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Ecotoxicology of copper and cadmium in a contaminated grassland ecosystem. II. Invertebrates.

Published online: 01 Oct 1987

Authors: Hunter, B. A. & Johnson, M. S. & Thompson, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invertebrates from contaminated and semi-contaminated grasslands in the vicinity of a major copper refinery housing copper/cadmium alloying plant all ...

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Performance of sheep on unburned and serially burned blanket bog in western Ireland.

Published online: 24 Feb 1984

Authors: Lance, A. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A heather-dominated blanket bog was burned in small patches annually for 5 yr. Sheep were stocked at 1 ewe/ha from the 2nd yr onward and their perform...

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Small scale heterogeneity in a semi-arid North American grassland. II. Cattle grazing of simulated urine patches.

Published online: 06 Jun 1992

Authors: Jaramillo, V. J. & Detling, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of simulated urine deposition on the selectivity and intensity of cattle grazing on Agropyron smithii [Elymus smithii] tillers were studie...

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Find the needle in the haystack: tracing the dispersal of small palatable tree seeds in European beech forests.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Sachser, F. & Nopp-Mayr, U. & Kempter, I. & Hausleithner, C. & Gratzer, G.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

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Plant-animal interactions in a continuously grazed mixture. I. Differences in the physiology of leaf expansion and the fate of leaves of grass and clover.

Published online: 16 Nov 1991

Authors: Parsons, A. J. & Harvey, A. & Woledge, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In grazing trials at Hurley in Mar.-Oct. 1984, mixed Trifolium repens cv. Huia/Lolium perenne cv. S23 swards were continuously grazed by sheep to main...

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Women and agricultural productivity: what does the evidence tell us?

Published online: 16 Dec 2015

Authors: Doss, C.

Content type: Bulletin

Should agricultural development programs target women in order to increase productivity? This paper reviews the extensive literature on men's and wome...

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Determinants of human-elephant conflict in a land-use mosaic.

Published online: 26 Feb 2000

Authors: Hoare, R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The resolution of direct conflict between humans and elephants in Africa has become a serious local political issue in recent years, and a continental...

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Rodent ecology and land use in western Ghana.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Jeffrey, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rodent numbers were estimated by trapping (on the ground) in 8 habitat types representing the major land uses in an area where primarily tropical rain...

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Assessment of wild living beaver populations in East Kent.

Published online: 15 Jul 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Campbell-Palmer, R. & Needham, R. & Morris, B. & Brazier, R. & Puttock, A.

Content type: Reports

A survey was conducted to determine the distribution and population size estimates of beavers (Castor fiber) along the Rivers Exe and Taw, UK, in Febr...

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Effects of elephants and goats on the Kaffrarian succulent thicket of the eastern Cape, South Africa.

Published online: 16 Jan 1993

Authors: Stuart-Hill, G. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of defoliation by wild herbivores (mostly elephants) or domestic ungulates (mostly goats) on Kaffrarian succulent thicket, dominated by th...

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