidence of Pie...

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Some effects of weed control on the numbers of the small cabbage white (Pieris rapae) on brussels sprouts.

Published online: 12 Sep 1970

Authors: Dempster, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The results of experiments conducted during 1968 showed that the presence of weed within the crop provides a suitable habitat for some of the ground-l...

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Simple estimation of instrinsic increase rates for aphids and tetranychid mites.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Wyatt, I. J. & White, P. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A simplified method for the estimation of the intrinsic rate of natural increase (rm) of aphids is proposed. Having determined the prereproductive tim...

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A mathematical approach to fitting parameters in a competition model.

Published online: 07 Sep 1972

Authors: Thomas, V. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mathematical parameters were fitted to a 2-species competition model and a statistical test for the hypothesis that the species are competing for the ...

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Adaptive monitoring in action: reconsidering design-based estimators reveals underestimation of whitebark pine disease prevalence in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Published online: 16 May 2021

Authors: Shanahan, E. & Wright, W. J. & Irvine, K. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Identifying and understanding status and trends in ecological indicators motivates continual monitoring over decades. Many programs rely on probabi...

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The effects of a decade of agri-environment intervention in a lowland farm landscape on population trends of birds and butterflies.

Published online: 05 Nov 2022

Authors: Redhead, J. W. & Hinsley, S. A. & Botham, M. S. & Broughton, R. K. & Freeman, S. N. & Bellamy, P. E. & Siriwardena, G. & Randle, Z. & Nowakowski, M. & Heard, M. S. & Pywell, R. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Declines in farmland biodiversity remain evident despite over three decades of research and implementation of agri-environment schemes (AES). Although...

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