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The biology and ecology of rice-stem borers in Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo).

Published online: 29 Jun 1972

Authors: Rothschild, G. H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the author's summary. Observations were made in 1964-68 on the biology and ecology of rice stem borers in Sarawak (E...

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Egg-laying by some Dipterous pests of cultivated Cruciferae in north-east Scotland.

Published online: 29 Jun 1972

Authors: Shaw, M. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is virtually the author's summary. Dipterous eggs laid in the soil round the bases of plants in market-garden crops of cabbage and cauli...

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Using fire return interval departure (FRID) analysis to map spatial and temporal changes in fire frequency on national forest lands in California.

Published online: 09 Nov 2016

Authors: Safford, H. D. & Water, K. M. van de

Content type: Bulletin

In California, fire regimes and related ecosystem processes have been altered by land use practices associated with Euro-American settlement, and clim...

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Controlling invasive annual grasses in grazed pastures: population dynamics and critical gap sizes.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Tozer, K. N. & Chapman, D. F. & Quigley, P. E. & Dowling, P. M. & Cousens, R. D. & Kearney, G. A. & Sedcole, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vulpia (Vulpia bromoides and V. myuros) and barley grass Hordeum murinum are prevalent annual grass weeds of native grasslands and grazed pastures in ...

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The influence of landscape composition and configuration on crop yield resilience.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Redhead, J. W. & Oliver, T. H. & Woodcock, B. A. & Pywell, R. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sustainable agriculture aims to produce sufficient food while minimizing environmental damage. To achieve this, we need to understand the role of agri...

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Agglomerating seeds to enhance native seedling emergence and growth.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Madsen, M. D. & Davies, K. W. & Williams, C. J. & Svejcar, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration in rangelands is constrained by low establishment of species sown from seed. Non-biotic soil-surface crust is one of the major factors lim...

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Land consolidation impacts the abundance and richness of natural enemies but not pests in small-holder rice systems.

Published online: 05 Oct 2024

Authors: Gong ShanXing & Zhu YuLin & Fu DaoMeng & Bianchi, F. J. J. A. & Werf, W. van der & Hodgson, J. A. & Xiao HaiJun & Zou Yi

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Traditional small-holder agricultural landscapes in southern China are being consolidated to increase mechanisation levels in agriculture, but it is u...

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A critical analysis of the potential for EU Common Agricultural Policy measures to support wild pollinators on farmland.

Published online: 21 Dec 2020

Authors: Cole, L. J. & Kleijn, D. & Dicks, L. V. & Stout, J. C. & Potts, S. G. & Albrecht, M. & Balzan, M. V. & Bartomeus, I. & Bebeli, P. J. & Bevk, D. & Biesmeijer, J. C. & Chlebo, R. & Dautartė, A. & Emmanouil, N. & Hartfield, C. & Holland, J. M. & Holzschuh, A. & Knoben, N. T. J. & Kovács-Hostyánszki, A. & Mandelik, Y. & Panou, H. & Paxton, R. J. & Petanidou, T. & Carvalho, M. A. A. P. de & Rundlöf, M. & Sarthou, J. P. & Stavrinides, M. C. & Suso, M. J. & Szentgyörgyi, H. & Vaissière, B. E. & Varnava, A. & Vilà, M. & Zemeckis, R. & Scheper, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification and associated loss of high-quality habitats are key drivers of insect pollinator declines. With the aim of decreasing th...

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Do polycultures promote win-wins or trade-offs in agricultural ecosystem services? A meta-analysis.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Iverson, A. L. & Marín, L. E. & Ennis, K. K. & Gonthier, D. J. & Connor-Barrie, B. T. & Remfert, J. L. & Cardinale, B. J. & Perfecto, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agriculture comprises the largest global land use, makes it a leading cause of habitat loss. It is therefore critical to identify how to best construc...

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The use of extrafloral nectar in pest management: overcoming context dependence.

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Jones, I. M. & Koptur, S. & Wettberg, E. J. von & Diamond, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Extrafloral nectar (EFN) provides plants with indirect defence against herbivores by attracting predatory insects, predominantly ants. Decades of rese...

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