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Life tables for the carrot fly, Psila rosae.

Published online: 22 Jul 1985

Authors: Burn, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Life tables are presented for 4 consecutive generations of Psila rosae on carrots in southern England, and are analysed using key factor analysis. Of ...

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The impact of changing the season in which cereals are sown on the diversity of the weed flora in rotational fields in Denmark.

Published online: 28 May 1999

Authors: Hald, A. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The weed flora of the unsprayed field margins of 19 fields in arable crop rotations was studied in Denmark in 1988-92. The farmer determined the crop ...

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Wild foods from forests: quantities collected across Zambia.

Published online: 23 Nov 2022

Authors: Steel, E. A. & Bwembelo, L. & Mulani, A. & Siamutondo, A. L. M. & Banda, P. & Gumbo, D. & Moombe, K. & Ickowitz, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Forests provide an immense range of benefits to people, many of which are not prioritized by forest policy because they are difficult to quantify. Wil...

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Feeding the world in a changing climate: an adaptation roadmap for agriculture.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Loboguerrero, A. M. & Birch, J. & Thornton, P. & Meza, L. & Sunga, I. & Bui Ba Bong & Rabbinge, R. & Reddy, M. & Dinesh, D. & Korner, J. & Martinez-Baron, D. & Millan, A. & Hansen, J. & Huyer, S. & Campbell, B.

Content type: Miscellaneous

The impacts of a warming world are affecting food production in every corner of the globe. From shifting rainfall patterns and growing seasons, to mor...

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Agricultural intensification heightens food safety risks posed by wild birds.

Published online: 21 Nov 2020

Authors: Smith, O. M. & Edworthy, A. & Taylor, J. M. & Jones, M. S. & Tormanen, A. & Kennedy, C. M. & Fu Zhen & Latimer, C. E. & Cornell, K. A. & Michelotti, L. A. & Sato, C. & Northfield, T. & Snyder, W. E. & Owen, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification and simplification are key drivers of recent declines in wild bird populations, heightening the need to better balance co...

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The proximity of rapeseed fields influences levels of forest damage by red deer.

Published online: 28 Aug 2022

Authors: Jarnemo, A. & Widén, A. & Månsson, J. & Felton, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Deer can show transitional use between agricultural fields and forests for foraging and shelter. Such transitional use may affect forest damage as nut...

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Climate change and agriculture in the Sudan: impact pathways beyond changes in mean rainfall and temperature.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Siddig, K. & Stepanyan, D. & Wiebelt, M. & Zhu TingJu & Grethe, H.

Content type: Bulletin

Several environmental changes have occurred in the Sudan in the past; several are ongoing; and others are projected to happen in the future. The Sudan...

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Semi-natural habitat surrounding farms promotes multifunctionality in avian ecosystem services.

Published online: 13 Jun 2022

Authors: Olimpi, E. M. & Garcia, K. & Gonthier, D. J. & Kremen, C. & Snyder, W. E. & Wilson-Rankin, E. E. & Karp, D. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Farmland birds can suppress insect pests, but may also consume beneficial insects, damage crops and potentially carry foodborne pathogens. As bird com...

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Strengthening social inclusion within oil palm contract farming in the Brazilian Amazon.

Published online: 16 May 2018

Authors: Brandão, F. & Schoneveld, G. & Pacheco, P.

Content type: Bulletin

Drawing on key informant interviews and surveys with participants and non-participants of oil palm contract farming schemes in Brazil's largest oil pa...

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Slug preferences for winter wheat cultivars and common agricultural weeds.

Published online: 13 Nov 1996

Authors: Cook, R. T. & Bailey, S. E. R. & McCrohan, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Slugs are a serious pest of many crops, including winter wheat, but current methods of control are unreliable. As part of a research study into the po...

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