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Effects of sewage effluent application on litter fall and litter decomposition in cypress swamps.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Deghi, G. S. & Ewel, K. C. & Mitsch, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In an investigation of the effects of recycling secondarily treated sewage effluent through cypress (Taxodium distichum) domes in Florida, it was foun...

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Outbreaks of insect herbivores on plants along motorways in the United Kingdom.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Port, G. R. & Thompson, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent outbreaks of defoliating insects on trees and shrubs used for landscaping major roads in the UK are reported. The reasons for some outbreaks we...

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Seasonal changes in leaf area, stomatal and canopy conductances and transpiration from bracken below a forest canopy.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Roberts, J. & Pymar, C. F. & Wallace, J. S. & Pitman, R. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Leaf area index and stomatal conductance of the bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) canopy within a pine forest were combined to give canopy conductances. T...

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Sexual reproduction in Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth). II. Seed production in natural populations.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Barrett, S. C. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sexual reproduction and natural seed production in Eichhornia crassipes was examined in a total of 19 populations from 2 tropical regions (Lower Amazo...

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Temperature corrections to measurements made with continuous flow porometers.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Parkinson, K. J. & Day, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For a continuous flow porometer, stomatal resistance can be calculated from a measurement of the relative humidity of the chamber air if the leaf and ...

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Persistence in earthworms and potential hazards to birds of soil applied DDT, dieldrin and heptachlor.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Beyer, W. N. & Gish, C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

DDT, dieldrin and heptachlor were applied to separate plots in a hay field at 0.6, 2.2 or 9.0 kg/ha. For 11 yr thereafter, soil and earthworms were an...

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The impact of vehicles on dune and grassland vegetation on a south-eastern North Carolina barrier beach.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Hosier, P. E. & Eaton, T. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two barrier beaches in southeastern North Carolina were compared with respect to vegetation patterns and soil compaction. One had been widely used by ...

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Effects of cultivation and DDT on earthworm activity in a forest soil in the sub-humid tropics.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Cook, A. G. & Critchley, B. R. & Critchley, U. & Perfect, T. J. & Yeadon, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of bush clearing, cultivation and crop protection with DDT on surface casting activity and populations of earthworms were monitored over a...

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Effect of burning or clipping Agropyron spicatum in the autumn on the spring foraging behaviour of mule deer and cattle.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Willms, W. & Bailey, A. W. & McLean, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To estimate the effects of autumn clipping or burning on the foraging behaviour of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) and cattle, trials were se...

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The dynamics of a grassland ecosystem: botanical equilibrium in the Park Grass Experiment.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Silvertown, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The published results of the Park Grass Experiment (PGE), at Rothamsted, UK begun in 1856, provide up to 30 yr of annual data which may be used to det...

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