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Effects of total solar radiation and temperature on vegetative growth in the East of Scotland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Hegarty, T. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effects of total solar radiation and temperature on the early vegetative growth of Helianthus annuus cv. Polestar and Phaseolus vulgaris cv. Canadian ...

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Light interception, photosynthetic activity, and crop growth rate in canopies of six temperate forage grasses.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Sheehy, J. E. & Cooper, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Growth rates of grasses in midsummer at complete light interception were 21.9 g/m2 day (3.9% light energy conversion) for timothy cv. S352, 25 g (4.3%...

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The relation of photosynthesis by phytometers in the profiles of kale crops to leaf area index above them.

Published online: 26 Oct 1970

Authors: Leach, G. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To estimate the effect of the foliage at different positions in the profiles of kale crops on the rate of photosynthesis below it, the leaf area index...

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Interacting effects of soil water, temperature and irradiance on CO2 exchange rates of two dominant grasses of the shortgrass prairie.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Brown, L. F. & Trlica, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

CO2 exchange rates of relatively undisturbed sods of Bouteloua gracilis (C4) and Agropyron smithii (C3) were investigated at 210, 780 and 1070 W/m2 vi...

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Carbon dioxide exchange of blue grama swards as influenced by several ecological variables in the field.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Brown, L. F. & Trlica, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

CO2 exchange was measured in Bouteloua gracilis swards in the field. Rates of net photosynthesis as high as 65 mg CO2/dm2 h were observed under optimu...

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PAR absorption and its relation to above-ground dry matter production of Sitka spruce.

Published online: 15 Apr 1994

Authors: Wang, Y. P. & Jarvis, P. G. & Taylor, C. M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For 6 Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) plots with various thinning (no thinning or half trees and one-third of basal area removed) and fertilizer (cont...

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Improving intra- and inter-annual GPP predictions by using individual tree inventories and leaf growth dynamics.

Published online: 06 Nov 2021

Authors: Fang Jing & Lutz, J. A. & Shugart, H. H. & Yan XiaoDong & Xie WenQiang & Liu Feng

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Carbon sequestration is a key ecosystem service provided by forests. Inventory data based on individual trees are considered to be the most accurate m...

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A model of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) growth and the effects of control strategies and changing climate.

Published online: 10 Feb 1995

Authors: Pakeman, R. J. & Marrs, R. H. & Jacob, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A mechanistic physiological model for the growth of bracken has been developed which describes its yearly cycle in terms of three compartments: frond ...

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Biomass, production, decomposition of and N release from root nodules in two Casuarina equisetifolia plantations in Sonbhadra, India.

Published online: 01 Apr 1995

Authors: Srivastava, A. K. & Ambasht, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two Casuarina equisetifolia plantation stands of age 5 and 8 yr, located in dry tropical climate of the Vindhyan plateau have been studied in order to...

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Photosynthesis in Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) V. Radiation penetration theory and a test case.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Norman, J. M. & Jarvis, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

[Cf. FA 35, 7073] A general theory is presented which describes the interaction between radiation and a Spruce forest. The canopy is divided into a se...

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