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Selective harvesting of large mammals: how often does it result in directional selection?

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Mysterud, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Harvesting of large mammals is usually not random, and directional selection has been identified as the main cause of rapid evolution. However, select...

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Insurance for aquaculture and fishery adaptation to climate change: experiences from China and Viet Nam.

Published online: 07 Aug 2019

Authors: Pongthanapanich, T. & Kim Anh Nguyen & Yuan XinHua

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

The broad concept of insurance as a risk management tool and a climate change adaptation strategy in aquaculture and fishery has been widely accepted ...

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Arbuscular mycorrhizas in the anthracite and bituminous coal wastes of Pennsylvania.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Daft, M. J. & Hacskaylo, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most of the herbaceous plants sampled from these sites had arbuscular mycorrhizas. Gigaspora gigantea, isolated from anthracite waste, stimulated the ...

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The marine survival and growth of wild and hatchery-reared Atlantic salmon.

Published online: 05 Nov 2003

Authors: Jonsson, N. & Jonsson, B. & Hansen, L. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Catches of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. decreased in the 1980s and 1990s over its entire area in the North Atlantic and smolts were often released f...

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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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The effect of low phosphorus on nine grass cultivars for derelict land reclamation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Elias, C. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Growth of 9 commercially available grass cv. was studied with 0.003, 0.06, 1.25, or 25 mu g P/ml in flowing sol. culture. At the lowest P level which ...

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Effect of salinity on germination and growth of Pennisetum macrourum in southern Tasmania.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Harradine, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The salinity tolerance of P. macrourum was determined in order to define its potential habitats in the Derwent River estuary of S. Tasmania. NaCl and ...

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Local and landscape effects of organic farming on butterfly species richness and abundance.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Rundlöf, M. & Bengtsson, J. & Smith, H. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environmental schemes (AES) are commonly adopted in Europe to reduce the loss of farmland biodiversity. These schemes have, however, been critici...

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Growth characteristics of grass and legume cultivars and their potential for land reclamation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Elias, C. O. & Chadwick, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Significant differences in relative growth rate were found among cultivars of Festuca rubra and Agrostis tenuis grown under nonlimiting nutrient suppl...

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Equal yield-scaled and lower area-scaled nitrous oxide emissions in organically managed soils.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Andreas, G. & Skinner, C. & Krauss, M. & Mäder, P.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Despite the increase in organic cropland, knowledge on the impact of organic farming on soil derived nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) emissions i...

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